Should students be graded on their social and emotional learning?
by
Sara Ring
Yes. SEL skills such as self-awareness and decision making are essential to a student's success. Giving students a grade on their SEL abilities shows they are important and encourages students to develop these skills.
No. Students should learn basic social skills, but schools should emphasize academic learning. Students who excel or lag behind in this area can be awarded or penalized in other ways. Their proficiency should not be reflected in their grades.
Maybe. Schools would be wise to incorporate SEL in the classroom and can test students on these skills via study-related projects. However, an individual grade on students' SEL abilities might not be necessary.
Source URL:
http://www.edutopia.org/poll-grading-social-emotional-learning
This article originally published on 12/10/2007
Edutopia: What Works in Public Education © 2009 The George Lucas Educational Foundation • All rights reserved.
