Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Education
 
Board
State Board of Education
 
Guidance Document Change: The 2020 Virginia General Assembly passed House Bill 753 directing the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) to develop guidance standards for social emotional learning (SEL) for all public students in grades Kindergarten through 12 in the Commonwealth. The Virginia Social Emotional Learning Standards were developed in collaboration with an SEL Advisory Committee, composed of educators, community leaders, agency personnel, and parents. The Virginia SEL Standards are aligned with the Profile of a Virginia Graduate and centered in equity. This intentional focus allows the Standards to explicitly teach the skills needed to be “life ready” and to create more equitable learning environments.
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5/11/21  12:57 pm
Commenter: KC

Good Effort Misplaced
 

  It seems many people are working hard to help students work well together, and that is a nice thought on the surface, but it's too vague because when you dig down into the details, people don't agree on important issues.  You are trying to teach behavior, and that's not your place.

  Behavior training is the responsibility of the parents, not the government.  If students are breaking rules, send them to the office for correction, or call the parents if needed, but don't waste the other students time who are being taught to behave in public at home.

  Please use the school time to teach kids reading, writing, math; the basic studies needed to produce an income when they graduate.

  Wasting time trying to teach opinions will result in dumb, opinionated people.

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