# Teach the Skills Students Need, Don’t Expect Them with Kim Gameroz

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Podcast: [College & Career Readiness Radio](https://stenobird.com/podcast/college-career-readiness-radio-7075667)
Published: 2026-02-10T12:30:00+00:00
Episode link: https://rss.com/podcasts/college-and-career-readiness-radio/2537319
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## Resource

This episode of College and Career Readiness Radio features Kim Gameroz , founder of Teaching Inside Out and SELbrate Good Times. Kim defines SEL as intentionally teaching students how the social world works so they can function successfully in life and work, rather than assuming they already possess these skills. She emphasizes cognitive flexibility (shifting when things do not go a student’s way), emotional intelligence (accurately identifying emotions and using strategies like mood meters and zones of regulation), perspective taking (jumping into the mind of another person, character, or historical figure), and executive functioning (goal setting, planning, and adapting plans) as core elements educators must actively teach.​ For classroom practice, Kim urges educators to embed SEL into daily systems and routines instead of treating it as an add-on program. She describes an intentional feelings check-in that always pairs “How are you feeling?” with “What tool will you use to support yourself right now?” so students build a toolbox of self-regulation strategies and then reflect later on whether those tools actually helped.​ Kim stresses that the real “solution” begins with the adult: SEL is not about fixing kids, but about educators making a mindset shift toward teaching lagging skills rather than punishing behavior. She challenges teachers, counselors, and leaders to be intentional in their responses, avoid explosive reactions, and recognize that they are not meant to do this work alone; instead, they should “find their herd” of like-minded colleagues who believe SEL must be taught, not assumed.​ Drawing from her upcoming book, Becoming the BISON , Kim uses the bison metaphor to describe educators who “run into the storm” together rather than avoiding hard situations…

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