This TED Talk by Dan Seigel discusses the importance of focusing in schools on the social emotional three Rs of Relationship, Reflection and Resilience as well as the academic three Rs of Reading, 'Riting, and 'Rithmetic in order to maximize brain development.

Dr. Daniel Siegel explores the neural mechanisms beneath social and emotional intelligence and how these can be cultivated through reflective practices that focus on the inner nature of the mind. Daniel is a child psychiatrist, educator, and author of Mindsight, The Mindful Brain, Parenting from the Inside Out, and The Developing Mind.