Youth Views on High School, Social & Emotional Learning, & Readiness for Adult Life
Over the last year, CASEL (Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning) listened to the perspectives of young people — students in high school and recent graduates who are in college, employed or still finding their path. They wanted to know how they viewed their school experience, what their greatest challenges were, how prepared they felt for life after high school, and how schools could unleash more of their potential. CASEL was particularly interested in whether their schools helped them develop social and emotional skills – such as the ability to get along well with others, understand other points of view, solve problems collaboratively, persist through challenges and stress, and have confidence in themselves. These are many of the skills employers are looking for in workers and many of the competencies our communities and nation are looking for in leaders.
"The central message of the November 2018 CASEL report is that while current and recent high school students generally respect their teachers and give their high schools favorable marks, most see a big missing piece in their education – a lack of social and emotional skills development – and most recent students feel unprepared for life after high school."
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