Mental Health and Education 

Mental Health and Education 

11/24/2025

In this episode of The Game Orchestrator, Ernani Santos, Dr. IJ, and Marquetta McLeod discuss mental health in education, highlighting factors affecting learning, teachers’ roles, and the need for greater awareness and support.

In this impactful episode of The Game Orchestrator, Ernani Santos, Dr. IJ, and special guest Marquetta McLeod discuss the critical intersection of mental health and education. They explore how external factors affect a child’s ability to learn, the role of teachers in addressing mental health challenges, the importance of self-belief, the impact of unresolved emotions on physical health, the dangers of self-medication, and the troubling decline in college freshman enrollment. This episode highlights the urgent need for greater awareness and support for mental health in educational spaces.