Add to this landscape powerful education reform initiatives such as overhauled teacher evaluation systems, new Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and an increased focus on social and emotionallearning.
The efforts of these organizations and many other like-minded groups are part of a national movement that would make social and emotionallearning a free-standing, required learning standard for grades pre-k through 12.
Initiatives meet specific needs to help young children and families develop critical skills, acquire healthy habits and build emotional strength to prepare them for lifelong learning.
Snapshots of the user's acoustic patterns were sent to a remote server, where the user's emotional state would be calculated by a machine-learning system.
Mere mortals might find it unnerving to witness such emotional outpour from these superhuman beings, who have spent years learning to manage emotions and maintain discipline.
The physical damage was wreaking an emotional toll on friends and families of survivors, who were learning that some of their loved ones had suffered severe injuries.