Plus, an SEL Tip & articles     Morningside Center NEWSLETTER     Dear Morningside Center friends, In this issue, we share an SEL Tip, an activity to start the year, and some interesting articles on affirmative action and specialized high schools. New & Featured on TeachableMoment Start-of-School Jitters Time Capsule Students anonymously share their anxieties about the new school year, consider how to support each other, store their findings in a "time capsule" that they revisit later in the year – and pass on their wisdom and encouragement to the next class. SEL Tip: Strike a Powerful Pose Using a “power pose” can help young people and adults increase their confidence before anxiety-producing activities. Here's a step by step process to help students develop the practice. See more tips to help you use social & emotional learning strategies to build skills and strengthen your classroom community every day. What We're Reading Equal Protection How are race and ethnicity considered in college admissions? The Hechinger Report has teamed up with WCNY and Retro Report with support from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting to explore the origins of affirmative action and the arguments before the Supreme Court that are challenging this practice today. He dreamed of attending Stuyvesant. But getting accommodations for his disability proved too much. "Across all high schools in the city, 1 of every 5 students are mandated to receive special education support under an IEP. At specialized high schools, that number is only 1 of 50." By Brendan Rose at Chalkbeat “Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can't practice any other virtue consistently.” – Maya Angelou   Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility www.morningsidecenter.org   Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility | 475 Riverside Drive, Suite 550 | New York, NY 10115 US Unsubscribe | Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice