Many teachers fear touching children and many schools have no touch policies. Our guests say  that children need to be touched. In fact, they assert that low-touch-teaching  retards children's development and creates social dysfunctions that can last a life time. In this segment  we'll talk  about embracing touching in the classrooms, why it's essential  and consider the practical issues and risks.  



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Change Agents:49 Ways to Get and Keep Control of Your Classrooms

BAM Radio has compiled the most popular segments hosted by the Executive Directors of the nation's 14 leading education associations including; The Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development( ASCD), The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), the American Association of School Administrators (AASA), the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), the National Parent Teachers Association ( PTA), the National Head Start Association (NHSA), The National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP), the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP), the Association of School Business Officials (ASBO), the National Association of Child Care Professionals (NACCP), the National Afterschool Association (NAA), the National Association of School Nurses (NASN) and more...

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