All social and emotional education programs are not the same.
All social and emotional education programs are not the same.
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I wish my frugal nonprofit collected a dollar for every time someone says that our social and emotional education program sounds exactly like some other program around the corner or across the country.
Maybe the other program offers to make better leaders out of kids or boost their self-esteem. Kids learn life skills. They discover the importance of ”team” building. Sounds promising – but delve into the methodology, and you find good intentions without rigor.
What is self-esteem? You don’t get it just by telling kids they’re wonderful.
What is self-esteem? You don’t get it just by telling kids they’re wonderful.
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Buying a backpack and stocking it with freshly sharpened pencils and brand new books is a great way to get kids ready for school. But parents also need to provide other tools that go far beyond the bookbag.
You can’t just tell kids they’re wonderful and send them off to class brimming with self-esteem. The start of school brings social and emotional pressures that present enormous challenges for kids.
Calm down instantly with clickable white noise.
Calm down instantly with clickable white noise.
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Go to www.simplynoise.com to help develop your own social and emotional skills. It’s cool – it’s the best white noise around and all you need to do is click and drag a button. No downloads. So if you want to calm yourself down (or others!) or you want to focus, get into the zone – the simple noise zone!
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Enhancing academic instruction isn’t enough
Enhancing academic instruction isn’t enough
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Intensifying academic instruction does not improve student performance sufficiently unless children also develop social and emotional capabilities.
The latest evidence emerged in findings reported in June by the Manpower Research Development Corporation, MDRC, from a rigorous test of whether more than 3,700 children attending after school programs in 13 states showed improvement in academic outcomes after receiving enhanced instruction in math and reading. The report reflected the first year of a 2-year impact evaluation for the U.S. Department of Education.
Closing the achievement gap
Closing the achievement gap
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Some new studies offer extremely good news for efforts to close the achievement gap by giving kids an effective social and emotional education.
Those of us out in the field see firsthand the significant impact that social and emotional skills make – and the terrible toll for those who do not get them. Strengthening these fundamental capabilities is a key that unlocks success for all kids, especially those living in poverty.
