approach that doesn't recognize the
assets our students bring (it's not an issue that our students don't have self - control and grit — many have them in
huge amounts and may just need some assistance in applying those qualities in academic ways) and acts as a substitute for providing adequate economic and
political support to our students, their families and our schools (see my Washington Post piece titled The Manipulation of Social Emotional Learning and my post The Best Articles About The Study Showing Social Emotional Learning Isn't Enough).