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At first glance, Quiet Time – a stress reduction

meditation strategy used in several San
Francisco middle and high schools, – looks like
something out of the om-chanting 1960s. Twice
daily, a gong sounds in the classroom and
rowdy adolescents, who normally can’t sit still
for 10 seconds, shut their eyes and try to clear
their minds.

 
The practice of meditation in schools deserves
serious attention from parents and
policymakers. An impressive array of studies
shows that integrating meditation into a
school’s daily routine can markedly improve the
lives of students. If San Francisco schools
Superintendent Richard Carranza has his way,
Quiet Time could well spread citywide.

CLEANSING TROUBLED MINDS

What’s happening at Visitacion Valley Middle
School, which in 2007 became the first public
school nationwide to adopt the program, shows
why the superintendent is so enthusiastic. In
this neighborhood, gunfire is as common as
birdsong – nine shootings have been recorded
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employs a full-time grief counselor.

In years past, these students were largely out of

control, frequently fighting in the corridors,
scrawling graffiti on the walls and cursing their
teachers. Absenteeism rates were among the
city’s highest and so were suspensions. Worn-
down teachers routinely called in sick.

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Unsurprisingly, academics suffered. The school

tried everything, from counseling and peer
support to after-school tutoring and sports, but
to disappointingly little effect.

Now these students are doing light-years

better. In the first year of Quiet Time, the
number of suspensions fell by 45 percent.
Within four years, the suspension rate was
among the lowest in the city. Daily attendance
rates climbed to 98 percent, well above the
citywide average. Grade point averages
improved markedly.

About 20 percent of graduates are admitted

to Lowell High School – before Quiet Time,
getting any students into this elite high school
was a rarity. Remarkably, in the annual
California Healthy Kids Survey, these middle
school youngsters recorded the highest
happiness levels in San Francisco.

Reports are similarly positive in the three other

schools that have adopted Quiet
Time.At Burton High School, for instance,
students in the program report significantly less
stress and depression, and greater self-esteem,
than nonparticipants. With stress levels down,
achievement has markedly improved,
particularly among students who have been
doing worst academically. Grades rose
dramatically, compared with those who weren’t
in the program.

LESS STRESS, MORE PASSION

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On the California Achievement Test, twice as

many students in Quiet Time schools have
become proficient in English, compared with
students in similar schools where the program
doesn’t exist, and the gap is even bigger in
math. Teachers report they’re less emotionally
exhausted and more resilient.

The research is showing big

effects on students’
performance,” says
Superintendent Carranza.

“Our new accountability

standards, which we’re
developing in tandem with
the other big California
districts, emphasize the
importance of social-
emotional factors in
improving kids’ lives, not
just academics.

That’s where Quiet Time

can have a major impact,
and I’d like to see it expand
well beyond a handful
of schools.”

While Quiet Time isn’t the final solution for a

broken education system, it’s a game-changer
for many students who otherwise might have
become dropouts. That’s reason enough to
make meditation a school staple, and not just in
San Francisco.
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Tony Maddocks · Truro, Cornwall
In the Quiet Time they are of course practising Transcendental Meditation, not
Mindfulness techniques. Kids love TM as it's so easy to do and very pleasant and
naturally deeply restful and healing. No 'trying' or 'concentration' involved.
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