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[quote=Anonymous][quote=TheSpanishDoctor]This is RULER's Year 1/Lesson 1: [url]https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1J0sP7rfikEl8KpObVeVDvbO4qwm4gJfdoMFQVvmBHVw/edit?usp=sharing[/url].

I'm curious to know what "the research" says about non-SEL experts, such as myself, being asked to teach SEL lessons.

Anyway, here are some highlights.

Slide 2: Day 1 with these lessons and we're supposed to ask, "Has anyone ever had a conflict with a family member where there was a disagreement that escalated and emotions got out of hand?" Yes, let's revisit some trauma.

Slide 5: "Each of you will pick a role and re-enact the scene so that an agreement is reached that is acceptable both people. (sic)" This slide was optional. We did not do this. I commented to the instructional aide that we would not be doing what John Bender did in the Breakfast Club. (I think she got the reference.)

Slide 9: Watch the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence count to 10.

In my Patriot Period, we (I mean mostly "I") only talked about slides 7 and 9.

Does anyone else want teachers and kids to have 30 minutes of their day back?[/quote]

I'm the DHMS parent above, and these were my EXACT questions to the school and all I received was the response that the new rule is to teach the SEL lessons during their advisory period/Phoenix Time. I have no beef with SEL, but it seems like APS admin is doing yet another roll out of yet another curriculum change with no thought. Taking up the teachers and students time, and no thought as to why or how to do it, except that it is a thing that people have deemed worthy right now (and, again, I think SEL is worthy). For context, I witnessed a person die (like in front of me, eyes rolling back the whole thing) in middle school that then started years of family conflict and trauma. There would have been NO healthy way for me to discuss that during my advisory period with an untrained teacher and my peers. Just the idea is traumatic and I'm 52 now. Also, good reference to John Bender. I hope that, like me, he pulled himself up in life, but I have my doubts. [/quote]

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