How to Teach Social-Emotional Learning When Students Aren't in School Lani Gray, a teacher in Anderson, S.C., reviews e-learning homework material on her devices. In addition to academic content, some schools are incorporating social-emotional learning lessons into students' online school experience. —Ken Ruinard/The Independent-Mail via AP By Arianna Prothero March 30, 2020 Printer-Friendly Email Article Reprints Comments Tens of millions of students are dealing with massive upheaval to their educations and daily lives with their schools shuttered indefinitely to thwart the spread of the coronavirus. Add to that fears over a pandemic that could sicken them or loved ones, students now more than ever need strong coping skills to adjust to this new reality that will likely, for many, extend through the end of the school year and beyond. But should social-emotional learning really be a focus for educators right now as they scrambl