Why SEL isn’t a dirty word—an interview with CASEL’s Justina Schlund


The politics around social and emotional learning are a distraction at a moment when we should all be focused on students' recovery--and there's a long way to go

Key points:

  • Social emotional learning looks to evidence-based classroom practices to support a critical development in children
  • Educators can employ several strategies to deal with the politicization of social emotional learning
  • See related article: 3 key parts of this district’s student mental health support

The concept of social emotional learning​​ (SEL) has been around for 30 years—a bit of esoteric, if well-meaning, academia intended to improve the way kids are taught. Post-pandemic, the phrase has somehow entered the culture wars leaving educators with a delicate balance between implementing these essential concepts without becoming politicized. 

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