NYC private school requiring prospective parents to write essay on DEIA

[Anonymous]

Any DC privates doing this yet?

Prospective parents at The Brearley School, an all-girls school on the Upper East Side, are informed on their application that “parents are expected to attend two diversity, equity, inclusion and antiracism (DEIA) workshops per school year,” and write a 500-word essay demonstrating their fealty to those values.

https://nypost.com/2022/10/22/elite-nyc-prep-schools-aim-woke-indoctrination-at-parents-too/

[Anonymous]

Yes, we were asked how we support diversity in education.

[Anonymous]

I don’t see what is so wrong with this. Racism is real. White supremacy is real. We need to use every tool in the toolbox to dismantle them as soon as possible.

[Anonymous]

This is a standard interview question for prospective employees at my place of work.

[Anonymous]

Ny post lol

Get the bias in the first two paragraphs!!

New York City private schools are pushing woke training on parents in a Soviet-like effort to keep their kids on message — with potentially serious consequences for those who don’t fall in line.

At least five elite schools — where yearly tuitions hover around $60,000 — are forcing parents to undergo both mandatory and “optional” training in “anti-racism” and “diversity, equity and inclusion.” The controversial theories demand a hyper-focus on race and privilege and have been accused by critics of demonizing white people.

[Anonymous]

Not the opinion page ^^

What a crap “paper”

[Anonymous]

Yes, I had to do this for DC’s Va private.

[Anonymous]

Still can’t get over the hypocrisy of $50,000+ per year schools teaching DEI. Honestly, if you can’t put your money where your mouth is, stay quiet. The worst thing is, these parents and the students may actually walk out of their thinking they are truly inclusive and equitable. It’s the same IMO as those who go to church every Sunday, but break every commandment Monday thru Friday, and twice on Saturday.

[Anonymous]

C'mon people, we all know it's about virtue signaling. Brearley isn't actually about to practice DEI in its admissions rubrics and neither are any of the other privates. These DEI "initiatives" are just to cover their A$$es against any potential charges.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:C'mon people, we all know it's about virtue signaling. Brearley isn't actually about to practice DEI in its admissions rubrics and neither are any of the other privates. These DEI "initiatives" are just to cover their A$$es against any potential charges.

I don’t know about Brearly, but many privates have pushed forward with increasing diversity and adding scholarships.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Still can’t get over the hypocrisy of $50,000+ per year schools teaching DEI. Honestly, if you can’t put your money where your mouth is, stay quiet. The worst thing is, these parents and the students may actually walk out of their thinking they are truly inclusive and equitable. It’s the same IMO as those who go to church every Sunday, but break every commandment Monday thru Friday, and twice on Saturday.

What would that look like?

[Anonymous]

Suckers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Any DC privates doing this yet?

Prospective parents at The Brearley School, an all-girls school on the Upper East Side, are informed on their application that “parents are expected to attend two diversity, equity, inclusion and antiracism (DEIA) workshops per school year,” and write a 500-word essay demonstrating their fealty to those values.

https://nypost.com/2022/10/22/elite-nyc-prep-schools-aim-woke-indoctrination-at-parents-too/

They should require this at some schools here in DC. These classes are optional and sadly the parents that are exclusive and need these workshops the most often do not attend them when they are optional.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Any DC privates doing this yet?

Prospective parents at The Brearley School, an all-girls school on the Upper East Side, are informed on their application that “parents are expected to attend two diversity, equity, inclusion and antiracism (DEIA) workshops per school year,” and write a 500-word essay demonstrating their fealty to those values.

https://nypost.com/2022/10/22/elite-nyc-prep-schools-aim-woke-indoctrination-at-parents-too/

They should require this at some schools here in DC. These classes are optional and sadly the parents that are exclusive and need these workshops the most often do not attend them when they are optional.

Serious question, what do you think will change by having private school parents take these classes? What will be different?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:C'mon people, we all know it's about virtue signaling. Brearley isn't actually about to practice DEI in its admissions rubrics and neither are any of the other privates. These DEI "initiatives" are just to cover their A$$es against any potential charges.

I don’t know about Brearly, but many privates have pushed forward with increasing diversity and adding scholarships.

Sure but if you really support DE&I, then you’d send your kids to public school. End of story.