How many books was your seventh grader assigned in seventh grade English?

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Anonymous wrote:^^^ For the record, this is DCUM. The vast majority of the people posting here are privileged.

Maybe the majority is privileged, but I’ve been here a long time and I have seen genuine, heartfelt posts from struggling parents who are far, far from privileged. And so what if a majority are privileged? Does that mean the PPs are right to make their blithe assumptions that everyone posting on DCUM sends their kids to a fancy public middle school in a safe suburb? That parents here don’t struggle with public schools that are in terrible shape? Are those posters so steeped in their wealth that they can’t imagine a seventh grade English class that doesn’t get assigned books? Do they even know what the state of books are in some schools? Your kid can’t read books your school can’t even give everybody copies of, you know. But the gaslighting PPs are so blind, so ignorant that they immediately say that the PPs must be lying.

This thread is the definition of “nice white liberal,” the people who at heart don’t want any change so their kids continue to be advantaged, and so gaslight people who have their kids in failing public schools or who have lived school experiences that they can’t even dream about. It is, as I said, appalling.

You are appalling. My child’s private school in DC has 40% of its student’s paid for with aid from other parents and is nearly half minority. Are you providing any aid to a child who is not yours? I think not.

My God. You are one of the worst people I’ve ever encountered on DCUM and that is saying something.

I don’t think you are worthy of anybody answering your question, and I hope nobody else wastes their time on you, but as one of the PPs who is being gaslit by you in this thread, I will answer your incredibly obnoxious question: No, I’m not as rich as you. That’s why my kid went to a public middle school where they didn’t assign any books to read in 7th grade. Now you tell me, from your safe position in your rich private school life, how I am lying about that. You tell me how you know better than I do what my 7th grader did. You tell me all about how my kid’s experience went in a school that is 40% FARMS and far, far more diverse than your fancy private school. You tell me I’m lying and exaggerating about my own life. You tell me, like you already have on this thread, how people like me in public schools you can’t even imagine are exaggerating or lying. And then, you tell me how you aren’t the textbook definition of a horrifying “nice white liberal.”

Get off your hating on people. You are the worst. If I work and make money, I earned that. You’re not going to shame me for earning a good living. Go to hell.

Answer one question: when I say that my kid had no assigned books to read in 7th grade, do you believe me or not? Yes or no answer, please.

Because my anger is directed at those awful, awful people in this thread who are, from their position of sending their kids to wealthy private schools, telling me that I am exaggerating or lying about what my kid read in 7th grade. Rich people who aren’t telling me what my experience was are fine. I don’t shame anyone who earns money AND who doesn’t gaslight me. But if you are rich and send your kid to a fancy private school like the incredibly obnoxious PP AND, like that PP, you tell me I am lying or exaggerating about my own kid’s experience, then yes, not only will I shame you, I think you deserve to be shamed.

So, who are you? Are you going to believe that people send their kids to public schools where no books are assigned in 7th grade? Or are you not?

You did the exact same thing!!! You made assumptions. Not all children who attend private are wealthy and you know that.

Answer the question asked, please.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Grade 5, Homeschool assigned reading

Hello Universe
The Boy at the Back of the Class
Pax
The War That Saved My Life
The War I Finally Won
The Someday Birds
Counting by 7s
Starry River of the Sky
One Crazy Summer
Coop Knows the Scoop
Ways to Make Sunshine
Brown Girl Dreaming
A Tale Dark and Grimm
Becoming Muhammad Ali
Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky
Hidden Figures- young readers edition
The Radium Girls- young readers edition
The Disappearing Spoon- young readers edition
Augustus Caesars World
One Thousand and One Arabian Nights
Tales of Ancient Egypt
The Story of Gilgamesh
The Silk Roads- young readers edition
Ramayana, Divine Loophole
Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales
The Odyssey- Graphic Novel
The Iliad- Graphic Novel
Art of War- Graphic Novel
Complete Dickens- abridged

This is not a snarky questions when I ask. I am genuinely curious. This list is quite robust. How is all this reading getting done? I would assume something else or som other subject is not being fulfilled. Are you talking and teaching about the novel or is the reading all done completely independently? Lastly, what happens after the reading is done? There would be no time to write an essay.
I cannot wrap my head around reading this many book and having time to fulfill all other subjects. Some things have to be excluded.
The list is great by the way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^^^ For the record, this is DCUM. The vast majority of the people posting here are privileged.

