Teacher: We must teach emotional literacy to boys. Here’s what happened when I tried.

The Washington Post - Valerie Strauss "A recent poll of [...]

November 24th, 2018|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Boys, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Emotional Literacy, Emotions, Learning, News, School, Teacher, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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How language classes breed empathy

Columbia Spectator - Katie Santamaria "Beyond the mere importance of [...]

November 15th, 2018|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Bilingual, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Emotional Literacy, Emotions, Empathy, Foreign Language, Language, language and academic achievement, Language Immersion, Languages, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Smartphones raising a mentally fragile generation

Medical X-Press - Staff Writer "The iGen is the generation [...]

November 13th, 2018|Categories: Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Emotional Literacy, Emotions, News, Technology, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Cool to Be Kind: At Schools Across America, Embracing Kindness as the Theme for the Start of the School Year

The 74 Million - Meredith Nelson "Rousseau called kindness the [...]

September 5th, 2018|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Emotional Literacy, Emotions, Learning, News, School, School culture, Students, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Teaching your child how to be empathetic

Medical X-Press - Staff Writer "Children often are surrounded by [...]

August 7th, 2018|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Emotional Literacy, Emotions, Empathy, Learning, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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5 best practices for teaching challenging subjects

E-School News - Melissa Mott "One of the most effective [...]

July 24th, 2018|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Emotional Literacy, Emotions, Empathy, Learning, News, School, Social & Emotional Learning (SEL), Students, Teacher, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Exploring nature could make your kids more empathetic

The Toronto Star - Kitson Jazynka "Earlier this year, I [...]

July 17th, 2018|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Emotional Literacy, Emotions, Empathy, Learning, Nature, News, Outdoors, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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How to build empathy in the classroom, one story at a time

The Guardian - Jon Biddle "With the pressure on teachers [...]

June 1st, 2018|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Emotional Literacy, Emotions, Empathy, England, Great Britain (UK), Learning, News, School, Students, Teacher, Teaching, United Kingdom, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Now is the time to redefine readiness

E-School News - Katherine Prince "Today’s working adults have seen [...]

May 24th, 2018|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Emotional Literacy, Emotions, Empathy, Learning, News, School, School Accountability, Social & Emotional Learning (SEL), Social Skills, Students, Teacher, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Attentive adults increase children’s ability to empathise

Medical X-Press - Staff Writer "For human beings to function [...]

May 19th, 2018|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Emotional Literacy, Emotions, Empathy, Learning, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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