From 1967 to 1973, I was a teacher in the South Bronx, responsible for the education of children in the fourth and fifth grades (including one year as acting assistant principal, for grades 1-6).

Elementary school teachers often play a special role in their students’ lives, wiping away their kindergarteners’ tears when they’re missing their parents or supporting their fourth graders through a ...

MCPI launches a national child development initiative promoting emotional intelligence, mental wellbeing, with urging support ...

Only around 36 percent of people worldwide are emotionally intelligent, according to Forbes. Yale’s Marc Brackett aims to ramp this up to 100 percent. Earlier this September, Brackett, a founding ...

Academic achievement alone can't define success. Schools must integrate emotional, social, and adversity skills into ...

What skills will truly prepare a child for a world defined by rapid change, global uncertainty, and the rise of artificial ...

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David, a school counselor, took a deep breath when he saw a missed call from his principal. As he touched the screen to call back, he braced for the “bark and the bite” he was accustomed to hearing ...

K-12 educators say students are turning to artificial intelligence for emotional support, and many are concerned that current ...

Children don’t just learn empathy and compassion from formal lessons; they absorb them through daily life. The small acts of kindness they see and experience within the home create lasting impressions ...