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Anxiety does not always look like anxiety. In the classroom, a student experiencing anxiety may not say, “I’m worried” or appear visibly nervous. Instead, an educator might see a student refusing to begin an assignment, repeatedly asking the same question, becoming upset when plans change, withdrawing from classmates, or struggling to enter the classroom. For […]

Walk into almost any classroom and there is a lot happening before instruction even begins. Fluorescent lights illuminate the room. Student work and colorful posters cover the walls. Chairs scrape across the floor. The air conditioner hums. Students talk with one another while backpacks are opened, materials are organized, and announcements interrupt the morning routine. […]