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Why are Emotions Important?

What does it mean to be Emotionally smart?​ ? ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

• Self Awareness
• Unable to identify my feelings

• Able to name your emotions
• Self Control

Which of the following best shows someone using emotional intelligence in a healthy way?

• Yelling at a friend when you're angry

• 1. Pretending you’re fine even if you’re upset

• Noticing you feel frustrated and taking a walk to cool down

• Ignoring your emotions because they don’t matter

What emotion do you think this student is feeling, and why might recognizing this emotion be important?

• They’re happy—they probably just finished an assignment early
  

• They’re bored—they might not care about the lesson
  

• They’re frustrated—they may be struggling with the work and feeling discouraged
  

• They’re excited—they’re thinking about something fun after class