Joanne Jacobs
The race is not always to the swift when kids play SEL sportyball
Do coaches need a "social and emotional learning" curriculum to mentor student-athletes?
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Joanne Jacobs
Sep 4, 20232 min read
Help boys aspire to 'heroic masculinity'
Boys need to know that masculinity isn't "toxic," writes Caitlin Flanagan in The Atlantic. They can aspire to "heroic masculinity,"...
Joanne Jacobs
Jan 9, 20231 min read
Move it and lose the blues
Exercise and sports -- at least one hour three times a week -- are a natural anti-depressant for teenagers, according to an analysis of...
Joanne Jacobs
Oct 1, 20222 min read
Girls want to compete -- and win -- but it's hard to beat trans athletes
It's unfair to let biological males compete in girls' track and field events, whatever their gender identity, argued four female...
Joanne Jacobs
Sep 25, 20222 min read
Biology denial: Girls can't win if sports go coed
I was forced to take four years of P.E. in high school in the late '60s. Illinois' gym teachers had a great lobby. Only three years of...
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