Social-emotional learning: Why it matters

Abstract

In the present era, educators encounter plenty of challenges like tests with intense competition, abuse of drugs and alcohol, suicide, academic standards, delinquency, technology, media, interpersonal violence, dropouts, and the variations in families, and it is very scary for a student. However, truly effective schools are those that teach pupils not only how to pass tests but also how to face the challenges of life. Social-emotional learning is an educational method that aims to foster social and emotional skills with in the school curricula. A positive relationship between teachers and young students helps those students to have better school achievement and behavioral skills. Social and emotional learning (SEL) aims to assist students - both children and adults - better understand their thoughts and emotions, to become more self-aware, and to develop more empathy for others within their community.