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Al Franken: “Some of that exposure to violence is at home, and what I understand is that exposure to trauma... we are maybe so…”

On the recordDecember 11, 2012
Some of that exposure to violence is at home, and what I understand is that exposure to trauma... we are maybe so focused on academic and cognitive achievement that we are not focused enough on the emotional skills and emotional development that children need.
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Al Franken
Democratic · Minnesota

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Franken discusses the importance of addressing emotional trauma in children alongside academic achievement.

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