The 'Feelings Curriculum' Taking Over Your Kid's School

Social Emotional Learning was supposed to help children thrive. Instead, it's training kids to weaponize their feelings, teaching teachers to become unlicensed therapists, and quietly gutting the academic rigor our kids desperately need. This isn't about denying that emotions matter. I'm here to show you what the research actually says, and what's happening in real classrooms right now. In this video, I cover: → How SEL is teaching kids that anxiety is a valid excuse to walk away from work → What RAND's 2017 review of 68 SEL studies actually found — and why the strongest research shows no academic benefit → Why The Coddling of the American Mind calls this "safetyism," and what it's doing to kids' mental health → How SEL turned teachers into first responders for other people's emotional lives — and what that's costing the classroom → Why discipline collapsed the moment schools stopped believing they were allowed to enforce it If your child comes home talking about a "safe corner," or you've wondered why academic standards keep sliding while emotional check-ins multiply, this video is for you. Because somewhere along the way, we started treating discomfort like a diagnosis instead of the thing that builds a capable adult. ✦ PRODUCTION (ESSAY) written by Lauren Farrow ✦ SOCIALS Substack: https://schoolingamerica.substack.com TikTok:   / schoolingamericaa   ✦ CONTACT Lauren@SchoolingAmerica.org ✦ SOURCES https://tytonpartners.com/finding-you... https://www.rand.org/pubs/commentary/... https://www.aei.org/research-products... https://www.fldoe.org/academics/stand... https://www.grandviewresearch.com/ind... ✦ MUSIC 2 Mello - Rainy Season 00:00 – Intro 00:40 – What SEL Is Actually Teaching Kids 02:30 – What the Research Really Shows 06:09 – The Unlicensed Psychotherapist Problem 07:55 – Why Discipline Disappeared 10:00 – Capability, Not Comfort 📩 Join the movement: https://schoolingamerica.org/newsletter/ 📺 Subscribe so you never miss a video 💬 Drop your thoughts in the comments — I want to hear from you! If you believe in what I'm doing, consider fueling the mission with a coffee. Every cup helps keep the truth brewing. ☕️ https://buymeacoffee.com/schoolingame... Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. All the videos, songs, images, and graphics used in the video belong to their respective owners and I or this channel does not claim any right over them. Share this with a parent who needs to hear it. #SocialEmotionalLearning #SELinSchools #EducationReform #TeacherBurnout #Safetyism #ParentingAdvice #SchoolingAmerica #PublicSchool #MentalHealthInSchools #ChildDevelopment