Tag Archives: social emotional skills

The role of Social Emotional Learning in College Placement

Posted on April 11, 2016 by Kathleen McNamara Head's Up!

It is interesting to see schools struggle with affective issues: how we relate to each other in schools. Institutions in various sectors: public,  charter and for profit schools try and emulate what has, in fact, been happening in independent school … Continue reading →

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My three days at Harvard Graduate School of Education… glowing in the aftermath…

Posted on October 20, 2014 by Kathleen McNamara Head's Up!

Professor Rick Weissbourd gave us great pearls of wisdom about empathy and caring and creating learning environments that value these social emotional skills. He also says we need to focus less on happiness. Very inspirational! http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/parenting/wp/2014/07/18/are-you-raising-nice-kids-a-harvard-psychologist-gives-5-ways-to-raise-them-to-be-kind/

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