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A review of historical events demonstrates the importance of social and emotional development in educating young people, and how important this area of development is in guiding future educational efforts. Awareness of SEL’s importance has gained widespread recognition and it is now valued as being of equal importance in educating young people as cognitive development and academic achievement. Recent societal events confirm this importance, as do studies on future workforce needs. Unfortunately, policy efforts have been slow to adapt to the mounting evidence for SEL, although recent events suggest this may be evolving more positively. As school systems struggle to prepare young people for success in life and to meet the demands of a changing society, they should not ignore what history has demonstrated. In the case of SEL, history clearly has demonstrated that social and emotional development is a critical domain in the learning process and should be viewed as a natural and necessary component of learning.