Edutopia

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﻿This video highlights how teaching social and emotional skills in school can make a difference by resolving conflict creatively. They state that educating the heart is as important as educating the mind. There are three main points of social and emotional skills. They are: identify and manage emotions, communicate emotions, and resolve conflicts. Once program that has been implemented is Peace Keepers. Older students teach younger students how to handle conflicts. Kids who are able to handle emotions can pay attention better, take in information better, and remember better. The benefits to social and emotional learning are: improved academic performance, reduction in negative behavior, and improved school environment. Some schools have adopted social emotional learning curriculum standards, and it is valued as any other part of the curriculum. Research shows that kids involved in social emotional learning score 10% higher on tests.

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In this video High School students learn about early child development by teaching little ones. The program began in 1992 when teachers urged the school to provide child care for their children. They now offer 7 child development classes for High School students, and child care tuition covers the salaries of the child care teachers and staff. The children get to have a lot of one-on-one time with their High School friends. The High School students get to apply the skills they learn to other areas such as babysitting, cam, and it also raises awareness about the responsibility of having children. Many High School students find that they would like to become teachers because of this opportunity. Classes meet 4 days a week with 1 day for studying child development theories, and 3 days of hands-on experience involving planning, observing, and teaching lessons.