This video sparked my interest because it gave me the opportunity for me to reflect on various ways to support the community. Before I actually watched this video, Saturday afternoon, I was in the city visiting family, and I saw many homeless people on the curb asking for help and assistance. I grew up in the city, but over the last couple of years, I have not spent a lot of time in the city because of working in Indiana. I found myself at the stop light in a daze looking at the homeless individuals on the street wondering to myself, “Is there a productive action we as a community could do that would at least take 75% of the homeless people off the street and provide them the help that they need to live stable and fruitful lives?” My reflection passed away when the light turned green until I came home and watched the Ted Talk video from Majora …show more content…
“The study concluded that early prosocial skills decreased the likelihood of living in or being on a waiting list for public housing, receiving public assistance, having any involvement with police before adulthood, and ever spending time in a detention facility” (SEL 2017). It makes me think about if we integrated social emotional learning more in our schools, families, and centers individuals will be better prepared for the careers of tomorrow to be sustainable in the