The Alisa Childers Podcast #281 Social and Emotional Learning: Coming to a School Near You, with Elizabeth Urbanowicz
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Jan 19, 2025 Elizabeth Urbanowicz, founder of Foundation Worldview, dives into the controversial realm of Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) in today's schools. She discusses how SEL, while seemingly beneficial, may impose critical theories that undermine biblical truth. The conversation highlights the importance of parental authority in education and the challenges of balancing emotional support with academic rigor. Urbanowicz also contrasts empathy and compassion, emphasizing the need for a biblical worldview in children's development amidst evolving educational philosophies.
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SEL and Critical Theory
- SEL aims to reveal inequities based on race, ethnicity, class, language, gender, and sexual orientation.
- This aligns with critical theory, categorizing people as oppressed or oppressor.
Critical Pedagogy in SEL
- SEL curriculums implement Freire's critical pedagogy, which aims to make students activists.
- Teachers act as facilitators, guiding students to challenge societal norms and identify as victims.
Classroom Over Family
- SEL curriculums prioritize the classroom and school over family in influencing a child's development.
- They redefine self-awareness as questioning societal norms, not understanding actions' impact on others.
