4yo asked me why someone killed MLK

[Anonymous]

Sigh

[Anonymous]

There are age appropriate books about MLK.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Something's fishy here. Why would the pre-school tell the kids that MLK was killed but not tell them why? Either your pre-schooler only listened to half the lesson or you're only telling half the story. Which is it?

Come on. You're saying that a preschooler didn't understand the entire story, and latched onto the dramatic, scary part? That would never happen. Do you have kids?

[Anonymous]

"MLK was working to make big and important changes in America, but there were people who did not like the changes. One bad man got so angry about it that he killed MLK."

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Anonymous wrote:"MLK was working to make big and important changes in America, but there were people who did not like the changes. One bad man got so angry about it that he killed MLK."

This is what I've said. My first grader has for years latched on to the fact that MLK was arrested many times. I've explained to him that because making big changes to make society a better place sometimes requires breaking the rules that currently exist.

Funny story: the other day he saw a group of 10 or so women walking together down our block and he wondered where their voting rights protest signs were. He was 100% serious.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Something's fishy here. Why would the pre-school tell the kids that MLK was killed but not tell them why? Either your pre-schooler only listened to half the lesson or you're only telling half the story. Which is it?

Come on. You're saying that a preschooler didn't understand the entire story, and latched onto the dramatic, scary part? That would never happen. Do you have kids?

I'm saying OP made it sound like the teacher only told half the story and I don't think that's the case.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Something's fishy here. Why would the pre-school tell the kids that MLK was killed but not tell them why? Either your pre-schooler only listened to half the lesson or you're only telling half the story. Which is it?

Come on. You're saying that a preschooler didn't understand the entire story, and latched onto the dramatic, scary part? That would never happen. Do you have kids?

I'm saying OP made it sound like the teacher only told half the story and I don't think that's the case.

I am OP. I didn’t say that. I reported what my DC came home talking about. DC now continues to talk about people or things getting “killed” which frankly isn’t making me very happy.

I am sure his teachers did their best to present everything in an age appropriate way. But it’s tough to learn about something as dramatic as someone being killed for the first time, I suppose.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Something's fishy here. Why would the pre-school tell the kids that MLK was killed but not tell them why? Either your pre-schooler only listened to half the lesson or you're only telling half the story. Which is it?

Come on. You're saying that a preschooler didn't understand the entire story, and latched onto the dramatic, scary part? That would never happen. Do you have kids?

I'm saying OP made it sound like the teacher only told half the story and I don't think that's the case.

I am OP. I didn’t say that. I reported what my DC came home talking about. DC now continues to talk about people or things getting “killed” which frankly isn’t making me very happy.

I am sure his teachers did their best to present everything in an age appropriate way. But it’s tough to learn about something as dramatic as someone being killed for the first time, I suppose.

PP here. I will also note that it might not have even been his teachers. Possible it came from some other kid.