- Parents, teachers, and coaches dedicate their days to preparing kids for the challenges of life after high school
- They devote countless hours to ensuring kids can score high and perform well in today’s cutting-edge world
- But there’s one set of valuable skills adults aren’t teaching kids–emotional skills
- A child will never succeed without mental strength
- A nationwide survey of 1,502 college students revealed that 60 percent wished they had gotten more help with emotional preparation for college – specifically
- 1/ take care of oneself;
- 2/ adapt to new environments;
- 3/ control negative emotions or behavior; and
- 4/ build positive relationships
- Students revealed they felt too much emphasis was placed on academic preparation for college
- Despite all of the effort that went into ensuring they had appealing transcripts, their lack of emotional skills impaired their academic achievement.
Read the full report on the Harris Poll