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Social–Emotional Learning and Contemporary Challenges for Schools: What Are Our Students Learning from Us?

Three major challenges face schools today. First, as society cautiously reopens and recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, social workers and teachers need to focus on our role in guiding our students through the recovery from this challenging and traumatic public health crisis. Second, as society continues to grapple from the remnants of the January 6 Capitol insurrection and the murder of George Floyd by police, schools need to do more to bring about healing from the pandemic of racism that remains deeply rooted and entrenched in our social fabric, dividing our nation. In a poll of residents of 14 countries the Pew Research Center conducted over three months, beginning in the month after George Floyd’s death, 77 percent of Americans said that their country was more divided than ever, a higher percentage than that of residents of any other country (Drew, 2020). A third challenge has occurred with social media. Disturbing TikTok challenges that pose serious health and safety risks, such as “Blackout” and “Slap a Teacher,” have erupted, potentially influencing young people with adverse peer pressure (Dastagir, 2021; Gilbert, 2021). Additionally, the recent revelations by Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen about the company’s misrepresentations of political misinformation, hate speech, and teenage mental health further highlight the need to teach our students new skills to manage the risks posed by social media.

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Posted in: Journal Article Abstracts on 01/02/2022 | Link to this post on IFP |
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