Nov 2, 2017, Charlottesville (VA) Tomorrow: Greenbrier Elementary piloting social-emotional learning program http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/29067-greenbrier-elementary-piloting-social-emotional/ Greenbrier Elementary School in Charlottesville is piloting a program for the city school division that aims to support children who struggle to control their emotions and cause disruptions in class. Greenbrier Principal Pat Cuomo said these outbursts often are related to traumatic experiences in their lives outside of school. “As educators, we are acknowledging that kids come to us with things that have happened to them which are way out of our control,” Cuomo said. ... Board member Jennifer McKeever asked if teachers in the program were prepared to handle extreme emotional dysregulation that can make children inconsolable for hours at a time. “[Our program] can manage and intervene with students who can be dysregulated for long periods of time,” Murphy said. …
Childhood Lost
Children today are noticeably different from previous generations, and the proof is in the news coverage we see every day. This site shows you what’s happening in schools around the world. Children are increasingly disabled and chronically ill, and the education system has to accommodate them. Things we've long associated with autism, like sensory issues, repetitive behaviors, anxiety and lack of social skills, are now problems affecting mainstream students. Blame is predictably placed on bad parenting (otherwise known as trauma from home).
Addressing mental health needs is as important as academics for modern educators. This is an unrecognized disaster. The stories here are about children who can’t learn or behave like children have always been expected to. What childhood has become is a chilling portent for the future of mankind.