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title: Balancing SEL and classroom basics
description: Students are learning in the same room as their peers again, but teachers will continue to need a variety of tools to rebuild a collaborative learning community
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# [Balancing SEL and classroom basics](https://www.prp.group/client-family-news-and-announcements/balancing-sel-and-classroom-basics)

 Written by [PRP Group](https://www.prp.group/client-family-news-and-announcements/author/prp-group) | Jan 28, 2022 8:00:00 AM

### <https://www.eschoolnews.com/>Students are learning in the same room as their peers again, but teachers will continue to need a variety of tools to rebuild a collaborative learning community

As we enter our third year impacted by COVID, I predict that it is going to take schools three years to fully recover. After spending a year at home, my high school students are back in the classroom, and I am thrilled to be with them.

However, even beyond academic challenges, students also need to work on the basics of being a student, such as getting to class on time and not relying on their cell phone for answers. Here’s how I see teachers, administrators, and students working together to get school back to something resembling normal.

[Read more at eSchoolNews!](https://www.eschoolnews.com/2022/01/24/balancing-sel-and-classroom-basics/)

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