Education 2.0 & 3.0

Rae Jacobson

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Here are six ways you can recognize when someone’s anger is escalating, along with strategies for how to de-escalate them:

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There's a common theory about anger. You'll find it in text books, scientific papers, news reports — even here at NPR. And some scientists support the theory, says Feldman Barrett.

The idea is that anger is one of several "basic emotions" that are universal, Feldman Barrett says. It's almost like a reflex — hard-wired in the brain. When something unjust or unfair happens to you, "your blood pressure often goes up. Your heart rate will go up. Maybe you'll breathe heavily or you'll have a reddening of your skin," she says. "Then you'll have an urge ... to punch or yell at someone. That's the stereotype of what anger is," Feldman Barrett says.

But it's not the full story.

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As teachers attempt to meet the diverse educational, mental health, and behavioural needs of their students, they face high rates of burnout

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