Edutopia – Marissa King
“While it can be tempting to focus only on routines and academics to build classroom culture, a strong classroom culture hinges on healthy social and emotional learning (SEL). Do you want kids to carefully listen to their peers before shouting out an answer? They’ll need a dose of self-regulation. Do you wish students would savor the challenge of a math problem instead of throwing up their hands in frustration? It will take self-determination and the skills to recover from failure.” (more)