Maybe the majority is privileged, but I’ve been here a long time and I have seen genuine, heartfelt posts from struggling parents who are far, far from privileged. And so what if a majority are privileged? Does that mean the PPs are right to make their blithe assumptions that everyone posting on DCUM sends their kids to a fancy public middle school in a safe suburb? That parents here don’t struggle with public schools that are in terrible shape? Are those posters so steeped in their wealth that they can’t imagine a seventh grade English class that doesn’t get assigned books? Do they even know what the state of books are in some schools? Your kid can’t read books your school can’t even give everybody copies of, you know. But the gaslighting PPs are so blind, so ignorant that they immediately say that the PPs must be lying.

This thread is the definition of “nice white liberal,” the people who at heart don’t want any change so their kids continue to be advantaged, and so gaslight people who have their kids in failing public schools or who have lived school experiences that they can’t even dream about. It is, as I said, appalling.

You are appalling. My child’s private school in DC has 40% of its student’s paid for with aid from other parents and is nearly half minority. Are you providing any aid to a child who is not yours? I think not.

My God. You are one of the worst people I’ve ever encountered on DCUM and that is saying something.

I don’t think you are worthy of anybody answering your question, and I hope nobody else wastes their time on you, but as one of the PPs who is being gaslit by you in this thread, I will answer your incredibly obnoxious question: No, I’m not as rich as you. That’s why my kid went to a public middle school where they didn’t assign any books to read in 7th grade. Now you tell me, from your safe position in your rich private school life, how I am lying about that. You tell me how you know better than I do what my 7th grader did. You tell me all about how my kid’s experience went in a school that is 40% FARMS and far, far more diverse than your fancy private school. You tell me I’m lying and exaggerating about my own life. You tell me, like you already have on this thread, how people like me in public schools you can’t even imagine are exaggerating or lying. And then, you tell me how you aren’t the textbook definition of a horrifying “nice white liberal.”

Get off your hating on people. You are the worst. If I work and make money, I earned that. You’re not going to shame me for earning a good living. Go to hell.

Answer one question: when I say that my kid had no assigned books to read in 7th grade, do you believe me or not? Yes or no answer, please.

Because my anger is directed at those awful, awful people in this thread who are, from their position of sending their kids to wealthy private schools, telling me that I am exaggerating or lying about what my kid read in 7th grade. Rich people who aren’t telling me what my experience was are fine. I don’t shame anyone who earns money AND who doesn’t gaslight me. But if you are rich and send your kid to a fancy private school like the incredibly obnoxious PP AND, like that PP, you tell me I am lying or exaggerating about my own kid’s experience, then yes, not only will I shame you, I think you deserve to be shamed.

So, who are you? Are you going to believe that people send their kids to public schools where no books are assigned in 7th grade? Or are you not?

Are you really not aware that private schools offer financial aid in the area? Are you also calling people obnoxious and expect people to think you are credible?

You are avoiding the question. It is a yes or no question. Do you believe the public school parents in this thread who described how their kids were not assigned books to read, yes or no? Or do you think they are lying or exaggerating?

Easy question. Not sure why you won’t answer.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^^^ For the record, this is DCUM. The vast majority of the people posting here are privileged.

Maybe the majority is privileged, but I’ve been here a long time and I have seen genuine, heartfelt posts from struggling parents who are far, far from privileged. And so what if a majority are privileged? Does that mean the PPs are right to make their blithe assumptions that everyone posting on DCUM sends their kids to a fancy public middle school in a safe suburb? That parents here don’t struggle with public schools that are in terrible shape? Are those posters so steeped in their wealth that they can’t imagine a seventh grade English class that doesn’t get assigned books? Do they even know what the state of books are in some schools? Your kid can’t read books your school can’t even give everybody copies of, you know. But the gaslighting PPs are so blind, so ignorant that they immediately say that the PPs must be lying.

