A common belief is that people are born with a certain level of intelligence, or amount of “brains”, and that intelligence is what greatly affects school and life performance. Wrong. Scientists have studied how successful people get past their not-so-successful moments, and have found that it isn’t about being smart; [...]
Students with special needs can often feel frustrated in a world that is filled with things they can’t control. However, helping them realize that they can control the image they project to the world often helps special education students feel more in control and enjoy higher self-confidence and self-esteem. To [...]
To young adults, the world can seem like a frightening place full of judgment and rejection. To the developmentally disabled young adult, this feeling may be experienced ten-fold. For a population that often feels like they have even more to prove than their peers, learning the elemental basics of what [...]
The James Stanfield Publishing Company is the country’s number-one publisher of social and family life education tools for children and young adults with mild to severe developmental disabilities. However, the success of our programs has meant that they’ve become extremely popular with counselors, teachers and parents of socially challenged “normal” [...]
In order to give students the skills required to make good first impressions on others–whether in school, social or professional settings–Stanfield created “First Impressions “. This series features the wildly popular Stanfield Comedy Players, which let students learn by watching the laughably egregious behaviors of others. Using comedy to teach [...]
