Greater Good: The Science of a Meaningful Life
How Old Is Diversity as an Idea? How to Stop Bias from Getting Between You and Your Students When Diversity Is Stressful, Focus on Building Trust Five Steps to Help Kids Transform Anger Into a Force …
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6 days ago · How to Help Students Explore the Meanings of “Different” By Maurice Elias | March 31, 2026 Educators can set the stage for students to recognize differences, appreciate them, and not …
Navigating Emotions for Teens - Greater Good
Feb 5, 2026 · In this video from our Bridging Differences for Parents and Teens series, learn to foster awareness of feelings without getting hung up on judging them.
How to Handle a Meltdown - Greater Good
Should We Push Kids Harder? When we allow children more choice, they develop their own intrinsic motivation—which is better for success and well-being in the long run.
Eve Ekman on Cultivating Emotional Balance, Part 2
Jun 30, 2013 · Teach Compassion: Christine Carter Christine Carter emphasizes compassion as the fundamental skill for happiness in children. Presented as part of the TEDxGoldenGateED event on …
Teach Compassion: Nancy McGirr - Greater Good
Nancy McGirr, founder of Fotokids, speaks about the power of cultivating creativity in a neighborhood of fear and violence. Presented as part of the…
Can Awe Combat Narcissism? - Greater Good
Paul Piff, an assistant professor of psychology and social behavior at UC Irvine, explores his research linking awe to kind, generous behavior.
Drawing on an appraisal-tendency framework (J. S. Lerner & D. Keltner, 2000), the authors predicted and found that fear and anger have opposite effects on risk perception. Whereas fearful people …
Vicki Zakrzewski & Brooke Dodson-Lavelle on Self ... - Greater Good
Jun 30, 2014 · Part 2 of a workshop by Vicki Zakrzewski and Brooke Dodson-Lavelle on self-compassion for educators, given June 30, 2014, at the Greater Good Science…
Happiness Break: Make Uncertainty Part of the Process
May 29, 2025 · Happiness Break: Make Uncertainty Part of the Process May 29, 2025 | 3:52 Through poetic reflection, Yrsa Daley-Ward helps us embrace the in-between moments, reminding us that the …