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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it's ok if it's done well, adapts and the curriculum innovates. For my kids, it was extremely redundant and boring. I'm not sure either of them are approaching life and decision-making differently after years of it. A year of COVID and learning about resiliency and disappoint has probably done more for them.

As a teacher, I am ok with some integration into the classroom but I absolutely hate it being forced onto me professionally and the expectation that I practice SEL with my colleagues. I am a super introvert and I don't want to feel vulnerable, talk to my colleagues about my SEL needs and I don't want to feel pressured into participating in all the extra activities. [/quote]

I think making us do any time of SEL as adults is really inappropriate.  I don’t want to spend meetings or PD time learning how I can manage stress and [b]discussing my personal life and challenges with colleagues[/b].  I find it wholly unprofessional and something I should be expected to do.[/quote]

Wow. If this is what your school expects you to do, then that's really inappropriate.[/quote]

PP but yes my school has held several PDs where people have shared very personal information and were encouraged to do so as part of the training.  I always just said vague things like ‘I feel stress balancing my work life and personal life’ or that I had a family member who was struggling and it caused me stress.  I had some colleagues flat out refuse to participate because they keep their personal lives very private from work.  Which is their right.  These trainings always go off the rails because the whole premise is forcing people in a professional setting to have really personal conversations.  It never goes well.[/quote]

And yet teachers want admin to focus on SEL for teachers. We cannot have it both ways. I for one like it when admin asks us to share. Like you said you don't have to share.
It's funny that so many teachers on this board take issue with SEL but don't care if teachers are asking for prayers, celebrating Christmas in the classroom, etc.

But teachers in DC always want to complain. Impact, not enough funding, not enough support, I can't do behavior management that's the social workers job, I can't have more sped kids I'm not 'qualified,' and now 'OMG SEL.' Jeez.[/quote]

I have not complained about any of those things.   I don’t know any teachers at my school who’ve asked for SEL training for US.  We’ve asked to be trained in methods to better support students.

And my school doesn’t pray or decorate for Christmas.  We recognize we have a diverse community and behave as such.  But keep bashing teachers![/quote]

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