Comments on: Should Social-Emotional Learning Be Part of Academic Curriculum? http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2008/08/22/should-social-emotional-learning-be-part-of-academic-curriculum/ Brain Fitness and Cognitive Health news Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:49:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: marneta viegas http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2008/08/22/should-social-emotional-learning-be-part-of-academic-curriculum/#comment-209789 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:16:25 +0000 http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2008/08/22/should-social-emotional-learning-be-part-of-academic-curriculum/#comment-209789 i think this way of bringing up and educating children is so important. I think the problem is trying to other teachers that a holistic approach is vital is the most difficult thing. I have seen such great results using these ideas, but no one believes it is necessary and it is so frustrating. i think this way of bringing up and educating children is so important. I think the problem is trying to other teachers that a holistic approach is vital is the most difficult thing. I have seen such great results using these ideas, but no one believes it is necessary and it is so frustrating.

]]> by: Nverati http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2008/08/22/should-social-emotional-learning-be-part-of-academic-curriculum/#comment-188183 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 15:42:40 +0000 http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2008/08/22/should-social-emotional-learning-be-part-of-academic-curriculum/#comment-188183 I of course forgot to tell that more group work means more people cheating their way out of it leaving the burden on the few good, interested students and thus robbing them of their illusions early already. I of course forgot to tell that more group work means more people cheating their way out of it leaving the burden on the few good, interested students and thus robbing them of their illusions early already.

]]> by: Nverati http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2008/08/22/should-social-emotional-learning-be-part-of-academic-curriculum/#comment-188182 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 15:40:55 +0000 http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2008/08/22/should-social-emotional-learning-be-part-of-academic-curriculum/#comment-188182 I see this initiative while probably not designed to discriminate against students with Asperger's doing exactly that. Also it seems like a plot to make grades even more random than they are already. I see this initiative while probably not designed to discriminate against students with Asperger's doing exactly that. Also it seems like a plot to make grades even more random than they are already.

]]> by: Alvaro Fernandez http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2008/08/22/should-social-emotional-learning-be-part-of-academic-curriculum/#comment-183196 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 15:59:05 +0000 http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2008/08/22/should-social-emotional-learning-be-part-of-academic-curriculum/#comment-183196 Thank you for the great comments. Hugo: yes and no. Yes, in that indeed educating kids is more than throwing content on them. No, in that sometimes "teaching the whole person" is sometimes argued to support random and poorly-thought out initiatives. we need to think what specific skills we need learners to develop. Billy: that's a good point, a lot of socio-emotional learning does happen that way, but it is not the only one. There are more structured and effective ways to help young minds develop skills, as it seems Pat has done. For example, have you recently seen anxiety rates among students? pretty astounding. Jeff: well, there are many ways to generate emotions...we often don't even need much external help...I don't really see the connection you propose. Thank you for the great comments.

Hugo: yes and no. Yes, in that indeed educating kids is more than throwing content on them. No, in that sometimes "teaching the whole person" is sometimes argued to support random and poorly-thought out initiatives. we need to think what specific skills we need learners to develop.

Billy: that's a good point, a lot of socio-emotional learning does happen that way, but it is not the only one. There are more structured and effective ways to help young minds develop skills, as it seems Pat has done. For example, have you recently seen anxiety rates among students? pretty astounding.

Jeff: well, there are many ways to generate emotions...we often don't even need much external help...I don't really see the connection you propose.

]]> by: Jeff Mc. http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2008/08/22/should-social-emotional-learning-be-part-of-academic-curriculum/#comment-183184 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 15:24:36 +0000 http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2008/08/22/should-social-emotional-learning-be-part-of-academic-curriculum/#comment-183184 This is a very good article talking about the importance of EQ along with IQ. One idea not mentioned in this article is the relationship of the decline in ES skills and the changing of texts books to make history less offensive. How do you learn an ES skill without first having a reason to generate an emotion? This is a very good article talking about the importance of EQ along with IQ. One idea not mentioned in this article is the relationship of the decline in ES skills and the changing of texts books to make history less offensive. How do you learn an ES skill without first having a reason to generate an emotion?

]]> by: Pat http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2008/08/22/should-social-emotional-learning-be-part-of-academic-curriculum/#comment-183163 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:09:11 +0000 http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2008/08/22/should-social-emotional-learning-be-part-of-academic-curriculum/#comment-183163 I found in my own classroom that if I could could improve social/emotional skills, improvement in the academic areas definitely followed. I wish I could impress on other teachers the need to do so also. I found in my own classroom that if I could could improve social/emotional skills, improvement in the academic areas definitely followed. I wish I could impress on other teachers the need to do so also.

]]> by: Billy Davis http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2008/08/22/should-social-emotional-learning-be-part-of-academic-curriculum/#comment-182765 Sun, 31 Aug 2008 20:55:33 +0000 http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2008/08/22/should-social-emotional-learning-be-part-of-academic-curriculum/#comment-182765 Socio-emotional skills are being taught already in all schools. The teachers are not graduates, they are cohorts. Students teach each other the 'ins and outs' and learn through trial and error. They would not benefit as much from someone who is much out of their age range. They trust their friends for this type of intelligence. Socio-emotional skills are being taught already in all schools. The teachers are not graduates, they are cohorts. Students teach each other the 'ins and outs' and learn through trial and error. They would not benefit as much from someone who is much out of their age range. They trust their friends for this type of intelligence.

]]> by: Hugo Vigoroso http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2008/08/22/should-social-emotional-learning-be-part-of-academic-curriculum/#comment-182253 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:53:59 +0000 http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2008/08/22/should-social-emotional-learning-be-part-of-academic-curriculum/#comment-182253 It seems to me that this is part of edu-cating the "whole person" and not just "subject matter" in our schools? It seems to me that this is part of edu-cating the "whole
person" and not just
"subject matter" in our schools?

]]> by: Alvaro Fernandez http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2008/08/22/should-social-emotional-learning-be-part-of-academic-curriculum/#comment-181991 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:22:52 +0000 http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2008/08/22/should-social-emotional-learning-be-part-of-academic-curriculum/#comment-181991 Kevin, thank you for pointing that out, and the link. I have enjoyed perusing your concept map. Perhaps you want to write a guest post to introduce the paper and concepts to our readers? will email you. Chris, that is a good point. Do college admissions directly or indirectly take into account socio-emotional skills If they did, I can see how high-school counselors would start coaching students, in informal ways first, and then perhaps in more formalized ways, like those the post suggests. Kevin, thank you for pointing that out, and the link. I have enjoyed perusing your concept map. Perhaps you want to write a guest post to introduce the paper and concepts to our readers? will email you.

Chris, that is a good point. Do college admissions directly or indirectly take into account socio-emotional skills If they did, I can see how high-school counselors would start coaching students, in informal ways first, and then perhaps in more formalized ways, like those the post suggests.

]]> by: Chris Elliott http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2008/08/22/should-social-emotional-learning-be-part-of-academic-curriculum/#comment-181970 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:31:11 +0000 http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2008/08/22/should-social-emotional-learning-be-part-of-academic-curriculum/#comment-181970 Daniel Goleman raises some key points on emotional intelligence and how it translates to the real world. I think at least in the US, social-emotional training in schools will have to be positioned as a good survival skill (or better yet a competitive advantage) for it to be taken seriously in most education settings. Daniel Goleman raises some key points on emotional intelligence and how it translates to the real world.

I think at least in the US, social-emotional training in schools will have to be positioned as a good survival skill (or better yet a competitive advantage) for it to be taken seriously in most education settings.

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