Social Emotional Learning (SEL) is the current darling of K-12 education. The schools feel compelled to train your children in how to act, behave, interact with other children, think and how to manage their emotions. This is being done in the name of learning. It's being done because they say there are so many behavior problems they must take charge. They say that bullying needs to be stopped and that to do that they need to teach the children how to "act" and control their emotions. We came across an article at Peg with Pen that we thought you might enjoy. Give it a read and then stop by their website if you have a moment. Recently I was asked to allow my son to participate in a … [Read more...]