What makes us happy? 2013-05-08T11:45:55-07:00 Positive Futures Network en YES! Magazine encourages you to make free use of this article by taking these <a href="http://www.yesmagazine.org/about/reprints">easy steps</a>., YES! Magazine daily 1 2010-06-23T22:37:59Z Here's a typical day at Brooklyn Free School. Positive Futures Network alysaa YES! Magazine encourages you to make free use of this article by taking these <a href="http://www.yesmagazine.org/about/reprints">easy steps</a>., YES! Magazine en 2013-05-08T00:26:55Z Article text/html This Visual Learning activity will get your students thinking about the intersection of handwriting and digital typeface and the fate of cursive writing around the world. Positive Futures Network jfong YES! Magazine encourages you to make free use of this article by taking these <a href="http://www.yesmagazine.org/about/reprints">easy steps</a>., YES! Magazine en 2013-05-08T00:38:36Z Article text/html Gia Rae Winsryg-Ulmer knew she found her place to teach when she walked through the doors of Brooklyn Free School three years ago. See how Gia and BFS honor children's rights to be themselves and become the happy, healthy, and independent thinking people they are meant to be. This is Gia's Story. Positive Futures Network Gia Rae Winsryg-Ulmer YES! Magazine encourages you to make free use of this article by taking these <a href="http://www.yesmagazine.org/about/reprints">easy steps</a>., YES! Magazine en 2013-04-26T01:41:55Z Article text/html Psychologists recently conducted a study that found that meditation may make you more liberal, at least in the short-term. Richard Schiffman argues that the politics of true spirituality are more about balance than support for any one side. Positive Futures Network Richard Schiffman YES! Magazine encourages you to make free use of this article by taking these <a href="http://www.yesmagazine.org/about/reprints">easy steps</a>., YES! Magazine en 2013-03-14T19:48:26Z Article text/html Are animals capable of feeling emotions? PBS Nature shares evidence that humans are not the only ones on the planet who cares, loves, and empathizes. Meet five animal odd couples. Positive Futures Network slloyd YES! Magazine encourages you to make free use of this article by taking these <a href="http://www.yesmagazine.org/about/reprints">easy steps</a>., YES! Magazine en 2013-01-02T21:24:05Z Article text/html It’s 3 a.m. and the wind’s howling. Do you know your neighbors? Positive Futures Network Sarah van Gelder YES! Magazine encourages you to make free use of this article by taking these <a href="http://www.yesmagazine.org/about/reprints">easy steps</a>., YES! Magazine en 2012-11-03T01:01:27Z Article text/html Does society favor extroverts over introverts? In this TEDTalk, social psychologist Susan Cain takes us into an introvert's world, and shares why being quiet and contemplative should be acknowledged and celebrated. Positive Futures Network slloyd YES! Magazine encourages you to make free use of this article by taking these <a href="http://www.yesmagazine.org/about/reprints">easy steps</a>., YES! Magazine en 2012-10-25T02:37:00Z Article text/html This Visual Learning activity will get students thinking about the foreclosure crisis in this country and what it might feel like to lose your home. Positive Futures Network slloyd YES! Magazine encourages you to make free use of this article by taking these <a href="http://www.yesmagazine.org/about/reprints">easy steps</a>., YES! Magazine en 2012-09-26T17:26:22Z Article text/html Willis Reed is a student at Edmonds Community College and a member of the King County Explorer Search and Rescue. He read and responded to the YES! Magazine article, "You Are Who You Eat With" by Katherine Gustafson. Read Willis's essay about brotherhood forged around the dinner table. Positive Futures Network Willis Reed YES! Magazine encourages you to make free use of this article by taking these <a href="http://www.yesmagazine.org/about/reprints">easy steps</a>., YES! Magazine en 2012-06-27T22:19:37Z Article text/html Kate LeBlanc is a seventh grade student at Metro Montessori Middle School in Portland, Oregon. She read and responded to the YES! Magazine article, "You Are Who You Eat With" by Katherine Gustafson. Read Kate's essay about lessons learned at the table. Positive Futures Network Kate LeBlanc YES! Magazine encourages you to make free use of this article by taking these <a href="http://www.yesmagazine.org/about/reprints">easy steps</a>., YES! Magazine en 2012-06-22T19:33:18Z Article text/html Hanna Walker is an eighth grade student at Cowles Montessori in Des Moines, Iowa. She read and responded to the YES! Magazine article, "You Are Who You Eat With" by Katherine Gustafson. Read Hanna's essay about how the dinner table brings together more than just people. Positive Futures Network Hanna Walker YES! Magazine encourages you to make free use of this article by taking these <a href="http://www.yesmagazine.org/about/reprints">easy steps</a>., YES! Magazine en 2012-06-22T19:24:12Z Article text/html Clara Lincoln is a high school student at Capital City Charter School in Washington, DC. She read and responded to the YES! Magazine article, "You Are Who You Eat With" by Katherine Gustafson. Read Clara's essay about the benefits of family dinners - no matter what form they take. Positive Futures Network Clara Lincoln YES! Magazine encourages you to make free use of this article by taking these <a href="http://www.yesmagazine.org/about/reprints">easy steps</a>., YES! Magazine en 2012-06-22T19:15:51Z Article text/html Katherine Gustafson, author of YES! Magazine article, "You Are Who You Eat With," responds to the winners of the Spring 2012 writing competition. Positive Futures Network Katherine Gustafson YES! Magazine encourages you to make free use of this article by taking these <a href="http://www.yesmagazine.org/about/reprints">easy steps</a>., YES! Magazine en 2012-06-22T19:41:20Z Article text/html Comedian Dhaya Lakshminarayanan learns the value of a good education, the importance of Seinfeld, and most of all, how to be a good teacher. Positive Futures Network mtroll YES! Magazine encourages you to make free use of this article by taking these <a href="http://www.yesmagazine.org/about/reprints">easy steps</a>., YES! Magazine en 2012-03-29T19:35:31Z Article text/html On February 1, 2012 Teacher Activist Groups launched a month of solidarity teach-ins in support of Tucson's Mexican American Studies (MAS) program. 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