FCPS CRT or nah?

[Anonymous]

I know it’s popular to say CRT isn’t taught in schools, and that it’s strawman to rev up the base. And at a macro level, that statement is generally true, but what about this:
https://thefederalist.com/2022/01/19/in-defiance-of-youngkin-fairfax-public-school-demands-high-schoolers-participate-in-privilege-bingo/" target="_new" rel="nofollow"> https://thefederalist.com/2022/01/19/in-defiance-of-youngkin-fairfax-public-school-demands-high-schoolers-participate-in-privilege-bingo/

I think Youngkin rode in on this kind of thing. And honestly this exactly the kind of thing that opposition parents were afraid of. Do you agree with this lesson?

[Anonymous]

I saw this elsewhere but wasn’t sure it was true. Why is being a military kid privileged???

Also how do you win? The person who covers the most squares? What is the assumption here that only white lids grow up in stable 2 parent homes with college educated parents who go to work? This is example of why I don’t back any of the CRT type lessons. They are so bizarre and random but white democrats love it bc it makes them feel woke. Imagine being the non white kids during these classes?

If better more accurate history books are needed, the. get those but skip these nonsense lessons.

[Anonymous]

Most of that has little to do with race. What's the problem with having kids acknowledge they have benefits if they are mainstream (rae/religion etc) , not disabled, have some space and money and privacy, and so on.

Talk about fragile. " I don't want my kid to believe their lives may be even a littles easier than someone else's."

[Anonymous]

What is wrong with it?

[Anonymous]

Daily Wire isn’t a credible source.

Next.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I saw this elsewhere but wasn’t sure it was true. Why is being a military kid privileged???

Also how do you win? The person who covers the most squares? What is the assumption here that only white lids grow up in stable 2 parent homes with college educated parents who go to work? This is example of why I don’t back any of the CRT type lessons. They are so bizarre and random but white democrats love it bc it makes them feel woke. Imagine being the non white kids during these classes?

If better more accurate history books are needed, the. get those but skip these nonsense lessons.

The military kids in Oakton are likely to be children of officers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I saw this elsewhere but wasn’t sure it was true. Why is being a military kid privileged???

Also how do you win? The person who covers the most squares? What is the assumption here that only white lids grow up in stable 2 parent homes with college educated parents who go to work? This is example of why I don’t back any of the CRT type lessons. They are so bizarre and random but white democrats love it bc it makes them feel woke. Imagine being the non white kids during these classes?

If better more accurate history books are needed, the. get those but skip these nonsense lessons.

The military kids in Oakton are likely to be children of officers.

And college is basically taken care of for them. That's huge.

[Anonymous]

I would estimate 80-90% of people who post here did not vote for Youngkin, but this lesson is why Youngkin won. If the Democrats stick to defending these lessons and say “CRT” is not in schools because they’re pedants about what CRT is, then the red wave will break records. This lesson is offensive. This lesson has nothing to do with English class. But, I hope Democrats cling to this - the seismic shift from Democrat to Republican will just continue.

[Anonymous]

So you are basically defective if you “lost a loved one”?
Do they realize that kids lose parents and family members because death happens? It’s like telling a kid well if your parent died due to a car accident it was because you clearly weren’t privileged enough. It’s sad that so few can actually stop and think about how kids might perceive these lessons.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I saw this elsewhere but wasn’t sure it was true. Why is being a military kid privileged???

Also how do you win? The person who covers the most squares? What is the assumption here that only white lids grow up in stable 2 parent homes with college educated parents who go to work? This is example of why I don’t back any of the CRT type lessons. They are so bizarre and random but white democrats love it bc it makes them feel woke. Imagine being the non white kids during these classes?

If better more accurate history books are needed, the. get those but skip these nonsense lessons.

The military kids in Oakton are likely to be children of officers.

And college is basically taken care of for them. That's huge.

This isn't true across tbe board. I have 2 military kids who have no college benefits. DH retired as Lt Col. But doesn't have any college benefits that transfer to our kids.

[Anonymous]

I don’t know that the story is real — I need people to stop posting things from daily wire and daily mail and others. Regarding “privilege” — I know that military families are vaunted and valued in American society. There is a military families recognition (day, week— I am not sure). There are special offers and discounts for military families at venues and for products. There are scholarship and college admission benefits. I don’t see that treatment for police offer families or firefighter families.

[Anonymous]

That article has a ton of spin.

I'd have to see the entire lesson.

[Anonymous]

I think that’s a pretty absurd lesson. It reminds me of Buzzfeed quizzes. And if isn’t “critical race theory.”

Privilege is just saying you have a benefit that others don’t. It’s not you shouldn’t have that benefit.

Lots of people here acknowledge they have privilege but they use different language. Maybe are nicer to them because they’re beautiful. Maybe their parents helped them buy a house. Etc.

The response isn’t “you shouldn’t be pretty” or “your presents shouldn’t have helped you.” It’s that in an ideal world, everyone would be treated with dignity and everybody would have equal access to buying a home.

Maybe you can replace the world “privilege” with luck and it will make more sense.

But the concept of privilege has been around waaaaay longer than CRT.

Politically, I don’t know. Words, like “privilege,” have meaning, so we use those words. But republicans have ascribed other meanings to those words that weren’t there before. So do we fight back against the meanings or play wack-a-mole and try to find new words?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I saw this elsewhere but wasn’t sure it was true. Why is being a military kid privileged???

Also how do you win? The person who covers the most squares? What is the assumption here that only white lids grow up in stable 2 parent homes with college educated parents who go to work? This is example of why I don’t back any of the CRT type lessons. They are so bizarre and random but white democrats love it bc it makes them feel woke. Imagine being the non white kids during these classes?

If better more accurate history books are needed, the. get those but skip these nonsense lessons.

The military kids in Oakton are likely to be children of officers.

My military kid was in his third elementary school by the third grade. And such an experience is not unique. Plus his father was away for a year of his life. Again, pretty normal for a military kid’s childhood. I’m not seeing the “privilege” in that.

The celebration of victimhood is bizarre and counter-productive. And yes, it’s a large part of why Youngkin won.

[Anonymous]

So basically, to Republicans CRT is anything that acknowledges privilege exists on any level.