Anti-Racism Assembly Today?

Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Anyone else’s Kindergarten kid freaked out by an anti-racism assembly today? My kid needed to sleep with a light on and the door open tonight. Anyone know what specifically was talked about? My kid couldn’t relay much except that she was scared.



Your kid is freaked out about a one time anti-racism assembly. Imagine being a child that actually experiences racism. That is trauma.
Check your privilege.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Anyone else’s Kindergarten kid freaked out by an anti-racism assembly today? My kid needed to sleep with a light on and the door open tonight. Anyone know what specifically was talked about? My kid couldn’t relay much except that she was scared.



Your kid is freaked out about a one time anti-racism assembly. Imagine being a child that actually experiences racism. That is trauma.
Check your privilege.


+1. Sounds like it’s the first time that the actual concept of racism sunk in for her. Without knowing exactly what upset her, it could just be her having a strong empathetic reaction. Note that there aren’t other parents jumping in to say their kids were also upset. Assuming she’s just a sensitive, empathetic kid, I’d try to separate her reaction from the important lesson and opportunity for further discussion.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Anyone else’s Kindergarten kid freaked out by an anti-racism assembly today? My kid needed to sleep with a light on and the door open tonight. Anyone know what specifically was talked about? My kid couldn’t relay much except that she was scared.



Your kid is freaked out about a one time anti-racism assembly. Imagine being a child that actually experiences racism. That is trauma.
Check your privilege.


+1. Sounds like it’s the first time that the actual concept of racism sunk in for her. Without knowing exactly what upset her, it could just be her having a strong empathetic reaction. Note that there aren’t other parents jumping in to say their kids were also upset. Assuming she’s just a sensitive, empathetic kid, I’d try to separate her reaction from the important lesson and opportunity for further discussion.


+2
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:no - what school?


Janney.



I absolutely love that OP started a thread about an event at one particular elementary school but didn't name the school. Perfect illustration of Janney arrogance.

"If you know, you know."


NP. I know people on this forum love to hate on Janney, but it's pretty common practice for people to post about issues without naming the school. There is a widespread reluctance to do it, not specific to Janney. Since we are anonymous here, I've never understood it and have been annoyed by it, and I am a Janney parent.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:no - what school?


Janney.



I absolutely love that OP started a thread about an event at one particular elementary school but didn't name the school. Perfect illustration of Janney arrogance.

"If you know, you know."


NP. I know people on this forum love to hate on Janney, but it's pretty common practice for people to post about issues without naming the school. There is a widespread reluctance to do it, not specific to Janney. Since we are anonymous here, I've never understood it and have been annoyed by it, and I am a Janney parent.


Not in regards to a schoolwide event they want to disucss.
Only when they are talking about a specific incident and they don't want naming their school to lead to identifying themselves.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:no - what school?


Janney.



I absolutely love that OP started a thread about an event at one particular elementary school but didn't name the school. Perfect illustration of Janney arrogance.

"If you know, you know."


NP. I know people on this forum love to hate on Janney, but it's pretty common practice for people to post about issues without naming the school. There is a widespread reluctance to do it, not specific to Janney. Since we are anonymous here, I've never understood it and have been annoyed by it, and I am a Janney parent.


Not in regards to a schoolwide event they want to disucss.
Only when they are talking about a specific incident and they don't want naming their school to lead to identifying themselves.


That is not true. I see posts failing to name the school immediately in all sorts of contexts. And OP did name it when asked. OP may also have thought this same event was being held at other schools as well.

FWIW, my kids (older than OP's) didn't mention it.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:If only Janney could put the same focus on helping their student body with IEPs that they do on anti-racism.


Cut it out. Anti-racism is just important as sped but should not be compared.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Anyone else’s Kindergarten kid freaked out by an anti-racism assembly today? My kid needed to sleep with a light on and the door open tonight. Anyone know what specifically was talked about? My kid couldn’t relay much except that she was scared.



Your kid is freaked out about a one time anti-racism assembly. Imagine being a child that actually experiences racism. That is trauma.
Check your privilege.


