I'm Erika Maksniemi, a doctoral researcher in educational psychology, a primary school teacher, and a health education teacher. Promoting the psychological well-being of young people and teaching socio-emotional skills is crucial now and in the future. Teaching can be demanding, so it's important to develop solutions to promote well-being that don't increase teachers' workload but rather ease it.
It's important that young people feel that all adults working with them are interested in promoting their well-being and teaching socio-emotional skills.
The MARKED app and learning materials are excellent tools for supporting the well-being of young people without adding extra work for teachers. Moreover, promoting well-being is not solely the responsibility of teachers who are already familiar with the topic; any teacher in the school can use the materials in their lessons or encourage students to engage with the app content. It's important that young people feel that all adults working with them are interested in promoting their well-being and teaching socio-emotional skills.
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