Anti-racist training for parent groups and teachers

[Anonymous]

Of all the anecdotes they could have started with- white volunteers criticizing lunches? Come on. If that’s be best example they could come up with, then either we’ve already cured racism or this program misses the mark.

[Anonymous]

This is very belittling to non-white parents. My child does not know what lunchables are nor do they eat that nasty school lunch, as a teacher I see it everyday and it is worse than prison food at most schools.

I also see white children whose parents pack them junk. However in DC the majority of low SES families are black and lunchables are CHEAP. Perhaps their child is picky, half of my students will not eat the school lunch for multiple reasons. Which news flash even with their ‘fruit’ is not healthy either.

Let’s not lie and say it’s cultural, who wrote this trash? The parents were rude because you should not talk about a child’s lunch in front of them that’s just disgusting for grown adults to do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is very belittling to non-white parents. My child does not know what lunchables are nor do they eat that nasty school lunch, as a teacher I see it everyday and it is worse than prison food at most schools.

I also see white children whose parents pack them junk. However in DC the majority of low SES families are black and lunchables are CHEAP. Perhaps their child is picky, half of my students will not eat the school lunch for multiple reasons. Which news flash even with their ‘fruit’ is not healthy either.

Let’s not lie and say it’s cultural, who wrote this trash? The parents were rude because you should not talk about a child’s lunch in front of them that’s just disgusting for grown adults to do.

Agree. Just as it would be inappropriate for an adult volunteer to lecture someone else's kid about wearing a bra and panties to school. That's something someone should address, but not the volunteer. Not because the volunteer is white and the kid is black, but because it is not an appropriate role for the volunteer. How the hell that is an example of racist or anti-racist behavior I cannot fathom.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I feel like we can all agree that lunchables are disgusting.

Also, that Lunchables are not top 50 in terms of unhealthy shit I see kids eating. My favorite is the morbidly obese kid in ES who shows up each morning with two egg mcmuffin things (the ones with syrupy pancakes on the outside) and hash browns. Lunch is Doritos and Twinkies (plural).

Wow, I mostly see chips for breakfast too.

[Anonymous]

Everyone is getting so caught up on the food example. The idea is that all children’s experiences are valued and their families feel
welcomed in a school. Being sensitive to our differences and mindful of our ideas about others. We have to check our assumptions that negatively impact our students. If you worked in a school you would be surprised by what people assume
about families and their cultures.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Everyone is getting so caught up on the food example. The idea is that all children’s experiences are valued and their families feel
welcomed in a school. Being sensitive to our differences and mindful of our ideas about others. We have to check our assumptions that negatively impact our students. If you worked in a school you would be surprised by what people assume
about families and their cultures.

this is it. center the child and their learning environment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Everyone is getting so caught up on the food example. The idea is that all children’s experiences are valued and their families feel
welcomed in a school. Being sensitive to our differences and mindful of our ideas about others. We have to check our assumptions that negatively impact our students. If you worked in a school you would be surprised by what people assume
about families and their cultures.

Well, then the article was reported very poorly. First they needed to explain how white parents are relevant -- how much time are parents spending in schools, exactly? (an issue in itself) Or is this about the adult to adult relationships of the school community? I am just not sure I understand what problem this program is designed to solve.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Everyone is getting so caught up on the food example. The idea is that all children’s experiences are valued and their families feel
welcomed in a school. Being sensitive to our differences and mindful of our ideas about others. We have to check our assumptions that negatively impact our students. If you worked in a school you would be surprised by what people assume
about families and their cultures.

Well, then the article was reported very poorly. First they needed to explain how white parents are relevant -- how much time are parents spending in schools, exactly? (an issue in itself) Or is this about the adult to adult relationships of the school community? I am just not sure I understand what problem this program is designed to solve.

I think the problem is all of what you described parent's perception of each other and other students, teacher perceptions, other staff perceptions and students perceptions of each other. The problem is multi-dimensional.

[Anonymous]

Why do white liberals, who live in liberal cities surrounded by other liberals, like to pretend they are in daily battle with the KKK?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why do white liberals, who live in liberal cities surrounded by other liberals, like to pretend they are in daily battle with the KKK?

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why do white liberals, who live in liberal cities surrounded by other liberals, like to pretend they are in daily battle with the KKK?

I laughed out loud at this… spot on.

[Anonymous]

Such a strange article. I have volunteered in my kids' schools many times, including at lunch, and I would never comment on a child's food -- that's not racist, it's just rude and inappropriate no matter the race of the child. But since we're discussing lunchables, when I've volunteered it's usually the overweight white kids eating the processed junk food. Low SES students, of all races, are eating the free school lunch, which isn't that great, but at least includes a fruit or vegetable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why do white liberals, who live in liberal cities surrounded by other liberals, like to pretend they are in daily battle with the KKK?

Being liberal does not mean you are not prejudice or racist.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why do white liberals, who live in liberal cities surrounded by other liberals, like to pretend they are in daily battle with the KKK?

Being liberal does not mean you are not prejudice or racist.

It’s a civil war playing out in their mind.

[Anonymous]

Culture of low expectations- assume that balck parents care most about crap food and delicate white parents. B
News flash, black parents want academic rigor and high expectations and better options for their kids.