This thread is the definition of “nice white liberal,” the people who at heart don’t want any change so their kids continue to be advantaged, and so gaslight people who have their kids in failing public schools or who have lived school experiences that they can’t even dream about. It is, as I said, appalling.

You are appalling. My child’s private school in DC has 40% of its student’s paid for with aid from other parents and is nearly half minority. Are you providing any aid to a child who is not yours? I think not.

My God. You are one of the worst people I’ve ever encountered on DCUM and that is saying something.

I don’t think you are worthy of anybody answering your question, and I hope nobody else wastes their time on you, but as one of the PPs who is being gaslit by you in this thread, I will answer your incredibly obnoxious question: No, I’m not as rich as you. That’s why my kid went to a public middle school where they didn’t assign any books to read in 7th grade. Now you tell me, from your safe position in your rich private school life, how I am lying about that. You tell me how you know better than I do what my 7th grader did. You tell me all about how my kid’s experience went in a school that is 40% FARMS and far, far more diverse than your fancy private school. You tell me I’m lying and exaggerating about my own life. You tell me, like you already have on this thread, how people like me in public schools you can’t even imagine are exaggerating or lying. And then, you tell me how you aren’t the textbook definition of a horrifying “nice white liberal.”

Get off your hating on people. You are the worst. If I work and make money, I earned that. You’re not going to shame me for earning a good living. Go to hell.

Answer one question: when I say that my kid had no assigned books to read in 7th grade, do you believe me or not? Yes or no answer, please.

Because my anger is directed at those awful, awful people in this thread who are, from their position of sending their kids to wealthy private schools, telling me that I am exaggerating or lying about what my kid read in 7th grade. Rich people who aren’t telling me what my experience was are fine. I don’t shame anyone who earns money AND who doesn’t gaslight me. But if you are rich and send your kid to a fancy private school like the incredibly obnoxious PP AND, like that PP, you tell me I am lying or exaggerating about my own kid’s experience, then yes, not only will I shame you, I think you deserve to be shamed.

So, who are you? Are you going to believe that people send their kids to public schools where no books are assigned in 7th grade? Or are you not?

You did the exact same thing!!! You made assumptions. Not all children who attend private are wealthy and you know that.

Answer the question asked, please.

You need to understand one thing. I and no one else on here answers to you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^^^ For the record, this is DCUM. The vast majority of the people posting here are privileged.

Maybe the majority is privileged, but I’ve been here a long time and I have seen genuine, heartfelt posts from struggling parents who are far, far from privileged. And so what if a majority are privileged? Does that mean the PPs are right to make their blithe assumptions that everyone posting on DCUM sends their kids to a fancy public middle school in a safe suburb? That parents here don’t struggle with public schools that are in terrible shape? Are those posters so steeped in their wealth that they can’t imagine a seventh grade English class that doesn’t get assigned books? Do they even know what the state of books are in some schools? Your kid can’t read books your school can’t even give everybody copies of, you know. But the gaslighting PPs are so blind, so ignorant that they immediately say that the PPs must be lying.

This thread is the definition of “nice white liberal,” the people who at heart don’t want any change so their kids continue to be advantaged, and so gaslight people who have their kids in failing public schools or who have lived school experiences that they can’t even dream about. It is, as I said, appalling.

You are appalling. My child’s private school in DC has 40% of its student’s paid for with aid from other parents and is nearly half minority. Are you providing any aid to a child who is not yours? I think not.

My God. You are one of the worst people I’ve ever encountered on DCUM and that is saying something.

