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Learning Starts with Safety: How Classroom Culture Sets the Stage for Growth

by Susan Fitzell, M.Ed., CSP | Sep 23, 2025 | Anger Management, Education Articles, Social Emotional, Teaching Strategies

Before any real learning can happen, students must feel emotionally safe. They need to know they are seen, valued, and part of something bigger than themselves. That is why the foundation of classroom culture is not content, curriculum, or pacing guides. It is...

12 Ways to Teach Kids to Recognize and Label Their Emotions

by Susan Fitzell, M.Ed., CSP | Apr 27, 2021 | Anger Management, Education Articles, Response To Intervention, Teaching Strategies

1. Give youth a vocabulary for their emotions – Use our Moodz poster to help kids identify their emotions and name their feelings. Students may not have the words for what they are feeling, but they may recognize the emotion in the expression on a child’s...

Motivate Your Students By Helping Them Own Their Behavior

by Susan Fitzell, M.Ed., CSP | May 15, 2020 | Anger Management, Social Emotional, Teaching Strategies

The culture of blame is demotivating We live in a culture of blame. Everything is someone else’s fault. This idea is reinforced by television, media, and what we see in the news. Frivolous lawsuits, high insurance rates; everything is someone else’s fault....

Anger Management for Teens: Keep it Real

by Susan Fitzell, M.Ed., CSP | Apr 26, 2020 | Anger Management, Education Articles

For the 7th time in seven weeks I walked into the small room and sat in the circle of chairs. Seven sets of eyes watched me, a myriad of expressions on their faces. The faces have changed since week one, from looks that expressed anger and dismay at being forced into...

Effects of Drugs and Alcohol on Anger Management

by Susan Fitzell, M.Ed., CSP | Apr 22, 2020 | Anger Management, Education Articles, How To Prevent Bullying

When teaching students anger management skills, it is also important to help them understand the ways that drugs and alcohol can affect their ability to control their anger and other emotions and in general, as well as hinder their ability to manage anger. Explain to...

Anger Management for Teens – Five Ways to Help Students Deal With Anger Constructively

by Susan Fitzell, M.Ed., CSP | Apr 20, 2020 | Anger Management, Education Articles

When working with teens who struggle to manage their anger, it’s critical to keep it real. There is no magic bullet when it comes to dealing with anger management for teens. Changing how our brain is wired to enable us to manage powerful emotions takes time. As...

Anger Management for Teens: Keep it Real

Effects of Drugs and Alcohol on Anger Management

Anger Management for Teens – Five Ways to Help Students Deal With Anger Constructively

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