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EQ + IQ = Best Leadership Practices for Caring and Successful Schools

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When my co-editors and I were privileged to be able to compile the inspiring examples in this book, those who developed their models were well ahead of their time. In the ensuing years, the George Lucas Education Foundation has recognized and created videos of many of these sites in action ([...]) and there have been many empirical studies documenting the connection of EQ and IQ (see [...] for a summary). The U.S. Department of Education is now focusing on school culture and climate, realizing that caring and successful schools is not a term that can be further reduced. Successful schools, including academic success, are caring, safe, and civil schools. This book contains the work of those who have led in the science and practice of this point of view, and whose tenacity and foresight have been vindicated by emerging science, practice, and policy in education.

I appreciate that there are documented, data-driven results for these programs. I see the smiles on the kids faces in the classrooms. The best of both worlds.

Unfortunately, Elias et al continue to try to sell the same concepts with new packaging. There is little new here, and I find it a bit disconcerting that the EQ wave continues to be exploited for personal gain by academics, of all people.

Shame on "Johnny come lately" academics trying to follow in Dan Goleman's success. Give us something new, or at least, stick to your science.