In defense of the wild child

This week’s cover story, by Elizabeth Weil, documents a new and disturbing trend in childhood education: emotional self-regulation. This new ideal for American school children does away with traditional discipline and encourages students to control their own impulses–but at what cost to non-conformist children?

Full Story: http://www.newrepublic.com/article/114557/cover-story-elizabeth-weil-self-regulation