The Marin Independent Journal – Amy Reisch
“In 1988, the author Robert Fulghum published a little flip book titled, “All I Ever Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten.” “These are the things I learned,” he wrote: “Share everything; play fair; don’t hit people; put things back where you found them; clean up your own mess; don’t take things that aren’t yours; say you’re sorry when you hurt somebody … .” It turns out, Fulghum was right. And his advice is more than just words of wisdom for his graduating son; it’s now backed by scientific research. What you need to learn in kindergarten is how to get along. A new study recently reported in the American Journal of Public Health re-confirms what we know to be true: social-emotional skills (or “soft skills”) have a strong correlation to school readiness and success in life.”(more)