Life Skills
Education news, analysis, and opinion about non-cognitive skills and soft skills
Student Well-Being
Video
Teachers, Try This: Strengthen Students' Emotional Intelligence in 1 Minute a Day
This teacher incorporates a daily one-minute mindfulness exercise, and has seen huge benefits for her students, and her classroom community.
Student Well-Being
Opinion
A Reward System Can Build a Homework Habit. Here's How
Students can try these ideas to see what works for them.
Student Well-Being
Opinion
What to Tell Students Who Keep to Themselves
Even introverts feel better than they expect after talking to strangers.
Curriculum
Adolescents Need SEL That's Designed for Them. Here's What That Looks Like
Social-emotional learning is too often neglected at the middle and high school levels.
Student Well-Being
Opinion
You Made a New Year’s Resolution but You Didn't Keep It. Now What?
A failed plan isn’t a failure. Here’s how to make adjustments.
Student Well-Being
Opinion
The Real Reason Why Students Procrastinate
Understanding what drives procrastination can help students learn how to overcome it, explains a clinical psychologist.
Student Well-Being
Opinion
One Thing Teachers Can Do to Help Students Change Their Habits
Daniel Willingham explores what the research says it takes to make better choices.
Curriculum
What the Research Says
The State of Driver's Education, in 4 Charts
Training requirements vary from state to state.
College & Workforce Readiness
College Readiness Shouldn't Be a Top Priority for K-12 Anymore, Survey Shows
A survey of over 1,000 American adults reveals shifting priorities around the purpose of K-12 education.
Curriculum
What the Research Says
How an Attention-Training Program Can Make Teens Better Drivers
A driving simulation created to tune up attention skills in young drivers with ADD could have wider benefits.
Student Well-Being
Opinion
How to Help Students Who Feel Inadequate
Your values are your foundation and your compass. Here’s how they can help guide you and your students.
Student Well-Being
Opinion
Here’s How to Start Your New Year on the Right Foot
You don’t need more willpower. Do this instead.
Student Well-Being
'Future Selves' and Helping Others: What Motivates Students to Engage in School
Getting middle schoolers invested in their academic futures is a perennial challenge for educators. But it’s more complex now.
Student Well-Being
Opinion
Gratitude Practices at School That Work (and Why Some Don’t)
Four meaningful research-backed strategies for genuine gratitude practices in the classroom.