Top 10 Social Skills Students Need to Succeed

Newswise Education News Elliott and co-author Frank Gresham identified the top 10 skills that students need to succeed […]

Newswise Education News

Elliott and co-author Frank Gresham identified the top 10 skills that students need to succeed based on surveys of over 8,000 teachers and over 20 years of research in classrooms across the country. They are:

1. Listen to others
2. Follow the steps
3. Follow the rules
4. Ignore distractions
5. Ask for help
6. Take turns when you talk
7. Get along with others
8. Stay calm with others
9. Be responsible for your behavior
10. Do nice things for others

Then we spend the next 20 years unlearning them.