To improve education, California is asking schools to improve the way they meet the emotional as well as the academic needs of students.
Among the strategies is what’s known as social and emotional learning, which refers to an organized method of teaching students behavioral expectations, self-management and relationship skills.
This FAQ explains what social and emotional learning is, why schools say it matters and which school districts are paying the most attention to the concept.
What is social and emotional learning?
Social and emotional learning means teaching students, step by step, to manage their behavior and get along with their classmates. It can include helping students to understand what they’re feeling, show empathy for others, create healthy relationships and make responsible decisions. There is no single curriculum or approach. The Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning has produced a two-volume CASEL guide to social and emotional learning programs with a preschool and elementary edition and a middle and high school edition.
Students may be helped to name their feelings — mad, excited, frustrated and nervous — and to think about how others might feel. Instruction methods include “greeting games,” morning circles and literature discussions.
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