I mentioned before that my daughter has a class at school that is mandated by the state and unavoidable. It’s called “social emotional learning.” Even the name is cringe, but the material children are taught is even worse.
Last week, the teacher explained the following bit of insanity leading to utter emotional dysregulation.
“If somebody says something mean to you”, she said, “the words will damage you like this.” And she crumpled a sheet of paper to demonstrate.
“And then,” the teacher continued, “even if the person says they’re sorry, they will not be able to undo the damage.”
She smoothed the sheet of paper and showed that there are still creases on it. “See?” she asked triumphantly. “The sheet is still damaged.”
The rise of the “words are violence” crowd has finally been explained. Turns out, this is taught in elementary school because the state forces teachers to do it. In Illinois, this was first mandated in 2003. The first cohort of children who were taught this garbage by state mandate are now old enough to send their own children to elementary school.
I’m buckling up for worse because this course will eventually require that children “recognize their own identity.”
Americans, you know I love you and please don’t get too crumpled by the words I’m about to write, but what the everloving fuck is this utter garbage?
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