Life Skills Help Kids Share in Success
Life Skills Help Kids Share in Success
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Daniel Goleman, who popularized the term emotional intelligence, rightly proclaims Malcolm Gladwell’s new book “Outliers” as good news for anyone who would like to see success in life widely shared. Goleman points out in his blog that “one way to give every child a greater chance for career success – and a good life in general – would be to have curricula in social and emotional learning a standard part of schooling.
Teaching Social Skills
Teaching Social Skills
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At WINGS we’re all about impact. Our Theory of Change chart clarifies how we get the impact we’re after. This is how we will transform the lives of thousands of kids in the years ahead. By teaching social skills, WINGS not only impacts the kids but strengthens the leadership capabilities of the college students who teach them, and spreads best practices to parents and teachers and the community beyond.
School Climate Essential
School Climate Essential
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An article in Education Leadership talks about ways that educators can assess their school's climate. A growing body of research has confirmed climate is crucial to students' academic achievement and healthy development.
Music that Matters
Music that Matters
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It's encouraging to see the growing resources for kids like Dr. Mac Music, creative and fun songs that encourage emotional development by giving positive messages in a non-preachy way. This is music from an award-winning songwriter who happens to be a child psychologist and has the best interests of children at heart.
Free social skills activities to help take your parent blinders off!
Free social skills activities to help take your parent blinders off!
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In the January 23, 2009 New York Times, there’s an article you should read called "How Well Do You Know Your Children?” by Lisa Belkin. She writes about the results of a study recently released in the Journal of Nutrition and Behavior Education.
Book Rec for Non-profit Leaders
Book Rec for Non-profit Leaders
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Non-profits need to find a way to take lessons from the corporate world when they make sense for us. The lessons provided in Leaders at ALL Levels provides some that we should all learn. The world will be a better place if we indentify people at all levels of our organization who we can mentor and coach to develop them into powerful leaders who can take our organizations to a higher level. This book is
'Deliberate calm' guided US Airways crew
'Deliberate calm' guided US Airways crew
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Jonah Leher, author of "Proust Was a Neuroscientist" and "How We Decide,” wrote a brilliant commentary about the US Air miracle. He talks about what happens inside the brain when people, like Captain Sullenberger, are forced to make decisions under pressure. Leher notes that maintaining calm under pressure is a learned skill. It’s a <
EI Results in for Prez Candidates
EI Results in for Prez Candidates
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As the inauguration nears, we thought readers would like to know the results of our public survey of how the candidates stack up in terms of their emotional intelligence.
People who completed the survey think Obama has higher EQ than McCain two to one. Ditto for Biden vs Palin.
