Discussion for Thursday (11/5) and Monday (11/09)
Social and emotional learning (SEL) is the process through which children and adults acquire and effectively apply the knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to understand and manage emotions, set and achieve positive goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain positive relationships, and make responsible decisions. (As defined by Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning.)
Research continually shows that SEL, also measured and described as Emotional Quotient (EQ), is more important to foster at a young age, than IQ. CNN writes of this recent longevity study where they found a direct correlation between high EQ as a child and adult success:
Study: Behavior in Kindergarten Linked To Adult Success
How do we begin to help our children increase their EQ? Begin here:
Teaching Your Child About Feelings
Social and emotional learning (SEL) is the process through which children and adults acquire and effectively apply the knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to understand and manage emotions, set and achieve positive goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain positive relationships, and make responsible decisions. (As defined by Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning.)
Research continually shows that SEL, also measured and described as Emotional Quotient (EQ), is more important to foster at a young age, than IQ. CNN writes of this recent longevity study where they found a direct correlation between high EQ as a child and adult success:
Study: Behavior in Kindergarten Linked To Adult Success
How do we begin to help our children increase their EQ? Begin here:
Teaching Your Child About Feelings
All Joy and No Fun, by Jennifer Senior Book Discussion
This
week we will finish out book with the conclusion in Chapter 6, JOY. Please read this chapter, even if you feel you've not caught up. Discussion will begin
at 9:40 in the morning classes (on
Thursday, 11/5 and Monday, 11/09), and
1:00 in the afternoon class
(Thursday, 11/5).
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