AGENCY TESTIMONY
Educators discuss benefits of health education
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Educators, including principals and teachers, share their perspectives on the importance and benefits of health education in schools.
- Emphasis on meeting students' social, emotional, academic, and physical needs
- Focus on teaching healthy behaviors that can be carried into adulthood
- Discussion of topics such as healthy relationships, setting boundaries, and communication skills
- Recognition of the link between healthier, happier students and improved academic performance
Principal 1 in Shown Video
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It's super important that our students' needs are met social emotionally, academically, and physically.
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And one big piece of that is ensuring that our health education programming is really robust and that they understand the importance of taking care of themselves, taking care of their their hearts and their minds and their bodies.
Teacher in Shown Video
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So how do you think this girl is feeling?
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The most rewarding aspect of health education is actually seeing my students put all the skills that they learn daily into practice.
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Because if they're putting it into practice in elementary school, they're gonna continue that through middle school, and the goal is always to continue these healthy behaviors into adulthood.
Principal 1 in Shown Video
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A health teacher does a lot of work around healthy relationships, healthy friendships, setting boundaries, making sure that you're clear in terms of what you need from your friends and what your expectations are,
Kid 5 in Shown Video
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and that you show up
Principal 1 in Shown Video
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the way that you wanna be treated as well.
Kid 3 in Shown Video
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I think the research is pretty clear about the benefits of healthier, happier students and their ability to perform well, academically.
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We're focusing on skill development and communication and real world activities and resources that they can take and use when they leave the class immediately and then in their future as well.
