Should 8th graders learn about the election ?

[Anonymous]

Should Civics be allowed to teach about the Governor election?
I’m okay with it, but I’m not okay when my DD thinks “if Younkin wins kids will not be allowed to be called by their pronouns at school”
Youngkin is fine with pronouns so why is the teacher not saying anything when a student said that ?

[Anonymous]

Sounds like something a classmate said.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: Sounds like something a classmate said.

It was but why didn’t the teacher say anything?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Should Civics be allowed to teach about the Governor election?
I’m okay with it, but I’m not okay when my DD thinks “if Younkin wins kids will not be allowed to be called by their pronouns at school”
Youngkin is fine with pronouns so why is the teacher not saying anything when a student said that ?

Op your questions is very strange. What do you mean should civics be “allowed “ to teach about a local election? What do you think civics is?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: Sounds like something a classmate said.

It was but why didn’t the teacher say anything?

Have you ever spent any time in a middle school classroom at all?

[Anonymous]

They learn about elections back in elementary (and at our private preschool).

And they cover it in detail before 8th.

[Anonymous]

Not only should a civics class cover the election, it’s essential that they do.

[Anonymous]

Did this not happen when you were in school?

[Anonymous]

Of course they should discuss the election in school. This is one of the few times that “both sides” or even “all sides” shoulder be discussed equitably.
The second part of your comment: the expectation that the teacher know the positions and opinions of each candidate well enough to jump into each conversation between students to provide some sort of definitive commentary is not a reasonable ask. Perhaps each student could take on the task to research what Youngkin and other candidates have said on record about the issue and present it to the class as part of discussions on election related issues that are important to the students.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: Sounds like something a classmate said.

It was but why didn’t the teacher say anything?

Were you in the room?
Some of you are so gullible. Your kids come home and tell you all manner of things happened and never mention the teacher’s reaction or response and you just take it all at face value. Never consider that your kid is a child and their perception is sometimes off and they misconstrue comments or repeat them incorrectly or they leave out what a teacher did or never even saw it so you just assume nothing happened. Like have some common sense and discernment. I wonder if it occurs to you kids some to school and say some wild stuff about you and what you did at home but we are smart enough to know kids are Karen not telling the full truth because they’re, you know, kids, and they’re prone to exaggeration, fabrication, and flat out erasing parts of a narrative that aren’t useful to them.

[Anonymous]

Unless they happened to have their phones with them when things started to be said.

[Anonymous]

When I was in a Catholic middle school, we held free wheeling, uncensored classroom debates on abortion and the death penalty. We had a nun for a teacher, and she didn’t shut down or redirect any part of the debate.

If you want your kids to hold strong positions and be well informed, they need to be familiar with arguments on all sides.

[Anonymous]

I’m guessing you don’t know what civics is if you don’t think they should cover election. Also, the teacher may not have heard what the classmate said to your kid. Or maybe it was a debate and the teacher was letting all sides present their case. Our maybe the teacher also believe youngkin will shut down pronouns being mandatorily enforced at the threat of being fired.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m guessing you don’t know what civics is if you don’t think they should cover election. Also, the teacher may not have heard what the classmate said to your kid. Or maybe it was a debate and the teacher was letting all sides present their case. Our maybe the teacher also believe youngkin will shut down pronouns being mandatorily enforced at the threat of being fired.

Or maybe the kid never said it
Or did and the teacher clarified they were misinformed and explained the situation

But no OP wants to jump to “kids who can vote in 4 years shouldn’t learn civics.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: Sounds like something a classmate said.

It was but why didn’t the teacher say anything?

Have you ever spent any time in a middle school classroom at all?

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