12-02-2015 15:54 via feeds.socialpsychology.org

Teacher Depression May Affect Child Learning

Source: Yahoo News - HealthThe more depressive symptoms third grade teachers had in a new study, the less progress in math their struggling students made during the school year. Teacher depression may be one of many factors that determine how well kids can learn, Carol McDonald Connor, a psychology professor at Arizona State University in Tempe, told Reuters Health. In the winter, the teachers used a 20-item questionnaire to rate their frequency of depressive symptoms...
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