I don’t think you are worthy of anybody answering your question, and I hope nobody else wastes their time on you, but as one of the PPs who is being gaslit by you in this thread, I will answer your incredibly obnoxious question: No, I’m not as rich as you. That’s why my kid went to a public middle school where they didn’t assign any books to read in 7th grade. Now you tell me, from your safe position in your rich private school life, how I am lying about that. You tell me how you know better than I do what my 7th grader did. You tell me all about how my kid’s experience went in a school that is 40% FARMS and far, far more diverse than your fancy private school. You tell me I’m lying and exaggerating about my own life. You tell me, like you already have on this thread, how people like me in public schools you can’t even imagine are exaggerating or lying. And then, you tell me how you aren’t the textbook definition of a horrifying “nice white liberal.”

Get off your hating on people. You are the worst. If I work and make money, I earned that. You’re not going to shame me for earning a good living. Go to hell.

Answer one question: when I say that my kid had no assigned books to read in 7th grade, do you believe me or not? Yes or no answer, please.

Because my anger is directed at those awful, awful people in this thread who are, from their position of sending their kids to wealthy private schools, telling me that I am exaggerating or lying about what my kid read in 7th grade. Rich people who aren’t telling me what my experience was are fine. I don’t shame anyone who earns money AND who doesn’t gaslight me. But if you are rich and send your kid to a fancy private school like the incredibly obnoxious PP AND, like that PP, you tell me I am lying or exaggerating about my own kid’s experience, then yes, not only will I shame you, I think you deserve to be shamed.

So, who are you? Are you going to believe that people send their kids to public schools where no books are assigned in 7th grade? Or are you not?

Are you really not aware that private schools offer financial aid in the area? Are you also calling people obnoxious and expect people to think you are credible?

You are avoiding the question. It is a yes or no question. Do you believe the public school parents in this thread who described how their kids were not assigned books to read, yes or no? Or do you think they are lying or exaggerating?

Easy question. Not sure why you won’t answer.

Are you going to draw 2 boxes, one with yes and the other with no. I need your crayons to answer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^^^ For the record, this is DCUM. The vast majority of the people posting here are privileged.

Maybe the majority is privileged, but I’ve been here a long time and I have seen genuine, heartfelt posts from struggling parents who are far, far from privileged. And so what if a majority are privileged? Does that mean the PPs are right to make their blithe assumptions that everyone posting on DCUM sends their kids to a fancy public middle school in a safe suburb? That parents here don’t struggle with public schools that are in terrible shape? Are those posters so steeped in their wealth that they can’t imagine a seventh grade English class that doesn’t get assigned books? Do they even know what the state of books are in some schools? Your kid can’t read books your school can’t even give everybody copies of, you know. But the gaslighting PPs are so blind, so ignorant that they immediately say that the PPs must be lying.

This thread is the definition of “nice white liberal,” the people who at heart don’t want any change so their kids continue to be advantaged, and so gaslight people who have their kids in failing public schools or who have lived school experiences that they can’t even dream about. It is, as I said, appalling.

You are appalling. My child’s private school in DC has 40% of its student’s paid for with aid from other parents and is nearly half minority. Are you providing any aid to a child who is not yours? I think not.

My God. You are one of the worst people I’ve ever encountered on DCUM and that is saying something.

I don’t think you are worthy of anybody answering your question, and I hope nobody else wastes their time on you, but as one of the PPs who is being gaslit by you in this thread, I will answer your incredibly obnoxious question: No, I’m not as rich as you. That’s why my kid went to a public middle school where they didn’t assign any books to read in 7th grade. Now you tell me, from your safe position in your rich private school life, how I am lying about that. You tell me how you know better than I do what my 7th grader did. You tell me all about how my kid’s experience went in a school that is 40% FARMS and far, far more diverse than your fancy private school. You tell me I’m lying and exaggerating about my own life. You tell me, like you already have on this thread, how people like me in public schools you can’t even imagine are exaggerating or lying. And then, you tell me how you aren’t the textbook definition of a horrifying “nice white liberal.”

Get off your hating on people. You are the worst. If I work and make money, I earned that. You’re not going to shame me for earning a good living. Go to hell.

Answer one question: when I say that my kid had no assigned books to read in 7th grade, do you believe me or not? Yes or no answer, please.

