&amp;gt;&amp;gt;Okay, for closing today, you're going to go to your math journals, and you're going to write-- &amp;gt;&amp;gt;By spending some time developing these routines, and helping kids learn social and emotional skills, where they can manage themselves and their interactions with others, the classroom will be a better place to be, and the academics will also be-- have the opportunity to be more rigorous, and thoughtful. 