Infusing Social Emotional Learning into CTE

 

By Edgar Blunt                                                                                                                                     

 

“When am I EVER going to use this?” is the classic question that drives teachers crazy. Because of the way education is currently structured, many teachers in regular education don’t have an answer. Those of us involved in CTE, however, believe we can give our students the answers they’re looking for.

We believe there will be a time in the near future when the skills students learn today are the same ones they will be using in their future careers. Perhaps we have enjoyed a moment of satisfaction in being able to give a definitive answer to the question that has stumped so many teachers for decades. Unfortunately, the truth of the matter is that the “future career” answer is no longer good enough.

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