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Category Archives: Emotional Intelligence
Noticing What Matters
In most schools the parent-teachers conversation doesn’t go deep enough. Here’s an example of a conversation that goes deeper: Please follow and like us:
Posted in Anger, Character, Children, Collaborate. Create. Contribute., Collaboration, Conflict and Issues, Creativity, Culture, Education, Emotional Intelligence, Genius, Leadership, Learning community, Mathematics Teaching, parenting, Relationships, School Reform, SEL, Self-Actualization
Tagged Authority, building character, character, child-rearing, conflict, decision making, education, Emotional control, Genius, Leadership, Learning community, learning social skills, Parenting, school reform, teaching, teaching responsibility
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What are the Key Ingredients for a Child’s Success?
Five-year-old Sokha, a Cambodian orphan adopted by a white couple, came into our kindergarten. He immediately showed himself to be a happy, gregarious, curious boy. But Sokha engaged with others in ways they were not used to. Please follow and like … Continue reading
Posted in Brain Development, Challenge, Character, Children, Coaching, Conflict and Issues, Culture, Disorders, Diversity, Education, Emotional Intelligence, Empowerment, Genius, Leadership, Learning, Learning community, Parent-Teacher Partnerships, perseverance, Relationships, Resilience, Respect, Responsibility, School Culture, School Reform, SEL, Self-Actualization, Social Responsibility, Standards, Teaching, Thoughtfulness
Tagged building character, conflict, education, Genius, Leadership, Learning community, learning social skills, parents, respect, responsibility, school reform, teaching, teaching responsibility
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Another Problem with Most SEL
Another problem with SEL(“Social-Emotional-Learning”) programs is that they treat children as if they are social-emotional novices. This is classic adult forgetfulness. Recent research (Alison Gopnik, and others) confirms that children are scientists, and better at it than most adults. By the … Continue reading
Posted in Collaborate. Create. Contribute., Collaboration, Conflict and Issues, Education, Emotional Intelligence, Emotions, Genius, parenting, Relationships, School Culture, School Reform, SEL, Self-Actualization
Tagged building character, conflict, decision making, education, Emotional control, Genius, Learning community, learning social skills, Parenting, responsibility, school reform, SEL, social responsibility, teaching responsibility
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Why Many SEL Programs Fail
“Although ‘Social-Emotional-Learning may be intended to empower students, many elementary students in these programs learn to equate leadership with obedience. Research by Madora Soutter (Unintended Lessons of SEL Programs January 21, 2019) reveals that many SEL programs do not achieve their espoused goals … Continue reading
Posted in Achievement, Authority, Brain Development, Calling, Challenge, Character, Children, Collaborate. Create. Contribute., Collaboration, Conflict and Issues, Creativity, Culture, decision-making, Discipline, Education, Emotional Intelligence, Emotions, Empathy, Empowerment, Excellence, Failure, Genius, Gifted, Happiness, Inspiration, Integrity, Leadership, Learning, Learning community, parenting, perseverance, Play, Relationships, Resilience, Respect, Responsibility, School Culture, School Reform, SEL, Self-Actualization, Self-determination, Social Responsibility, Success, Teaching
Tagged building character, character, child-rearing, conflict, decision making, education, Emotional control, Genius, kids, Leadership, Learning, Learning community, learning social skills, Parenting, responsibility, school, school reform, SEL, teaching, teaching responsibility
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Social-Emotional-Cognitive Learning
SEL (“Social-Emotional Learning”) has become popular, but we must go deeper. Education occurs only when social-emotional and cognitive learning occur at the same time. Academics must occur in the context of SEC learning. Please follow and like us:
Posted in Brain Development, Children, Collaborate. Create. Contribute., Collaboration, Conflict and Issues, Creativity, Culture, Education, Emotional Intelligence, Empowerment, Executive Function, Genius, Happiness, Leadership, Learning, Relationships, School Reform, Self-Actualization, Self-determination, Standards, Success, Teaching
Tagged conflict, education, Genius, Learning, learning social skills, school reform, self-actualization, success, teachers, teaching
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