Greater Good

Four steps to a healthier, more helpful, and more sustainable form of empathy.

The story of a group of sixth graders learning to bridge political divides after the U.S. election.

School and district leaders share their stories of how they are infusing SEL into everything they do.

The instructor of the world’s most popular MOOC explores how to change your life through the power of learning—and why you have more potential than you think.

Dena Simmons explores how educators can inadvertently harm students of color—and what we can do to bring out their best.

Advisory programs, which are common in non-traditional schools, could help students improve their relationships and prepare for life outside school.

Many children feel threatened by anti-immigrant rhetoric. Here's how educators can inform and support their students.

For African-American students, storytelling skills directly predict their early reading skills.

New York City's experience with community schools illustrates the possibilities and pitfalls of a new educational model.

According to a new study, training teachers in mindfulness can affect the whole climate of the classroom.

Educators can exert power over students—or they can create an environment where students feel energized and capable themselves.

Gratitude helped Giacomo Bono survive a childhood disease. Now he’s trying to understand how to help kids cultivate thankfulness.

According to a new study, students perform better when teachers share in their joy.

When we teach compassionate listening to students, we foster belonging, inclusion, and learning in the classroom. 


Museums are a safe place to explore other points of view, cultures, and histories.

Here are some worthy books from the past year that we were unable to review.

During the past year, Greater Good published a lot of exciting articles about teaching and schools. Here are some of the best.

We round up the most-read Greater Good articles from the past year—and our editors pick the best of the rest.

Our team names the most provocative and influential findings published during this past year.

The way we educate students doesn't reflect what scientists know about expertise.

Four steps to a healthier, more helpful, and more sustainable form of empathy.

The instructor of the world’s most popular MOOC explores how to change your life through the power of learning—and why you have more potential than you think.

The story of a group of sixth graders learning to bridge political divides after the U.S. election.

School and district leaders share their stories of how they are infusing SEL into everything they do.

During the past year, Greater Good published a lot of exciting articles about teaching and schools. Here are some of the best.

The new Pixar film has moved viewers young and old to take a look inside their own minds.

Dena Simmons explores how educators can inadvertently harm students of color—and what we can do to bring out their best.

The new Disney film raises tough questions about prejudice for parents and teachers to explore with children.

Laura Pinger and Lisa Flook share their lessons from creating a "kindness curriculum" for young students.

Many students go through high school bored and unengaged. Patrick Cook-Deegan explains what a purpose-driven curriculum would look like.

Scott Barry Kaufman and Carolyn Gregoire explore how to develop creativity as a habit and a style of engaging with the world.

We're all subject to bias. Here are tips to help teachers treat all of their students with dignity and care.

Teens are naturally driven to seek new experiences—and that may be the key to helping them develop a sense of purpose in life.

It's so hard to be humble. Here are three tips for taming your ego.

Patricia A. Jennings explains why teachers should cultivate moment-to-moment awareness of thoughts, feelings, and surroundings.

There are people who got bad grades but grew up to be successful adults, says Mark Katz. What’s their secret—and how can schools help?

Our team names the most provocative and influential findings published during this past year.

Advisory programs, which are common in non-traditional schools, could help students improve their relationships and prepare for life outside school.

We round up the most-read Greater Good articles from the past year—and our editors pick the best of the rest.

According to a new book, we tend to blame kids who struggle rather than blaming their environment.

The professors behind NYU’s Science of Happiness course explain how to flourish in life—no matter how old you are.


Four steps to a healthier, more helpful, and more sustainable form of empathy.

The story of a group of sixth graders learning to bridge political divides after the U.S. election.

School and district leaders share their stories of how they are infusing SEL into everything they do.

The instructor of the world’s most popular MOOC explores how to change your life through the power of learning—and why you have more potential than you think.

Dena Simmons explores how educators can inadvertently harm students of color—and what we can do to bring out their best.

Advisory programs, which are common in non-traditional schools, could help students improve their relationships and prepare for life outside school.

Many children feel threatened by anti-immigrant rhetoric. Here's how educators can inform and support their students.

For African-American students, storytelling skills directly predict their early reading skills.

New York City's experience with community schools illustrates the possibilities and pitfalls of a new educational model.

According to a new study, training teachers in mindfulness can affect the whole climate of the classroom.

Educators can exert power over students—or they can create an environment where students feel energized and capable themselves.

Gratitude helped Giacomo Bono survive a childhood disease. Now he’s trying to understand how to help kids cultivate thankfulness.

According to a new study, students perform better when teachers share in their joy.

When we teach compassionate listening to students, we foster belonging, inclusion, and learning in the classroom. 


Museums are a safe place to explore other points of view, cultures, and histories.

Here are some worthy books from the past year that we were unable to review.

During the past year, Greater Good published a lot of exciting articles about teaching and schools. Here are some of the best.

We round up the most-read Greater Good articles from the past year—and our editors pick the best of the rest.

Our team names the most provocative and influential findings published during this past year.

The new Pixar film has moved viewers young and old to take a look inside their own minds.

Laura Pinger and Lisa Flook share their lessons from creating a "kindness curriculum" for young students.

Many students go through high school bored and unengaged. Patrick Cook-Deegan explains what a purpose-driven curriculum would look like.

Scott Barry Kaufman and Carolyn Gregoire explore how to develop creativity as a habit and a style of engaging with the world.

The GOP candidate is creating fear and confusion in children, especially kids of color. Here are three suggestions for talking with kids about race and racism in the media.

It's so hard to be humble. Here are three tips for taming your ego.

Patricia A. Jennings explains why teachers should cultivate moment-to-moment awareness of thoughts, feelings, and surroundings.

One Berkeley preschool is baking empathy into its curriculum—and for good reason.

The most surprising, provocative, and inspiring findings published this past year.

Our kids' lives are not our lives. Once you recognize that fact, says Christine Carter, you can start the conversation.

An annotated bibliography of studies of mindfulness in education.

When taught together, social-emotional learning and mindfulness can have even greater impact on both individuals and the world around us.

Kozo Hattori interviewed researchers and spiritual leaders about how to raise compassionate boys. This is what he discovered.

If we want our students to become happy adults, research suggests that schools should focus more on students' well-being than academic success.

Teens are naturally driven to seek new experiences—and that may be the key to helping them develop a sense of purpose in life.

The GOP candidate's "locker-room talk" points to a problem that is bigger than one election. How can parents and teachers build a culture of consent and healthy communication? 

SEL doesn't just change the teaching—it changes the teachers and the students. Here are their stories.

One principal shares how she transformed her school culture by recognizing her limitations--and then listening to students and staff.

A new book argues that America’s approach to raising adolescents is a mix of misunderstanding and contradiction.

The new Disney film raises tough questions about prejudice for parents and teachers to explore with children.