In our educational reality, it is known that emotions are left aside in the school. School has turned into a place of intellectual instruction, where teachers and students have lost connection with other people's feelings beyond academic aspects.
It is important to keep in mind that teachers and students must get along during the teaching-learning process; this is the main reason why it is useful for both, teachers and parents, to go beyond the Math, Science or English class and their contents. The International Bureau of Education, from the International Academy of Education, defines Social-emotional skills, or "emotional intelligence", as "the set of abilities that allow students to work with others, learn effectively, and serve essential roles in their families, communities and places of work"
Due to new theories, such as constructivism, and different methodologies used in education throughout the last decades, group work has been promoted as extremely relevant for it improves an essential dimension of learning: working and interacting with others. This is mainly because a huge part of life itself has to do with personal connections. Therefore, how could this part of life be ignored when it comes to teaching? Daniel Goleman, author of the Book "Emotional Intelligence" is very clear about the importance of "Social and Emotional Learning"
The same way, the emotional aspect of the teaching profession has been left aside. Teachers have to deal with more demands than they used to in the past, plus, this changes have gone faster according to the society's needs and demands. Many teachers have to deal with the parental function as well, specially when teaching little children. So, how do teachers deal with the social and emotional aspects of their profession?
Here you have more information and very specific and useful tips to develop good relationships among teachers and students:
http://http//www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/taking-account-of-emotions-in-student-teacher-relationships-1734
It is important to keep in mind that teachers and students must get along during the teaching-learning process; this is the main reason why it is useful for both, teachers and parents, to go beyond the Math, Science or English class and their contents. The International Bureau of Education, from the International Academy of Education, defines Social-emotional skills, or "emotional intelligence", as "the set of abilities that allow students to work with others, learn effectively, and serve essential roles in their families, communities and places of work"
Due to new theories, such as constructivism, and different methodologies used in education throughout the last decades, group work has been promoted as extremely relevant for it improves an essential dimension of learning: working and interacting with others. This is mainly because a huge part of life itself has to do with personal connections. Therefore, how could this part of life be ignored when it comes to teaching? Daniel Goleman, author of the Book "Emotional Intelligence" is very clear about the importance of "Social and Emotional Learning"
The same way, the emotional aspect of the teaching profession has been left aside. Teachers have to deal with more demands than they used to in the past, plus, this changes have gone faster according to the society's needs and demands. Many teachers have to deal with the parental function as well, specially when teaching little children. So, how do teachers deal with the social and emotional aspects of their profession?
Here you have more information and very specific and useful tips to develop good relationships among teachers and students:
http://http//www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/taking-account-of-emotions-in-student-teacher-relationships-1734
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