Reading, Writing, Empathy: The Rise Of Social Emotional Learning

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October 4, 2014

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The great gift of human beings is that we have the power of empathy.

- Meryl Streep -

Reading, Writing, Empathy: The Rise Of Social Emotional Learning

There's a lot of focus these days on how to improve subject learning in schools, but what about the emotional development of our children? In 2005, researchers at Yale developed a training program called RULER to help teachers integrate emotional literacy into their everyday curriculum. Studies are now showing that students in RULER classrooms aren't just expressing themselves more effectively -- they're also getting better grades. Read on to learn more about the impetus behind RULER and its implications for education. { read more }

Be The Change

Take a moment to imagine the feelings that others around you may be experiencing. This may help generate more empathy the next time someone or something upsets you!

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