Este documento habla sobre la importancia de la educación emocional y la reconciliación para prevenir la violencia. Explica que la rabia y el resentimiento acumulados con el tiempo llevan a las personas a la guerra. Describe experiencias de centros de reconciliación que buscan reconstruir el tejido social a través de la inclusión y la visibilidad. Finalmente, enfatiza la necesidad de desarrollar competencias emocionales en los jóvenes para prevenir que se unan a grupos armados.
Based on the growing concern about the mental health of young people and a solid base of evidence that demonstrates that SEL is foundational to not only healthy development, but also the reduction of problem behaviors and academic achievement, Illinois passed the Illinois Children’s Mental Health Act of 2003. This legislation: Requires schools to address the social and emotional needs of all students Required all school districts to develop policies to incorporate SEL Required IL State Board of Education (ISBE) to develop and implement social and emotional learning standards Illinois developed these three SEL Goals based on the five core social and emotional competencies of self-awareness, self-management (Goal 31), social awareness and relationships skills (Goal 2) and responsible decision making (Goal 3). Just like other academic standards, these three goals have been translated into: 10 standards 100 benchmarks Over 600 performance descriptors that identify what students should know and be able to do developmentally K-12 As mentioned earlier, research reveals that these skills can be taught to students from every background and by teachers in all types of schools. Note: Distribute copy of standards and/or the performance descriptors for the appropriate grade levels. These can be downloaded from http://www.isbe.state.il.us/ils/social_emotional/standards.htm .