Social and Emotional Learning Page

Below are the discussions we will have during the course of the year related to the Social and Emotional Learning Component mandated by the district.

the Negativity Bias

Video:

THE NEGATIVITY BIAS AND HOW TO BEAT IT

 

 

Negativity Bias Slides:

 

Negativity Bias

 

Stimulus, Response and Freedom – Viktor Frankl

Stimulus and Response Slides:

Stimulus – Response

Video:

Viktor Frankl Quotes

 

 

90 Seconds to deal with difficult Emotions

90 Seconds Slides:

90 seconds

 

 

Steps of the Creative Process

 

 

Motion Vs. Action

Motion Vs Action

 

 

8 year old child with cancer becomes Rams Cheerleader

 

8 year old Cheerleader

 

Emotional Courage

 

The benefits of Dad Jokes

A duck walks into a pharmacy and says, “Give me some lip balm! And put it on my bill.”

How about this one? “My neighbor gave me a new roof for free, he said it was on the house.”

If you laughed at that (which we doubt), you might be a dad.

And if you are a dad who laughed at that, you and your dad jokes may be doing society a real service.

A new study published by the British Psychological Society took a deep dive into dad jokes, and found that even though they’re cringey, dad jokes have the capacity to make us better humans.

Humor researcher Marc Hye-Knudson wrote that dad jokes are often derided as dumb, but it’s actually the opposite.

Part of what makes them funny is simply that they’re unfunny. The fact that they’re so unfunny is what actually makes us laugh.

This has two benefits researchers saw in kids.

One was that it shows them a father figure’s willingness to embarrass himself repeatedly. The second was that it subconsciously teaches kids to be alright with awkwardness and how to respond to it.

According to the researcher, kids continually exposed to eye-rolling humor build up a natural immunity to judgement and embarrassment, and become adults who feel empowered to be themselves.

Well, we used to think a broken drum was the best gift to give, since it can’t be beat.

Turns out, dad jokes may make the best gifts of all!

 

Memes and Mental Health

 

Memes and their positive effect on depression