Today we are going to talk about social and emotional learning. This type of learning applies to any educator, parent, children, and everyone in between. Social and emotional learning is when people are taught how to manage themselves socially and their emotions. Normally in children's lives, adults teach children how to act, that is why it is important that we as adults are good role models and show students how to control themselves emotionally- even when a situation gets difficult. As people in students' lives, it is necessary to be a resource for students and to listen to them- to create a safe space for them. When we do this, students will feel more comfortable sharing their own experiences, which will then in turn allow us to aid the students in their learning. This also relates to one of my blog posts I've done before, where I talk about Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs and why they are necessary in a classroom . I think it is highly important to know your ow
Today I received a link to a Twitter post that featured a link to ten free e-books from Haymarket Books. Haymarket Books is a non-profit publisher that focuses on social change, and they have decided to make these books free so that people who are social isolating may become more educated on America's social issues during this time. Since people started quarantining, there has been a lot of dispute on Facebook and other social media platforms from young people criticizing our economy and current government administration . Some of the books that I have decided to download for free onto my Kindle are the following: Freedom Is a Constant Struggle by Angela Davis Ecosocialism by Michael Löwy Capitalism and Disability by Marta Russel No One Is Illegal by Justin Akers Chacón and Mike Davis Each of these books features a different critique of social issues in America from racism to xenophobia to ablism. I definitely recommend checking these out, as well as the other