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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PP teacher from early in the thread here. Though it’s really just given lip service at my school I heartily applaud schools that employ a school-wide consistent, evidence-based program (or at least ANY program that clearly is benefiting students). It is SO important to teach skills around emotional regulation!!! My particular school has fewer issues in this area but ALL schools and most humans could stand to work on these issues. Keep it up DCPS but give it the time and funding it needs. [b]I like the idea of regular sessions or specials around it. [/b][/quote]

Having kids come from a school that does this just be careful what you wish for, I look back on the amount of time my kids spent on SEL as an opportunity cost. If there is some evidence based progressive curriculum with professional standards, goals, outcome measures, mastery, fine.[/quote]

totally. I mean - just have the kids do yoga for 30 mins. at least that’s exercise and flexibility. [/quote]

and moreover how can there be “mastery” for “emotional learning?” For untroubled kids, they naturally grow emotionally. for troubled kids, they need a lot more specific support that I don’t think a classroom teacher can/should do.[/quote].

PP teacher from above here. Agree that any specific program teaching emotional regulation should be done by skilled social workers or guidance counselors. Targeting more of this for students who are sorely lacking those skills can be part of a formal plan or a less formal group that meets at regular intervals to learn specific skills. True that not all kids need the full works![/quote]

You're a general education teacher aren't you... Gen ed teacher simply believe their job is to teach and pawn off all the behavioral and emotional needs on other people.
You absolutely can target social skills, emotional regulation, etc. And yes there can be an end goal, does it means it's THE end, NO.

Self-contained teachers do it all the time, why can't you?[/quote]

OP here. I am very in favor of supporting classroom teachers in specific PBI techniques etc to deal with behaviors and to implement IEPs. [/quote]

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