The phrase is a fine combination of old - fashioned sexism and convenient biology - speak which, by reducing human individuals to a biological organism, «man», sweeps
away social complexities and confines debate to the simplicities of what we often call «nature».
When it comes to assessing
social - emotional learning (SEL), there is a spectrum of
complexity, and some schools and districts shy
away from it simply out of fear of punitive outcomes or common misconceptions about what's involved.