+1. Sounds like it’s the first time that the actual concept of racism sunk in for her. Without knowing exactly what upset her, it could just be her having a strong empathetic reaction. Note that there aren’t other parents jumping in to say their kids were also upset. Assuming she’s just a sensitive, empathetic kid, I’d try to separate her reaction from the important lesson and opportunity for further discussion.


+2


+3

Be empathetic to your child ofc but it’s going to be ok.
Anonymous
I'm not sure about OP but I've received multiple emails regarding this assembly. There was even a virtual assembly for parents from the same presenter a couple of weeks ago. The assembly was split up into two sessions, one for the younger kids and one for the upper elementary kids, I assume in order to make the discussions more age appropriate. Janney is not perfect but I do appreciate that the administration has always been (since I've been there ) willing to dig into these challenging topics, when things could've probably very easily gone the other way.
Anonymous
I was literally laughing out loud reading the "Fistbook" they distributed. Super curious as to how many parents actually attended the Anti-Racism Fight Club from the dude riding the DEI wave all the way to the bank.

At Janney, half my kids teachers are Black. Their principal is Black. Their friends are Black. These are their role models, friends and peers. As far as I'm concerned, all this serves to do is other-ize the POC they love and look up to, assign guilt where none should exist on a child, and divide another American generation along lines of color.

Teach the history, teach the present, teach the truth. But this was seriously one of those times where I wish I lived in VA or something where an adult could feel safe even posing the question of, "do we really think this is the best use of students time and school funding? Is this appropriate?" But at Janney, you keep your mouth shut and your virtues signaled.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:I was literally laughing out loud reading the "Fistbook" they distributed. Super curious as to how many parents actually attended the Anti-Racism Fight Club from the dude riding the DEI wave all the way to the bank.

At Janney, half my kids teachers are Black. Their principal is Black. Their friends are Black. These are their role models, friends and peers. As far as I'm concerned, all this serves to do is other-ize the POC they love and look up to, assign guilt where none should exist on a child, and divide another American generation along lines of color.

Teach the history, teach the present, teach the truth. But this was seriously one of those times where I wish I lived in VA or something where an adult could feel safe even posing the question of, "do we really think this is the best use of students time and school funding? Is this appropriate?" But at Janney, you keep your mouth shut and your virtues signaled.


Agree with this. Have kids at another school.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:I was literally laughing out loud reading the "Fistbook" they distributed. Super curious as to how many parents actually attended the Anti-Racism Fight Club from the dude riding the DEI wave all the way to the bank.

At Janney, half my kids teachers are Black. Their principal is Black. Their friends are Black. These are their role models, friends and peers. As far as I'm concerned, all this serves to do is other-ize the POC they love and look up to, assign guilt where none should exist on a child, and divide another American generation along lines of color.

Teach the history, teach the present, teach the truth. But this was seriously one of those times where I wish I lived in VA or something where an adult could feel safe even posing the question of, "do we really think this is the best use of students time and school funding? Is this appropriate?" But at Janney, you keep your mouth shut and your virtues signaled.


Well said.

-another Janney parent
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:I was literally laughing out loud reading the "Fistbook" they distributed. Super curious as to how many parents actually attended the Anti-Racism Fight Club from the dude riding the DEI wave all the way to the bank.

At Janney, half my kids teachers are Black. Their principal is Black. Their friends are Black. These are their role models, friends and peers. As far as I'm concerned, all this serves to do is other-ize the POC they love and look up to, assign guilt where none should exist on a child, and divide another American generation along lines of color.

Teach the history, teach the present, teach the truth. But this was seriously one of those times where I wish I lived in VA or something where an adult could feel safe even posing the question of, "do we really think this is the best use of students time and school funding? Is this appropriate?" But at Janney, you keep your mouth shut and your virtues signaled.


Lol @ your kid having black friend(s) at Janney. Janney has what one token black kid in each class? I’m sure you have had a black person over for dinner before, right.
Anonymous
Janney may be the whitest public school in DC.
Anonymous
Its 72% white which is...pretty white. But to say students of color are 'tokens" is as offensive as it is inaccurate.
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