Because my anger is directed at those awful, awful people in this thread who are, from their position of sending their kids to wealthy private schools, telling me that I am exaggerating or lying about what my kid read in 7th grade. Rich people who aren’t telling me what my experience was are fine. I don’t shame anyone who earns money AND who doesn’t gaslight me. But if you are rich and send your kid to a fancy private school like the incredibly obnoxious PP AND, like that PP, you tell me I am lying or exaggerating about my own kid’s experience, then yes, not only will I shame you, I think you deserve to be shamed.

So, who are you? Are you going to believe that people send their kids to public schools where no books are assigned in 7th grade? Or are you not?

Are you really not aware that private schools offer financial aid in the area? Are you also calling people obnoxious and expect people to think you are credible?

You are avoiding the question. It is a yes or no question. Do you believe the public school parents in this thread who described how their kids were not assigned books to read, yes or no? Or do you think they are lying or exaggerating?

Easy question. Not sure why you won’t answer.

Are you going to draw 2 boxes, one with yes and the other with no. I need your crayons to answer.

That is funny!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Grade 5, Homeschool assigned reading

Hello Universe
The Boy at the Back of the Class
Pax
The War That Saved My Life
The War I Finally Won
The Someday Birds
Counting by 7s
Starry River of the Sky
One Crazy Summer
Coop Knows the Scoop
Ways to Make Sunshine
Brown Girl Dreaming
A Tale Dark and Grimm
Becoming Muhammad Ali
Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky
Hidden Figures- young readers edition
The Radium Girls- young readers edition
The Disappearing Spoon- young readers edition
Augustus Caesars World
One Thousand and One Arabian Nights
Tales of Ancient Egypt
The Story of Gilgamesh
The Silk Roads- young readers edition
Ramayana, Divine Loophole
Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales
The Odyssey- Graphic Novel
The Iliad- Graphic Novel
Art of War- Graphic Novel
Complete Dickens- abridged

This is not a snarky questions when I ask. I am genuinely curious. This list is quite robust. How is all this reading getting done? I would assume something else or som other subject is not being fulfilled. Are you talking and teaching about the novel or is the reading all done completely independently? Lastly, what happens after the reading is done? There would be no time to write an essay.
I cannot wrap my head around reading this many book and having time to fulfill all other subjects. Some things have to be excluded.
The list is great by the way.

Different homeschooling poster. Homeschooling is incredibly efficient. If pp's Language Arts/reading list is this robust, no doubt her child is getting an excellent education in all subjects, both required and elective. You can't wrap your mind around it because you don't homeschool your kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Grade 5, Homeschool assigned reading

Hello Universe
The Boy at the Back of the Class
Pax
The War That Saved My Life
The War I Finally Won
The Someday Birds
Counting by 7s
Starry River of the Sky
One Crazy Summer
Coop Knows the Scoop
Ways to Make Sunshine
Brown Girl Dreaming
A Tale Dark and Grimm
Becoming Muhammad Ali
Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky
Hidden Figures- young readers edition
The Radium Girls- young readers edition
The Disappearing Spoon- young readers edition
Augustus Caesars World
One Thousand and One Arabian Nights
Tales of Ancient Egypt
The Story of Gilgamesh
The Silk Roads- young readers edition
Ramayana, Divine Loophole
Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales
The Odyssey- Graphic Novel
The Iliad- Graphic Novel
Art of War- Graphic Novel
Complete Dickens- abridged

This is not a snarky questions when I ask. I am genuinely curious. This list is quite robust. How is all this reading getting done? I would assume something else or som other subject is not being fulfilled. Are you talking and teaching about the novel or is the reading all done completely independently? Lastly, what happens after the reading is done? There would be no time to write an essay.
I cannot wrap my head around reading this many book and having time to fulfill all other subjects. Some things have to be excluded.
The list is great by the way.

Different homeschooling poster. Homeschooling is incredibly efficient. If pp's Language Arts/reading list is this robust, no doubt her child is getting an excellent education in all subjects, both required and elective. You can't wrap your mind around it because you don't homeschool your kids.

