How Social and Emotional Learning Could Harm Our Kids
November 27th, 2012 |
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Editor’s note: The following is a critique of a social and emotional learning program called MindUP that I have covered in other blogs (see list below) and in a feature in Scientific American Mind (visit “Schools Add Workouts for Attention, Grit and Emotional Control”). Please also read a response to this critique, posted separately, from [...]
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The Education of Character: Jumping Jacks for the Mind [Video]
One of the hardest aspects of school for young children is in some ways the simplest: sitting still. Recess is the time worn antidote to such restlessness. But regular physical exercise is also generally important to academic performance—and not just for young students. It can help boost various types of cognition in kids into the [...]
Keep reading »The Education of Character—Stoking Memory with Stones [Video]
September 18th, 2012 |
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In MindUP, a social and emotional learning program pioneered by actor Goldie Hawn, children learn to be mindful—that is, attuned to the present without judgment. This skill engenders a healthy outlook on life, hones the ability to pay attention and creates a sense of calm, preparing the mind for learning. (For more on the brain [...]
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