In this episode, the Common Core Diva Lynne Taylor joins me as we follow up from the previous week of looking at the Social and Emotional Learning seeking to grab the hands and skills of our children after targeting their minds.

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Resources:
1) Image source:
https://americasucceeds.org/what-we-do

2) The AS Team:
https://americasucceeds.org/about/team
2b) The AS history:
https://americasucceeds.org/about

3) The Age of Agility Report (first attachment) is from 2018.
It redefines hard/soft skills into ‘durable’ skills

4) K-12 education’s redefinition spelled out:
https://americasucceeds.org/portfolio/empowering-learners-for-school-work-and-life-insights-from-the-research-practice-collaborative-phase-i

5) If you cannot read the wheel, my UT based education warrior friend, Monica Wilbur shared this list via Facebook:

Character

Mindfulness

Metacognition

Leadership

Growth Mindset

Fortitude

Critical Thinking

Creativity

Communication

Collaboration

And then each of these subjective areas has 10 more subjective areas underneath them, like:

Humility

Integrity

Tactfulness

Empathy

Adaptability

Curiosity

Culturally Sensitive

Enthusiasm, etc., etc. etc.

6) Ways America Succeeds will use to influence legislation via policies: https://americasucceeds.org/resources/policyrecommendations

7) How durable skills is sold:

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8) From CASEL, a 2025 plea and push: https://casel.org/blog/state-of-the-sel-field-2025-skills-that-last-impact-that-endures/

9) From American Succeeds, a 2025 update on durable skills: https://americasucceeds.org/the-durable-skills-advantage-preparing-students-for-work-life-and-what-comes-next

10) From DC: https://fedscoop.com/no-education-requirements-federal-contracting-bill-passes-house/

11) From NC, use as an example of what to look for in your state: https://www.dpi.nc.gov/districts-schools/office-research-promising-practices (*Note: under former NC Sec. of Ed, Truitt, the plan was known as “Operation Polaris”, see: https://www.commoncorediva.com/videos/operation-polaris-strategic-alignment-of-feds-states-to-control-you/)

11a) The newer Portrait of a Graduate: https://www.dpi.nc.gov/districts-schools/operation-polaris/portrait-graduate

12) Just one of my many archived articles on SLDS and WQDI (Student Longitudinal Data System and Workforce Quality Date Initiative): https://www.commoncorediva.com/2020/07/30/education-going-for-broke/

13) More from DC: https://www.klobuchar.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/mobile/news-releases?ID=21A0456D-AD58-4EB2-8615-2CB008C6E327 AND https://www.facebook.com/departmentoflabor/videos/the-one-big-beautiful-bill-supports-our-trade-schools/2540039289664630/

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