OV MIDDLE SCHOOL
GUIDANCE​
VIDEO LIBRARY
WHAT IS A GROWTH MINDSET? Students with a growth mindset do better in school.
Wonderful video on paying it forward. Inspirational!
Inspirational monologue by Taylor Swift about self-doubt and believing in yourself/rising above what others think
HOW TO MAKE STRESS YOUR FRIEND--KELLY MCGONICGAL
THE KEY TO SUCCESS? GRIT--ANGELA LEE DUCKWORTH
THE MYSTERIOUS WORKINGS OF THE ADOLESCENT BRAIN--SARAH-JAYNE BLAKEMORE
WHY SOME PEOPLE FIND EXERCISE HARDER THAN OTHERS (PERCEPTION)--EMILY BALCETIS
WHY THINKING YOU'RE UGLY IS BAD FOR YOU--MEAGHAN RAMSEY
A CALL TO MEN (A LOOK AT GENDER PRESSURE AND EXPECATIONS AND HOW IT CONTRIBUTES TO VIOLENCE)--TONY PORTER
WHY WE ALL NEED TO PRACTICE EMOTIONAL FIRST AID--GUY WINCH
CONFESSIONS OF A DEPRESSED COMIC (WHAT DEPRESSION IS LIKE AND HOW PEOPLE HIDE IT--KEVIN BREEL
LIVING BEYOND LIMITS (FINDING INSPIRATION IN HARDSHIP)--AMY PURDY
Artist iO Tillett Wright has photographed 2,000 people who consider themselves somewhere on the LGBTQ spectrum and asked many of them: Can you assign a percentage to how gay or straight you are? Most people, it turns out, consider themselves to exist in the gray areas of sexuality, not 100% gay or straight. Which presents a real problem when it comes to discrimination: Where do you draw the line?
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Websites and Articles
The Partnership for 21st Century Learning
It's My Life: deals with everyday issues kids go through. Read informative articles, share stories, play games, take quizzes and polls, and watch videos of other kids and celebrities talking about their feelings and experiences.
Girls Health: offers girls age 10-16 reliable and useful information on health and well-being. They offer information on topics ranging from periods, to stopping builles, to getting fit, to preventing sexually transmitted infections.
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