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Demystifying Social-Emotional Learning and the Controversy Surrounding It

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A few years ago, it seemed like social-emotional learning was rocketing into the mainstream. But now, piggybacking on the inflammatory debate over critical race theory that has ignited parents and politicians alike, social-emotional learning (SEL) is suddenly a controversial concept.

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Adolescents Need More Proactive, Preventative Mental Health Supports in School

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As the founder of an organization that provides social-emotional learning (SEL) experiences for preK-12 students, educators and families, and a mother of three, I spend a great deal of time considering what this crisis means for schools and communities. A study released by the U.S.

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Kids Aren’t the Only Ones Who Benefit From Social-Emotional Learning

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How would you react if you learned that one of your students felt that you don’t treat them like a full person, with a life and responsibilities beyond the classroom? They began to view assignments and learning holistically, and started taking into account the students' lives and external challenges.

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5 Ingredients For Student Well Being: Help Students Be Healthy

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It's about creating a holistic environment where students can thrive, emotionally, socially, and intellectually. Subscribe to the Show This week's guest Dr. Smith spent a decade working in schools as a counselor, social worker and high school drug counselor. Stream by clicking here. Thank you for being helpful!

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Youth Mental Health and Safety Don't Take a Summer Break

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These aren’t “cracks” in school-based mental health supports — they are craters thousands of students wide. Avoidance may be a popular emotion regulation strategy , but summer vacation won’t stop these challenges from persisting when schools reopen this fall. Nor will removing social and emotional learning in schools.

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Tackling the Youth Mental Health Crisis Head-On

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While both can offer protection, we prepare new drivers by teaching them the rules of the road and equipping them with the skills they need to drive safely. Similarly, we must prepare children for managing distress and provide them with the coping skills to respond when adversities appear. Mental health is a vital public health issue.

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Social Emotional Learning Should Not Be the Next Target in America’s Culture Wars

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A politician in the Midwest recently told a state committee that schools shouldn’t be allowed to teach kids about feelings or emotions. A group of Virginia parents demanded to review their school’s online social-emotional learning curriculum, convinced the school was hiding something.

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