I am genuinely curious. It would take a long time to read all these. And then to apply other activities such as writing. How do you accomplish it all. I know it cannot be explained fully on here. I’m so interested.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Grade 5, Homeschool assigned reading

Hello Universe
The Boy at the Back of the Class
Pax
The War That Saved My Life
The War I Finally Won
The Someday Birds
Counting by 7s
Starry River of the Sky
One Crazy Summer
Coop Knows the Scoop
Ways to Make Sunshine
Brown Girl Dreaming
A Tale Dark and Grimm
Becoming Muhammad Ali
Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky
Hidden Figures- young readers edition
The Radium Girls- young readers edition
The Disappearing Spoon- young readers edition
Augustus Caesars World
One Thousand and One Arabian Nights
Tales of Ancient Egypt
The Story of Gilgamesh
The Silk Roads- young readers edition
Ramayana, Divine Loophole
Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales
The Odyssey- Graphic Novel
The Iliad- Graphic Novel
Art of War- Graphic Novel
Complete Dickens- abridged

This is not a snarky questions when I ask. I am genuinely curious. This list is quite robust. How is all this reading getting done? I would assume something else or som other subject is not being fulfilled. Are you talking and teaching about the novel or is the reading all done completely independently? Lastly, what happens after the reading is done? There would be no time to write an essay.
I cannot wrap my head around reading this many book and having time to fulfill all other subjects. Some things have to be excluded.
The list is great by the way.

WTH
I'm shocked someone would take the time to post this list while knowing you are not answering the question posed in the slightest. What's your point? Why did you do this and waste everyone's time?

[Anonymous]

So if I have read this thread correctly, a bunch of private school parents are telling multiple public school parents whose kids went to public schools of varying quality that those parents are lying when they described how their 7th graders weren’t assigned books to read in their various public schools. And then the private school parents started boasting about how much they donate or whatever when they were called on it.

That … is something. Wow.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I find it unbelievable that people are refusing to believe there are 7th grade English public school classes where books aren’t assigned. Do you people know literally anything about educational inequality? Are you all that blind? This thread is mind-blowing in the ignorance shown.

There is reading done. Short stories, excerpts, etc. Stop with your scare tactic and deceitfulness.

Short stories and excerpts are not books. Stop trying to hide glaring educational inequality.

[Anonymous]

I'm the first homeschool respondent but agree the recent list is great and have read several of these as well. Wanted to jump in and say that for the graphic novel versions of The Odyssey and The Iliad, my oldest really enjoyed the ones one by local artist Gareth Hinds. They are in our library system and so well done for middle grades and up, depending on your sensitivities.

Re: how to get it all done ... homeschoolers often have more time in the day in that there isn't a lot of wasted time shuffling here and there to/from school or between classes (and when shuttling to activities, we often have book time in the car or audiobooks). Those are strategies everyone can do. That said, my kiddos also know how to work in lots of (unplanned) breaks throughout the day

Re: what to do with the reading. Middle schooler = assigned literature books with a persuasive writing assignment every 3 weeks (mostly 5 paragraphs, sometimes more). Kid is reading a new book while writing on the one read before. Other books might be captured in a short journal summary with illustration. Others just read for interest / enjoyment. Any of them might be followed by deliberate discussion or incidental conversation. Some may never be discussed.

Younger student participates in a book club, and those are usually read aloud and separate from assigned reading. Plus, I feel like an audiobook is almost always playing during free time. Tricky if you like a quiet house

This is just our literature component (grammar is separate), but there are lots of opportunities to cross-pollinate so that readings cover history / science / biography, etc. as well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I find it unbelievable that people are refusing to believe there are 7th grade English public school classes where books aren’t assigned. Do you people know literally anything about educational inequality? Are you all that blind? This thread is mind-blowing in the ignorance shown.

There is reading done. Short stories, excerpts, etc. Stop with your scare tactic and deceitfulness.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^^^ For the record, this is DCUM. The vast majority of the people posting here are privileged.

