In light of the numerous stresses and demands that today's youth are subjected to, our top read articles on education in 2022 address ways to foster a sense of community among pupils as well as character traits like humility and curiosity. Additionally, they reflect on the hopes for transformational change in education and provide support for the health of educators and school administrators. 

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Here are the top 12 education articles of 2022, as determined by a combination of editors' picks and pageviews.

By Amy L. Eva, "Six Ways to Find Your Courage During Challenging Times": It's not necessary for courage to appear dramatic or fearless. Sometimes it appears more like silent tenacity.

According to Jenna Whitehead's book Calm, Clear, and Kind: What Students Want From Their Teachers Students were asked to describe the characteristics of a loving teacher, and these characteristics may support your well-being as a teacher.

By Karen Bluth, How to Help Teens Put Less Pressure on Themselves Teens who struggle with poisonous perfectionism can benefit from practicing self-compassion.

By Arthur Schwartz, How to Help Your Students Develop Positive Habits Students can develop character virtues like patience, gratitude, and kindness through small, consistent routines.

Renee Owen's article Can We Make Real, Transformative Change in Education: In order to better serve all children, a new program is developing leaders to promote systemic change in education.

By Jennifer de Forest and Karen VanAusdal, "Five Ways to Help Students Feel Connected at School Again" lists these strategies: As they return to school, kids claim that they are eager for opportunities to interact with friends and classmates.

According to Erin T. Barker and Andrea L. Howard's book How to Prepare for the Stresses of College: Researchers outline the most frequent causes of stress and unhappiness among college students as well as strategies for students to succeed during a significant life transition.

Vicki Zakrzewski's article, How Humility Can Make Your Students the Best People Ever Simple methods for teachers to assist pupils in shifting from "me" to "we."

By Amy L. Eva, "Four Ways to Inspire Humble Curiosity in Your Students" Students might be inspired to be passionate about studying and open to different viewpoints by being humble and curious.

What Middle Schoolers Can Teach Us About Respect, by Lia E. Sandilos and Sara E. Rimm-Kaufman: Teenagers are learning the nuances of what respect entails. Here are some suggestions for encouraging it in the classroom.

By Amy L. Eva, "Why Teachers Need Each Other Now" Here are four quick methods that you can get social assistance if you work in education.