A new book, The Dangerous Rise of Therapeutic Education argues that the focus on emotional expression and building up self-esteem in schools and colleges is ‘infantilising’ students, leaving them unable to cope with life. In an interview in the Times Higher Education Hayes and Ecclestone, of Oxford Brookes University argue that attention paid to emotional intelligence in schools and colleges creates an atmosphere where students and staff are treated as emotionally vulnerable, and this is inimical to traditional academic rigour. The coverage in today’s papers links criticisms in the book to the SEAL programme in schools. Hayes and Ecclestone are calling for a public debate about the emotional state of education. http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk
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