A whole lot of nonsense

The Gramscian collectivists over at the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development have a site dedicated to the "whole child." Of course, the whole child is a sham -- a lot of Hooie. The vision of the whole child is government as the maternal and paternal figure in every child's life. The real parents have no place in this village. It's the state and its agents raising the next generation to worship and serve the state. And it's been working.

To further their vision, ASCD advocates for more money -- no kidding, right? In particular, ASCD is advocating for more school counselors, social workers, and psychologists in every school. But, as we have seen in my two previous posts, these folks live to find insanity at every turn. They seek to create ills where none exists. Why? To foster the need for more school counselors, social workers, and psychologists. And to extend the reach of government beyond a child's physical body -- they seek to control young minds by manipulating emotions, etc.

All for the kids! Don't you believe it. ASCD cares nothing about kids, it only cares abouts its members and its Marxian vision.



note: ASCD notes this:

Research has shown that student achievement is significantly and positively impacted in schools with at least one counselor for every 250 students, as recommended by the American School Counselor Association and American Counseling Association. Yet many schools have as many as 1,000 students for every counselor. In addition, many elementary schools have no counselors. Furthermore, the School Social Work Association of America recommends at least one school social worker for every 400 students and the National Association of School Psychologists recommends having at least one school psychologist for every 1,000 students.

The associations of each profession claim their members are needed. Go figure.

Finally, ASCD asks this question: What is the cost of not supporting the whole child? That's easy. Those folks have to find gainful employment in the private sector. Good luck.