By Carole Hornsby Haynes, Ph.D. May 18, 2022
On Tuesday, May 24th, the House Committee on Public Education will meet at 10:00 a.m. to consider a number of issues including:
“3. Examine the impact of COVID-19 on students' mental health, including the availability and workload of mental health professionals across the state and their role in the public school system. Make recommendations to reduce or eliminate existing barriers to providing mental health services in a traditional classroom setting or through teletherapy.”
EdTech Platform Sold to Surveillance Company
By Carole Hornsby Haynes May 9, 2022 Originally published at Texas Scorecard
Rhithm is back in the news. The Texas startup has been sold to one of four technology companies being investigated by two U.S. Senators who noticed that student surveillance, emotional screenings, and intrusive surveys are fast becoming the norm for many public school classrooms.
Rhithm’s website previously described its app as a “biopsychosocial assessment." By definition, a BPS assessment is typically conducted by therapists and counselors at the beginning of therapy and assesses for biological, psychological and social factors that can be contributing to a problem or problems with a client.
Mental Assessment ‘Rhithm’ Backpedals After LISD letter and Texas Scorecard Article
By Carole Hornsby Haynes, May 3, 2022
Rhithm’s website once self described as providing an App that performs a “biopsychosocial assessment.”
The Real Reason Why Biden Wants to Spend Billions on Pre-K
By Carole Hornsby Haynes March 9, 2022 Published at American Thinker
During his State of the Union Address, President Biden rebranded the failed Build Back Better bill as his bill that would cut inflation, grow the economy, lower costs, and lower deficits. Then he added that his plan would include universal -- free -- “Pre-K for every 3- and 4-year-old.”
Woke YMCA Peddles Social-Emotional Learning,
Indoctrination in Texas After-School Programs
By Carole Hornsby Haynes January 10, 2021
While parents have been battling hostile school boards and classrooms over Critical Race Theory, left wing activists have gained new under-the-radar access to children through YMCA sponsored after-school programs. These "family friends" afternoon sessions are teaching Social Emotional Learning (SEL) -- a socialist-style psychological conditioning of students.