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“You could have the IQ of Einstein but unable to recognize how your emotions affect your behavior. A gifted child who doesn’t have the permission to feel, along with the vocabulary to express those feelings and the ability to understand them, won’t be able to manage complicated emotions around friendships and academics, limiting his or her potential.”
— Aug 24, 2026 06:22PM
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Lee
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Research reveals newborns have the ability to express: -interest -enjoyment -surprise -sadness/distress -anger -discomfort/pain -fear -disgust
— Sep 02, 2026 06:43PM
Lee
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Of note: Sapir-Whorf hypothesis- the language we speak determines our worldview and even how our kinds work. This recalls 19th center idea that language expresses the spirit of a culture. Scholars still study today the ways language influences thought and experience. Other languages have more emotion words than English.
— Aug 30, 2026 06:50PM
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Emotional outbursts are a symptom. Permission to feel the emotion and ask the right questions to get to the root. Focus on behavior treats symptoms not the “disease”. Behavior modification distracts from the underlying causes.
Why am I surprised - but I am - that my “conventional” training (Masters in Education FSU) gave me tools to treat symptoms not root causes?
— Aug 29, 2026 06:17PM
Why am I surprised - but I am - that my “conventional” training (Masters in Education FSU) gave me tools to treat symptoms not root causes?
Lee
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“ we need to remake education so that it includes emotion skills, so that professional interventions become less necessary.”
— Aug 18, 2026 06:30PM