Table of Contents
Foreword xiii
Foreword xv
Acknowledgments xvii
About the Authors xxiii
Part 1 Dying to Teach 1
Chapter 1 Dying to Teach 3
Chapter 2 Schools Are Killing More than Creativity 11
Chapter 3 Fear is the Off Switch 24
Chapter 4 The Body Remembers 34
Chapter 5 Having the Stress Conversation in Your School 50
Part 2 Changing the Story of Education 65
Chapter 6 To Change the Story 67
Chapter 7 The Early Childhood Challenge: Pay Me Now or Pay Me Later 80
Chapter 8 The Teacher Athlete 93
Chapter 9 Are Schools the New Field Hospitals? 103
Chapter 10 “Shots Fired” 116
Chapter 11 Do Healthy Buildings Improve Learning? 131
Chapter 12 The Heart-to-Head Connection: Managing Emotions to Support the Brain 142
Chapter 13 Community Before Curriculum 153
Part 3 Putting Into Practice 167
Chapter 14 Waking the Dead: The Sleep Solution 169
Chapter 15 The Magic of Movement and Mini-Breaks 182
Chapter 16 Physical Education: The Gathering Storm 194
Chapter 17 How Small Changes Make Big Impacts 209
Chapter 18 Leading Change: From Compliance to Ownership 225
Chapter 19 What Teachers Really Need to Help Students Thrive 238
Appendix A: Contributors 252
Appendix B: Sleep Hygiene Tips 263
Works Cited and Further Reading 265
Index 283