20+ years of this poodle-poop, how's it working out???-----DON’T BUY INTO SEL -- Social Emotional Learning

DON’T BUY INTO SEL

• Social Emotional Learning (SEL) was always a bad idea, and now that it is politicized, it’s a nightmare.

"As a longtime teacher, I have seen firsthand that education is a fad-filled field. 

Culturally responsive education, inventive spelling, new math, experiential learning, balanced literacy, etc. are educational styles that have come and gone and come and gone and….
One of the more enduring educational whims is Social Emotional Learning (SEL) which took off in the 1990s.. 

By integrating SEL in schools, the faithful claimed that they could “teach students critical life skills that will not only help their personal development but also their academic performance as well” and this, in turn, “creates a culture in which students and teachers respect one another and enjoy being together, further strengthening relationships and motivating both students and teachers to do their best.”...