- How does the development of emotional intelligence affect decision-making in the school environment?

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It's hard work and it takes dedication, but for a good reason. At school, just like at home, we have plenty of opportunities, you just have to pay attention.

For example, in our school we focus on educating by trying to foster responsibility. This is one of the key values ​​when it comes to developing Emotional Intelligence. Personally, I believe that through commitment to oneself, acceptance of one's own mistakes and the will to correct them, we learn to face the consequences of our actions and, ultimately, our emotions, which is the most difficult thing.

The role of a good educator is to bring the student to that point, to the moment when he understands that he must commit himself and take responsibility for his actions, the consequences and bolivia phone data emotions that they imply and, finally, to make the right decisions, even if it weighs on him. Otherwise, we opt for the easy way out, which is avoidance strategies, which usually lead to more problems.



"The balance lies in putting things into perspective a little."



- Is it important for emotional intelligence to develop at an early age?

It is really important. When children begin to develop basic emotional skills, they learn to pay attention to their own emotions, those of others, and the physiological and cognitive states associated with them. This can be of great help in avoiding future behavioral problems such as anger outbursts, fights, or lack of empathy in later years.

Emotional perception is one of the basic skills in every human communication process and the first phase in the development of our emotional competence. It is crucial in all our interactions and childhood is an ideal time to start working on it.



- How can teachers help improve their students' Emotional Intelligence?

There are a lot of resources available for this, some based on the identification and expression of emotions, others on their regulation, etc. But I think that before applying any dynamic in class, it is best to start by investigating the basics. Perhaps by discovering the role that emotions play in our mental processes, we can begin to ask ourselves interesting questions such as: is it true that all the decisions we make are based on emotions? Or that if we did not feel emotions, we would not be able to decide either?

These kinds of questions can help us understand the emotional world and the importance of having skills in this regard. There is a book by Antonio Damasio, “ Descartes’ Error ,” that deals with this. It is an excellent starting point.

Damasio is a Portuguese neuroscientist, winner of the Prince of Asturias Award for Scientific Research, who demonstrated some extremely transcendental brain processes related to emotions. His work is very interesting. Through it and complementing it with some other source we can understand and plan sessions with students much better.