Greater Good Education: Emotional Intelligence Needs a Moral Rudder

Education   Quick Links  Emotional Intelligence Needs a Moral Rudder  Mindfulness Helps You Feel Good About Helping More About Us Get Involved!    Upcoming Events GGSC Events:  The Science of Happiness Online Course Self-paced through May 2015 Michael Gazzaniga: A Life in Neuroscience February 11, 2015 Putting the Science of Happiness into Practice Feb. 27 - Mar. 1, 2015 Frans de Waal on Prosocial Primates: Empathy in Animals and Humans March 9, 2015 Taking in the Good with Dr. Rick Hanson March 14, 2015 GGSC Summer Institute for Educators 2015 June 26 - July 1, 2015   Co-Sponsored Events:     Foundations of Well-Being with Rick Hanson Online Course Oct. 2014 - Sept. 2015 Bridging the Hearts and Minds of Youth Feb. 27 - March 1, 2015 Wisdom 2.0 2015 Feb. 27 - March 1, 2015 Non-GGSC Events: Mission Be Mindful Teacher Training  Feb. 20-22 and  March 6-8, 2015 Mindfulness in Education Conference March 13-14, 2015  Mindfulness and Compassion: The Art and Science of Contemplative Practice June 3-7, 2015 IPPA World Congress on Positive Psychology June 25-28, 2015  2015 International Society for Humor Studies Conference  June 29 - July 3, 2015  More Events  We've got new benefits! It's a great time to become a GGSC member. Like this newsletter? Please forward it to a friend or colleague. Every gift helps! February 2015 Greetings!    Greetings! Many schools are cultivating students' emotional intelligence in hopes that these skills will improve their behavior;however, a recent study suggests that there's a lot more to acting morally than knowing how to manage your emotions. Click here for ideas on how to help students become "good" people. Feeling on the verge of middle-of-the-school-year burnout? Research suggests that giving to others (something teachers and school leaders are fabulous at doing every day) in amindful way can help stave off that burnout. Read morehere.  Warmly,         Vicki Zakrzewski, Ph.D.  Education Director, Greater Good Science Center  Free Social-Emotional Learning and Compassion Training for Bay Area Schools  Interested in bringing social-emotional learning and compassion training to your school for free? The Mind and Life Institute is looking for schools in the Bay Area to pilot a new program, Call to Care, that focuses on building caring relationships and a positive school culture. For more information on the program, click here or contactBrooke Lavelle Heineberg. Free Science of a Meaningful Life workshops for parents and educators! I will be leading two free workshops on the Science of a Meaningful Life in the East Bay this February. Local educators and parents are invited to attend.  Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Montair Elementary 300 Quinterra Lane, Danville, CA  94526  Please R.S.V.P. by clicking here.  Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Black Pine Circle School 2027 7th St, Berkeley, CA 94710 Please R.S.V.P. to Lesley Jones at  ljones@blackpinecircle.org  Other Greater Good Articles You Might Have Missed How to Raise Kids Who Aren't Spoiled How can parents help kids have a healthy relationship to money? It starts with overcoming shyness and discomfort about financial issues. Don't Fool Yourself: Use Technology Intentionally Social media can stress us out-or help us feel love and connection. The key is to understand their impact and use them strategically. Four Ways Music Strengthens Social Bonds Why would human evolution have given us music? New research says the answer may lie in our drive to connect.  How Christine Carter Got Her Groove Back A new book by long-time Greater Good contributor Christine Carter provides tips for finding balance in your life. Five Ways Music Can Make You Healthier New studies predict that you will be happier if you check your phone less. But how? Happier Tweets, Healthier Communities New research finds that the number of heart disease deaths in a county can be predicted by analyzing the language its residents use on Twitter. Want Success and Happiness? Be Divergent and Not Perfect True happiness and satisfaction are found in balance, says Christine Carter, not in the unyielding pursuit of an impossible ideal. Can Connection Cure Addiction? The best way to win the drug war might not be police or prisons, argues Johann Hari. Instead, we should strive to reduce feelings of isolation.