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from , especially for those being bullied ,” she says .
“ Fortunately we are more accepting of anxiety and stress and there ’ s lots more ways of dealing with it .
“ If we can encourage students to look from a different
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perspective and ask ‘ what ’ s the real story ’, ‘ where ’ s the truth ’, ‘ what research do I need to do ’, that ’ s a really valuable skill to have .”
For all the complexities facing vulnerable teenagers , Asher remains full of hope for the
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next generation and their capacity to make their way in the world .
“ There are some brilliant kids that I ’ m teaching who just have so much knowledge about what ’ s going on in the world and can evaluate things
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and have that really educated perspective on issues ,” says Asher .
“ I think they are going to have the most amazing , successful career and life beyond school .
“ These kids just amaze me .”
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