Humanized Education: A Mastery-Based Framework to Promote Student Growth and Strength (A framework for growing healthier, whole students)

Students' mental health has a dramatic impact on their cognitive development and ability to succeed academically-and more students struggle with anxiety and depression than ever before. Authors Mike Ruyle, Awachíikaate (Jason D. Cummins), Libby Child, and Donyall D. Dickey assert that teachers, with their training in education, are well equipped to shape students' cognitive and emotional well-being. In Humanized Education: A Mastery-Based Framework to Promote Student Growth and Strength, Ruyle, Cummins, Child, and Dickey demonstrate that schools are the ideal environments for crucial social-emotional development to take place. By incorporating key social-emotional skills in the classroom, teachers can impact students' mental health and, in turn, bolster their academic achievement. Their school wellness flywheel offers a holistic approach that emphasizes growth-based, strength-based, and mastery-based learning. With implementation strategies, practical tools, and key insights, Humanized Education will have teachers and leaders well on their way to making their vision of student wellness a reality.