Dr. Melissa Read

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Making changes to simplify life can often cause stress in the short term as you go through the transition. Hold on and you will get through the learning curve and come out happier for investing the time to change.

Dr. Melissa Read

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Causes of Stress

Sending children to college can definitely be stressful. For some students, need and merit based scholarships can offset the financial burden. If you haven't explored them already with your child, I'd encourage them to visit their financial aid office.

Dr. Melissa Read

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Coping with Stress

Exercise and meditation are both indeed great stress reducers Islam. Sounds like you have developed some healthy habits.

Dr. Melissa Read

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Streamlining the Grading Process

Indeed. Rubrics work great. Give them a shot.

Dr. Melissa Read

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Streamlining the Grading Process

It sounds like you are doing a lot of things right Tasha. It's also important that you acknowledge what you have control over and can change and what you need to let go.

Dr. Melissa Read

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Coping with Stress

That sounds like a great idea Jessica. And no need to stress yourself out by cooking, friends always seem to enjoy pizza.

Dr. Melissa Read

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Coping with Stress

Indeed! Just putting thoughts on paper - to read later - can be a great stress reducer. This method can also help us organize our feelings and make plans to address specific stressors in the future.

Dr. Melissa Read

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Streamlining the Grading Process

Yes, we can only do so much to modify structured testing formats. But even small modifications can make a big difference to grading time. So do give it a try.

Dr. Melissa Read

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Causes of Stress

Ha! What a great outlook Ronald. Thanks for sharing.

Dr. Melissa Read

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Causes of Stress

Sounds like you teach for a great college Wendy. I'd like to learn more about what they are doing right to create the right environment for instructors like you.