Social-Emotional Learning: What Is SEL and Why SEL Matters

What is SEL? Social-emotional learning (SEL) is the process of developing the self-awareness, self-control, and interpersonal skills that are vital for school, work, and life success. The creators of Second Step® programs show what social-emotional skills are and the important role they play throughout our lives.

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[DembysPlayfulParables]

I’m a firm believer! I think teach this more than my content area. “Stop, Think, and Breathe and Make the Right Choice”!

[strauss]

SEL is just another sham to avoid teaching actual skills and waste time on useless fluff.

[noriakikakyoin]

I believe that schools should incorporate this more often, I’m no expert but I’m quite sure that mental health is greatly important in order to prevent suicides and school shootings from happening. It is something many people look over and often ignore.

[MrJrb]

What’s strange about this, is they are finding that’s children who aren’t learning this at home aren’t allowing the information to sink in while at school. Parents seems to be a bigger factor in the behavior of their children than our schools would have hoped.

[philiptoner]

NOTES
Benefits of SEL- Students learn to manage their own emotions
have empathy
develop problem solving
Make responsible decisions
maintain healthy relationships

Students who can recognize their own emotions
students can see emotions in others

students can ask for help
Be assertive for themselves

More likely to earn a degree
more friends, less likely to bully

[billshackelford]

Still trying to teach children how to act. My child's emotions are not your business. Today's teachers have truly crossed boundaries that belong to the parents. Our society has become so sad.

[ginamcewen]

Its important for students to be able to deal with emotions in positive ways. Problems can be solved peacefully. The statistics were eye opening.

[PatrickBoi]

we not gonna appreciate the great and wonderful stop motion and claymation

[omarhediersostenesmontiel]

This video is very educational as it teaches us how important are the social - emocionals and how much they influence social coexistence, In addition we must know how to develop them before society

[sharonkaysnowton]

I work daily on Social- Emotional Learning skills with my 8th graders. They are at the age where they do not make good decisions and lots of impulsive behaviors. I believe SEL is very important in the classroom for today's children. It will help stop the "from the school to prison" road a lot of our students who are on that road.

[personalexcellencefoundati]

SEL has always been important but now it's more important than ever for young people today.

[ambricajohnson]

I deeply appreciate this short, informative, entertaining video. I have also included your SLE research in my graduate projects about mitigating ACEs. Thank you! I am going to share with teaching staff.

[davidvar]

It's good for me to, because I been struggling with social emotional regulation how to deal with up and down as adults. Thanks for your feedback mam.

[hugomendez]

emotional social learning is very important, because it helps us learn to relate in a healthy way in any social environment, whether work or informal

[alejandroleyva]

the video gives us very important information about emotions and skills at school and word for each of us

[AndyRahden]

The SHMOOP HEARTBEAT is a great tool to understand your own, or your students SEL abilities!

[citlalisr]

I like this video because it shows us the importance of the couple's emotions, for example, what they did not know, the importance and the contribution it has for society. The video advises us to be mentally healthy and control emotions, and we as human beings can get angry easily, so we have to respond positively and know how to act before each occasion.

[urdujabernal]

Wowww!very great! Very essential video to remind me in dealing with different children with different character...God bless and more power!

[mcpeck]

This video doesn’t say what SEL is but only lists what they believe to be the benefits of it. Why not provide an example so we can learn more about it?

[TheFeilierXD]

i think that learning is very important to teach to our kids