Episode 19: The Achievement Culture Cure with Dr. Stuart SlavinWhen Dr. Stuart Slavin received disturbing data about the dismal mental health of students at St. Louis University School of Medicine, he broke into action. The changes that Dr. Slavin and his faculty made transformed the mental health of their students…AND improved their learning outcomes! This is a MUST LISTEN episode. We cover a lot of territory, including:0:54 Great news and a warning4:29 Stuart in denial6:12 Stuart confronts the dismal truth with a heroic response8:20 Identifying the 3 main stressors and attacking them9:50 Understanding the crisis as an environmental context issue11:25 Stuart makes specific teaching and learning changes13:09 Wait this is insane! The Yerkes-Dodson Curve14:37 Creating space for powerful self-directed learning experiences16:53 Cutting back content to focus on the essentials18:26 Undoing problematic mindsets through cognitive restructuring22:14 Surprising survey results on sleep and study time22:51 Why wellness programs often backfire23:51 STUNNING improvements in mental health and learning26:25 High school might be harder than med school28:15 Steve surprises Stuart with a new perspective on his work29:41 The mistake high schools make when considering mental health30:40 Achievement culture and racism both have institutional factors32:35 The simple first step high schools can take34:25 Where to focus: well-being or satisfaction?37:30 A new learning value in a rapidly changing world38:42 What about teachers’ mental health?41:24 Stuart’s passionate plea to educators and parents- WE CAN DO THIS! Dr. Slavin’s 2014 article in the journal Academic Medicine: Medical Student Mental Health 3.0: Improving Student Wellness Through Curricular Changes Dr. Slavin’s 2019 Journal of Academic Medicine article: Reflections on a Decade Leading a Medical Student Well-Being InitiativeSteve’s blog post about impermanent learning: The Uncomfortable Truth About SchoolSteve’s conversation with Emmy Huefner about her encouneters with achievement culture stress as a student.Steve’s conversation with Dr. William Stixrud about the impact chronic achievement culture stress has on the adolescent brain.

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