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Emotional Intelligence Isn't Soft, It's the Durable Skill Driving Academic Success | Dr Donna Housman
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- Voices for Excellence
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- Jun 1, 2026
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- 2645
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Summary
Stop managing behavior. Start changing it. Dr. Mike Conner sits down with Dr. Donna Housman, CEO and founder of Housman Learning, to explore the paradigm shift reshaping early childhood education: why emotional intelligence isn't a soft skill, it's the durable, sustainable driver of academic achievement and lasting behavioral change. Key Topics: The evolution of emotional intelligence from "soft skill" to critical educational driver ECSEL (Emotional, Cognitive, and Social Early Learning): The evidence-based program closing the preparation gap Why self-regulation, not funding, is the real differentiator in high-risk populations The achievement gap is a symptom; the preparation gap (birth to kindergarten) is the disease How early childhood emotional competence prevents the "troubled teen" crisis before it starts Teacher satisfaction, retention, and the post-COVID educational landscape Dr. Housman brings 30 years of clinical psychology expertise and longitudinal research proving that developing emotional intelligence starting as early as 3 months old transforms children's trajectories, and challenges the entire education sector to rethink what "preparation" really means. Subscribe for deep conversations on education, human development, and the research-backed practices that create lasting change.