Maybe the majority is privileged, but I’ve been here a long time and I have seen genuine, heartfelt posts from struggling parents who are far, far from privileged. And so what if a majority are privileged? Does that mean the PPs are right to make their blithe assumptions that everyone posting on DCUM sends their kids to a fancy public middle school in a safe suburb? That parents here don’t struggle with public schools that are in terrible shape? Are those posters so steeped in their wealth that they can’t imagine a seventh grade English class that doesn’t get assigned books? Do they even know what the state of books are in some schools? Your kid can’t read books your school can’t even give everybody copies of, you know. But the gaslighting PPs are so blind, so ignorant that they immediately say that the PPs must be lying.

This thread is the definition of “nice white liberal,” the people who at heart don’t want any change so their kids continue to be advantaged, and so gaslight people who have their kids in failing public schools or who have lived school experiences that they can’t even dream about. It is, as I said, appalling.

You are appalling. My child’s private school in DC has 40% of its student’s paid for with aid from other parents and is nearly half minority. Are you providing any aid to a child who is not yours? I think not.

My God. You are one of the worst people I’ve ever encountered on DCUM and that is saying something.

I don’t think you are worthy of anybody answering your question, and I hope nobody else wastes their time on you, but as one of the PPs who is being gaslit by you in this thread, I will answer your incredibly obnoxious question: No, I’m not as rich as you. That’s why my kid went to a public middle school where they didn’t assign any books to read in 7th grade. Now you tell me, from your safe position in your rich private school life, how I am lying about that. You tell me how you know better than I do what my 7th grader did. You tell me all about how my kid’s experience went in a school that is 40% FARMS and far, far more diverse than your fancy private school. You tell me I’m lying and exaggerating about my own life. You tell me, like you already have on this thread, how people like me in public schools you can’t even imagine are exaggerating or lying. And then, you tell me how you aren’t the textbook definition of a horrifying “nice white liberal.”

Get off your hating on people. You are the worst. If I work and make money, I earned that. You’re not going to shame me for earning a good living. Go to hell.

Answer one question: when I say that my kid had no assigned books to read in 7th grade, do you believe me or not? Yes or no answer, please.

Because my anger is directed at those awful, awful people in this thread who are, from their position of sending their kids to wealthy private schools, telling me that I am exaggerating or lying about what my kid read in 7th grade. Rich people who aren’t telling me what my experience was are fine. I don’t shame anyone who earns money AND who doesn’t gaslight me. But if you are rich and send your kid to a fancy private school like the incredibly obnoxious PP AND, like that PP, you tell me I am lying or exaggerating about my own kid’s experience, then yes, not only will I shame you, I think you deserve to be shamed.

So, who are you? Are you going to believe that people send their kids to public schools where no books are assigned in 7th grade? Or are you not?

You did the exact same thing!!! You made assumptions. Not all children who attend private are wealthy and you know that.

Answer the question asked, please.

You need to understand one thing. I and no one else on here answers to you.

Oh, I know that. But I have my answer anyhow, by your very refusal to answer, because you know how abjectly awful the answer makes you look. You are one of the private school PPs in this thread who are telling public school parents that they are lying about the experiences of their own children in public school. How awful.

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Anonymous wrote:7th grade Honors in Fairfax. None. Zero. Zip.
Impressive.

I think that some FCPS parents may be confusing the term "assigned books." I believe it is very common for 7th grade teachers in FCPS to allow their students to choose a book from a list of 5 or 10. For example, when my son was in 7th grade, he was required to read 2 novels that he selected from a list of 5. He chose The Outsiders for the fall and To Kill a Mockingbird for the winter and was grouped with other students who selected those books. In the spring, his class concentrated on reading/analyzing non-fiction articles. He was also "assigned" a few short stories (like The Lottery by Shirley Johnson) and a few excepts from different novels (I can't remember many of these... but I know one was from The Joy Luck Club).

Is that what you mean by saying that your child was assigned "none, zero, zip"? That they did not have any particular novel that they read as a whole class?

I am curious about the above. My daughter also "chose" novels in 7th grade this year. She picked The Book Thief and Touching Spirit Bear. One for fall, and one for winter, and she is in a poetry unit now.