The Math of Empathy: Why SEL is the Secret to Higher Grades

A conceptual illustration showing a blue, logical human brain on the left with mathematical formulas and graphs, connected by a glowing neural pathway to a warm, orange human heart on the right with social connection icons. A flow chart above shows the progression from "Empathy" to "Resilience" to "Focus" to "Academic Excellence," leading to an open book with an A+ grade and a certificate

“Can teaching empathy actually improve Calculus scores? As we navigate the 2026 academic year, cognitive science is revealing a profound truth: a brain in stress cannot learn. Discover how Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) acts as the ‘operating system’ for academic excellence, clearing the neural pathways for high-level problem solving and resilient performance in STEM.”