Coalition gives social-emotional learning kits to USD 480

| By: Committee for Children

A generation or two ago, children who headed to kindergarten arrived with a bouquet of social graces. Raised by stay-at-home mothers in nuclear homes in a more traditional America, by the time they showed up for the first day of school, most young children had learned to share, to say “please” and “thank you,” and much more. Today, a rapidly-changing culture has eroded many of the skills that keep society running smoothly. Teachers find themselves filling roles that go far beyond teaching the alphabet and numbers; they also guide young students in learning to handle their emotions, focus on the task at hand, and be kind to classmates.

This article first appeared in The Leader & Times on October 29, 2013.