Many programs still teach debunked myths in emotion science that suggest there is a right or wrong way for students to feel. Some only teach students to down regulate (using the age-old phrasing of ...

Patrick Cook-Deegan once wanted to build a school, one focused on helping high school students find purpose through attending to their mental health and well-being. It would be based in Palo Alto, ...

Teachers, parents, and students will tell you: Social and emotional learning (SEL) programs make a difference. SEL programs are taught in some schools to help students acquire and apply the knowledge, ...

Flush with COVID-19 relief aid and scrambling to meet students’ soaring emotional needs at the height of the pandemic, many school districts invested heavily in social-emotional learning. And that ...

This article is part of the collection: Social-Emotional Learning: Why It Matters and How to Foster It. In their separate domains, educators and parents both understand the importance of ...

Social-Emotional Learning is a widespread practice in education. On an informal basis, it always has been; every “this teacher changed my life” story is primarily about the social and emotional ...

Seventeen years ago, best-selling author Daniel Goleman and a group of education leaders and researchers tried to instigate a sea change in the American educational system by launching the ...

A social-emotional learning (SEL) curriculum adds valuable lessons to a student’s normal school day that will help propel them beyond academic success and onto success in life. No matter the program, ...