Emotional Intelligence
Daniel Goleman · first published 1995 · ISBN 9780553375060
Goleman argues that IQ alone doesn't predict success; how children recognize and manage emotions, empathize, and handle relationships matters more. The book covers how emotional skills develop in childhood, why schools need to teach them, and what teachers and parents can do to build emotional capacity. He shows that empathy starts in infancy and can be strengthened.
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Teachers spend time managing emotions in the classroom but often get no training on how. This book explains why emotional literacy is as important as reading and math. For school psychologists and counselors, it justifies spending time on social-emotional learning instead of just fixing problems.