EP 158 Promoting SEL from the Board of Directors with Valerie Fields

"Although you may have a good education, there are those other things that come along with it in order for you to be able to navigate." - Valerie Fields Valerie Fields, Chairman of the Board at Felton Laboratory Charter School, talks to me about the changes in education in South Carolina and the reasons that she has seen that support the need for SEL in schools. She also addresses and dispels some common myths regarding charter schools and tells us why she chose to work with one at this stage of her career. 04:55 - Balancing emphasis: SEL is just as important as standardized testing 07:35 - SEL is necessary in order to be able to teach students beyond the textbook 10:10 - What makes Felton stand out among other SC schools? 13:20 - The ability to read gives students the ability to learn everything else 14:45 - Making sure that the STEAM school lives up to it's name 17:15 - The real deal about the charter school model 19:25 - A good education involves more than just the curriculum