“Thrivers are made, not born,” says educational psychologist and author Michele Borba. To thrive in an uncertain world, today’s students will need to strengthen seven key “teachable” traits. Among them? Self-confidence, empathy, and curiosity.

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American teens are 40 percent less empathetic than they were three decades ago. Recognizing that students need more than academic rigor to succeed, a growing number of schools are turning their focus to social-emotional qualities like empathy. But which practices enhance empathy and how will principals know if teachers are implementing them effectively? Michele Borba, author of the best-selling book UnSelfie: Why Empathetic Kids Succeed in Our All-About-Me World, shares nine teachable competencies that can serve as a principal's guide for empathy education.

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