The Atlantic – Emmanuel Felton
““We know a ton about what it takes for kids to be college eligible, [like] the level of knowledge you need to do well in a college course,” said Laura Jimenez, the director of an American Institutes for Research center focused on college-and-career readiness and success. “What [that knowledge] can’t tell you is if your class is at eight in the morning, are you going to be able to get up and get to class? Are you going to seek help when you need it? That’s where the social-and-emotional-learning conversation is starting to take off—there are plenty of kids who are eligible but not ready.” Other educators and academics across the country have come to agree that content knowledge isn’t enough to prepare students for life after high school.”(more)