What You Need to Know About Teaching Eating Disorders | Choices Ideabook

Eating disorders are always a tricky subject. That’s why Choices teacher-adviser Amy Lauren Smith—a sixth to eighth grade health teacher at the Shanghai American School in Shanghai, China, and the brilliant mind behind our Teacher’s Guide each month—worked with a specialist to make sure she handled the topic appropriately in class. Follow these tips to ensure your lesson has the right impact.

Source: What You Need to Know About Teaching Eating Disorders | Choices Ideabook

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