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The Dialectic of Social-Emotional Learning

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The Castle Framework - The Language of the Occupyor

The language of white supremacy and anti blackness underlies many SEL frameworks. The castle framework, even though it adopts the word transformative, continues to use a language such as quote, manage and quote, control. In classrooms and schools, this looks like forcing young people to practice mindfulness by remaining still and quiet with their eyes closed. This is communism. As Dina Simmons warns SEL without context and examination of racism and oppression, risks becoming quote white supremacy with a hug.

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