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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Similar to her last book, this book is using hyperbolic, anecdotal stories to push a political narrative.

She starts discussing therapy but then, given that so few kids are actually in therapy, she soon digs into SEL in schools, again sharing anecdotal stories to reinforce the current conservative narrative around SEL. Her extremist take in this book is that all SEL is horrible and has no place in schools.

The big issue with her latest book, much like the last, is that it isn't based on data. She is pushing cherry-picked stories as truth.

In reality, hundreds of studies involving hundreds of thousands of students have shown that SEL DOES produce better outcomes for students. 
https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/new-research-published-in-child-development-confirms-social-and-emotional-learning-significantly-improves-student-academic-performance-well-being-and-perceptions-of-school-safety/

When you look at the data and compare to her extreme anecdotes, you realize that this author is not looking at this topic objectively and is just trying to push a political narrative. 
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Actually there are some very credible recent studies that SEL programs have negative impacts. Personally I think the resources should be spent on better math instruction. [/quote]

My kids don’t spend that much time on SEL. Periodically some units in health and homeroom. It doesn’t take away from math time at all for them.

Plus, her argument in the book is that ALL SEL is harmful. That’s very different than saying that you want kids to spend less time on it. 
  
This report was very comprehensive: 
[i]“This article provides a systematic review and meta-analysis of the current evidence for universal school-based (USB) social and emotional learning (SEL) interventions for students in kindergarten through 12th grade available from 2008 through 2020. The sample includes [b]424 studies from 53 countries, reflecting 252 discrete USB SEL interventions, involving 575,361 students[/b]. Results endorsed that, compared to control conditions,[b] students who participate in USB SEL interventions experienced significantly improved skills, attitudes, behaviors, school climate and safety, peer relationships, school functioning, and academic achievement[/b]. [/i]

https://srcd.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/cdev.13968
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