The social and emotional education of children is not the work of public schools; parents, family, church, and community are responsible. Re-read Hucley's "Brave New World" to refresh your memory of dangers in such curricula. Guidance counselors are SUPPORT, not generators of values. Even the language of these standards lacks objectivity. Let us return to focusing on students' learning in the subjects. DO NOT SUBJECT INNOCENT CHILDREN to SEL.