On this episode of Graduating Anxiety, Alex is joined by Maggie Gregory, Head of School at Fusion Academy. Fusion is  a unique private school that focuses on personalized learning plans and motivating their students by creating emotionally safe learning environments. Alex and Maggie discuss the importance and process of building customized learning plans for students, the benefits of social emotional learning, and how we ensure SEL continues to be prioritized as we educate through a pandemic.

Key Takeaways:

• There are a lot of pressures on modern teachers. Educators are expected to wear many different hats and the system puts a tremendous amount of strain on the teachers we have. This can impact the educational experience. As educators, we need to keep the health and education of the children top of mind and try to cut out the rest of the noise.
• Social emotional learning is important but the benefits of one on one learning are undeniable. In a perfect world, children would be taught one on one and would reep the benefits of social emotional learning from other things like team sports and dorm life.

Learn more about Maggie here: https://www.fusionacademy.com/campuses/greenwich/teachers/maggie-gregory/

Learn more about Fusion Academy here: https://www.fusionacademy.com/