The Committee for Children created the Second Step Social Emotional program used in some schools today. This is extremely important since the majority of schools prefer to focus heavily on intellectual intelligence and very little on emotional and intuitive intelligence. The Committee for Children’s report indicates, “In order for students to achieve success in school, career, and life, they must be taught social and emotional skills—just as they learn reading, math, and science—through instruction and practice. School-based social and emotional learning (SEL) curricula provide a key to workforce development by explicitly teaching the social and emotional skills employers are seeking and the U.S. economy needs. Research shows SEL works to improve behavioral, academic, and career success.
