https://padlet.com/chandlerusry/mentalhealthboard2020 Looking at Mental Health in the classroom en-us 2020-10-22 22:41:14 UTC 2025-10-11 13:41:11 UTC hello@padlet.com chandlerusry https://padlet.com/chandlerusry/mentalhealthboard2020/wish/854436317 This is a song off of "To Pimp A Butterfly" by Kendrick Lamar that depicts Kendrick at his lowest point mentally on the album.

Should be accompanied with the song 'i" which (in the context of the album) is supposed to serve as a journey/transition from the low points of "u" to the high point of "I".

This video contains graphic content, so I think I would only use the first part of this video (where nothing graphic happens).]]> 2020-10-22 22:43:38 UTC https://padlet.com/chandlerusry/mentalhealthboard2020/wish/854436317 chandlerusry https://padlet.com/chandlerusry/mentalhealthboard2020/wish/854440377 This is the second part of a lesson on these two Kendrick Lamar songs "u" and "i" by Kendrick Lamar off of his album "To Pimp A Butterfly".

"i" represents a polar opposite of "u" by way of showing confidence in oneself and loving oneself.]]> 2020-10-22 22:46:25 UTC https://padlet.com/chandlerusry/mentalhealthboard2020/wish/854440377 chandlerusry https://padlet.com/chandlerusry/mentalhealthboard2020/wish/854446637 What is "mental health"?]]> 2020-10-22 22:51:05 UTC https://padlet.com/chandlerusry/mentalhealthboard2020/wish/854446637 chandlerusry https://padlet.com/chandlerusry/mentalhealthboard2020/wish/854448050 How does House's reluctance of therapy display stereotypical beliefs about therapy?]]> 2020-10-22 22:52:09 UTC https://padlet.com/chandlerusry/mentalhealthboard2020/wish/854448050 chandlerusry https://padlet.com/chandlerusry/mentalhealthboard2020/wish/867746536 "u":

I would want students to focus on the  musicality (beat, lyrics, music video, tone/mood, etc.) and discuss how different elements express an emotion or idea.

"i":

I would want students to compare and contrast the musicality of "I" to "u" (beat, lyrics, music video, tone/mood, etc.) ]]> 2020-10-27 22:16:23 UTC https://padlet.com/chandlerusry/mentalhealthboard2020/wish/867746536 chandlerusry https://padlet.com/chandlerusry/mentalhealthboard2020/wish/867755038 The Last of Us is a post-apocalyptic action adventure game for the Playstation 4. 

In the very first scene of the game, the main protagonist's (Joel) daughter is killed. The majority of the game finds Joel coping with this grief while escorting a young girl (Ellie) to the Fireflies (a local militia group) to develop a cure for the virus that infected the world twenty plus years ago.

It would be interesting to either play through the game (about 13-15 hours depending on play style), or watching essential scenes to the game's story on YouTube.

I think discussing how Joel is affected by the loss of his daughter (PTSD) and how Joel deals with grief would be one possible focus.]]> 2020-10-27 22:21:50 UTC https://padlet.com/chandlerusry/mentalhealthboard2020/wish/867755038 chandlerusry https://padlet.com/chandlerusry/mentalhealthboard2020/wish/867771041 Sylvia Plath was a famous Confessional poet who expressed ideals, beliefs, and thoughts held by many women in her time.

Her poem "Daddy" is Plath trying to cope with the grief of her father's death, among other things.]]> 2020-10-27 22:31:11 UTC https://padlet.com/chandlerusry/mentalhealthboard2020/wish/867771041 chandlerusry https://padlet.com/chandlerusry/mentalhealthboard2020/wish/867776435 I think this poem by Plath, among other Confessional poets would be a helpful to look at mental health in a time period other than ours right now.]]> 2020-10-27 22:34:28 UTC https://padlet.com/chandlerusry/mentalhealthboard2020/wish/867776435 chandlerusry https://padlet.com/chandlerusry/mentalhealthboard2020/wish/867792906 TikTok user @madisonveldman makes a humorous TikTok about her experiences in a psychiatric ward.

I think this would help students see mental health normalized by someone close to their age.]]> 2020-10-27 22:44:39 UTC https://padlet.com/chandlerusry/mentalhealthboard2020/wish/867792906 chandlerusry https://padlet.com/chandlerusry/mentalhealthboard2020/wish/867806730 "The Last Time I Wore a Dress" is a memoir by Daphne Scholinski about her experiences going through psychiatric hospitals. 

The book explores PTSD, traumas, gender and sexuality, among other things.]]> 2020-10-27 22:53:25 UTC https://padlet.com/chandlerusry/mentalhealthboard2020/wish/867806730 chandlerusry https://padlet.com/chandlerusry/mentalhealthboard2020/wish/867813536 I think that using "The Last Time I Wore a Dress" by Daphne Scholinski and the TikTok about @madisonveldman's experience in a psychiatric ward would be helpful in discussing views on "normalcy".]]> 2020-10-27 22:58:02 UTC https://padlet.com/chandlerusry/mentalhealthboard2020/wish/867813536 chandlerusry https://padlet.com/chandlerusry/mentalhealthboard2020/wish/867828255 In the show House MD, House is a brilliant diagnostician who solves strange medical cases.

In this scene, House finally tries to accept his fate and change his life by seeking therapy after he is forced into a psychiatric hospital at the end of season 4 for his addiction to Vicodin.

I think it would be interesting in analyzing House's reluctance to therapy and how he seems to hold various assumptions about therapy and how it is "supposed" to go as many other people.]]> 2020-10-27 23:07:10 UTC https://padlet.com/chandlerusry/mentalhealthboard2020/wish/867828255 chandlerusry https://padlet.com/chandlerusry/mentalhealthboard2020/wish/867836190 I think comparing character traits and analyzing Joel and Holden Caulfield would be an excellent way of discussing things like PTSD and the many ways we cope with grief.]]> 2020-10-27 23:11:55 UTC https://padlet.com/chandlerusry/mentalhealthboard2020/wish/867836190 chandlerusry https://padlet.com/chandlerusry/mentalhealthboard2020/wish/867838193 A fictional book by J.D. Salinger about an angsty boy named Holden Caulfield. I think that Holden's attitudes and views towards life might be applicable to many students and they might find him relatable. 

I think this book would go well with a character analysis of Joel from The Last of Us.]]> 2020-10-27 23:13:11 UTC https://padlet.com/chandlerusry/mentalhealthboard2020/wish/867838193 chandlerusry https://padlet.com/chandlerusry/mentalhealthboard2020/wish/874870148 How does the author convey stereotypical definitions of "normalcy" in relation to mental health?]]> 2020-10-29 20:45:10 UTC https://padlet.com/chandlerusry/mentalhealthboard2020/wish/874870148 chandlerusry https://padlet.com/chandlerusry/mentalhealthboard2020/wish/874876808 This video provides a very generic overview of what "mental health" means and what it is.

This would be used in the very beginning of this unit to provide an introduction to mental health.]]> 2020-10-29 20:47:58 UTC https://padlet.com/chandlerusry/mentalhealthboard2020/wish/874876808 chandlerusry https://padlet.com/chandlerusry/mentalhealthboard2020/wish/874885442 A Beautiful Mind is a movie and real life story about a brilliant mathematician struggling with Schizophrenia.

This is a very powerful movie and would help students understand more aspects of mental health.]]> 2020-10-29 20:51:25 UTC https://padlet.com/chandlerusry/mentalhealthboard2020/wish/874885442