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The 'New' Fad Corrupting Our Schoolchildren Is Not So New
American Thinker.com ^ | November 11, 2021 | Carole Hornsby Haynes

Posted on 11/11/2021 2:42:41 AM PST by Kaslin

As they learn more about social and emotional learning (SEL) with its data-mining, parents are in an uproar. They're demanding an opt-out and deletion of all stored data. Some believe that if we can stop the leftward lurch of America, we can "turn our schools around" and use SEL as it was "initially intended."

But was the initial purpose of SEL really to teach appropriate social behavior and support "mental wellness" and "management of emotions," or is there a sinister underside?

SEL's Occult Connections

The term "social and emotional learning" was coined in 1994 at a meeting hosted by the Fetzer Institute, founded by New Age guru John Fetzer. Fetzer was obsessed with Alice Bailey, the controversial occultist and organizer of the Lucis Trust. Robert Muller, former assistant secretary-general of the U.N., authored the World Core Curriculum that introduces students worldwide to occult thought. A member of the Lucis Trust, his underlying philosophy was based on the teachings of Alice Bailey.

The Origins of SEL

The public assumes that SEL is just the latest education fad. However, psychologists in the early twentieth century were tinkering around with children's minds, trying to figure out how to condition them for specific behaviors. Colleges of education are especially fond of teaching about Pavlov's dogs to show how children can be "trained" like animals to obey commands.

John Dewey, dean of American progressive education, believed that the classroom should be used for social and political change at the expense of academic learning. A fan of Soviet education, Dewey introduced similar techniques in American education to train students for the workforce instead of providing a broad academic foundation.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial
KEYWORDS: alicebailey; bidenvoters; carolehornsbyhaynes; children; education; fetzerinstitute; johndewey; johnfetzer; lucistrust; robertmuller; sel; worldcorecurriculum

1 posted on 11/11/2021 2:42:41 AM PST by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

Of course government schools are going to be used to produce government brownshirts.


2 posted on 11/11/2021 2:47:01 AM PST by Cboldt
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To: Kaslin

Look up William Coulson and “self-actualization.” He was a proponent until he saw what damage was being done. “DARE” programs are but one example of how public schools have welcomed content that directly controverts parental oversight and moral absolutes.


3 posted on 11/11/2021 3:04:04 AM PST by Fester Chugabrew (No nation that sanctions the wholesale slaughter of its unborn citizens is fit to endure.)
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To: Fester Chugabrew

Thanks. Found an interesting article about him at Catholic education dot com.


4 posted on 11/11/2021 2:54:14 PM PST by pluvmantelo (CRT-Dindunuffinism with a Marxist facade)
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