Schools that are neither "woke" nor conservative?

[Anonymous]

WIS! Some of the people in the WIS community who are most confused by the concepts of being woke are black foreign nationals from places like France, Ghana, Morocco and Nigeria. Thus, there is highly legitimate, non-racist questioning around woke-ness amongst the parents. Where it comes to the students, the teachers and administrators follow the IB to a T.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are there any schools that are known to be more culturally and politically moderate or neutral... neither "woke" nor super religious or conservative?

It seems like a lot of schools even in Kindergarten are openly very progressive (for example, they'll read board books praising Michelle Obama, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, etc., but you'd never see a book about Laura Bush or Sandra Day O'Connor or some other equivalent figure on "the other side"). I'm looking for more of a straight-forward focus on academics without the pushing of any political ideology.

Does this still exist?

It’s a complete waste of time responding to anyone who thinks Laura Bush is as interesting as Michelle Obama to have students read about. Unbelievable!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:STA is pretty traditional

Traditional /=/ conservative

We have kids at the cathedral schools, which have more of a mix of republican and democrat families. And the education at sta is definitely more traditional/classical. That doesn’t mean it’s anti-female-supreme-court-justices (how is learning about a freaking SCT justice woke, omg)

[Anonymous]

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/our-obsession-with-race-is-pushing-us-apart-xrcfkmn8h

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:WIS! Some of the people in the WIS community who are most confused by the concepts of being woke are black foreign nationals from places like France, Ghana, Morocco and Nigeria. Thus, there is highly legitimate, non-racist questioning around woke-ness amongst the parents. Where it comes to the students, the teachers and administrators follow the IB to a T.

There probably is highly legitimate, non-racist questioning about what people like you call “woke-ness”.

So let’s pause for a moment and think seriously about why you had to reach to “black (sic) foreign nationals” to believe that you could find it.

Note: At least some of those people surely realize that without the efforts of the “woke” their children would not legally be able to attend WIS, since prior to the 1970’s schools were racially segregated.

[Anonymous]

As a liberal woman I can tell you we all had to read books about Sandra Day O’Connor.

[Anonymous]

When non-minorities started usign the word "woke" in a negative fashion, that was the begining of the end of that word.

If you have issues with things being "woke", as you put it, then you are in fact the concervative that you fear. You can't have it both ways. Join your abortion banning brethren and fire two shots in the air for freedom.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are there any schools that are known to be more culturally and politically moderate or neutral... neither "woke" nor super religious or conservative?

It seems like a lot of schools even in Kindergarten are openly very progressive (for example, they'll read board books praising Michelle Obama, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, etc., but you'd never see a book about Laura Bush or Sandra Day O'Connor or some other equivalent figure on "the other side"). I'm looking for more of a straight-forward focus on academics without the pushing of any political ideology.

Does this still exist?

It’s a complete waste of time responding to anyone who thinks Laura Bush is as interesting as Michelle Obama to have students read about. Unbelievable!

could you please explain to me what either of them have done that makes them noteworthy, other than being married to US presidents? Note, I am not American. Thanks.

[Anonymous]

Which schools - esp HS/US - teach students how to think rather than what to think?

Hard to find the former in DC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Which schools - esp HS/US - teach students how to think rather than what to think?

Hard to find the former in DC.

i don't think you're really looking for a school to teach your kid how to think, unless it's to think like you do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:WIS! Some of the people in the WIS community who are most confused by the concepts of being woke are black foreign nationals from places like France, Ghana, Morocco and Nigeria. Thus, there is highly legitimate, non-racist questioning around woke-ness amongst the parents. Where it comes to the students, the teachers and administrators follow the IB to a T.

There probably is highly legitimate, non-racist questioning about what people like you call “woke-ness”.

So let’s pause for a moment and think seriously about why you had to reach to “black (sic) foreign nationals” to believe that you could find it.

Note: At least some of those people surely realize that without the efforts of the “woke” their children would not legally be able to attend WIS, since prior to the 1970’s schools were racially segregated.

There are 7 billion people on this planet. 300m live in America. That means there are over 6 billion who have no clue what you’re talking about. Some of them move here with a focus on bringing energy or health care to people living in horrific poverty. Truly horrific. They have a desire to see their kids grow up with a world perspective, perspectives that you may be ignorant about. Ignorance is why we have education, and we can want to be educated about different parts of humanity and all be good people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:WIS! Some of the people in the WIS community who are most confused by the concepts of being woke are black foreign nationals from places like France, Ghana, Morocco and Nigeria. Thus, there is highly legitimate, non-racist questioning around woke-ness amongst the parents. Where it comes to the students, the teachers and administrators follow the IB to a T.

There probably is highly legitimate, non-racist questioning about what people like you call “woke-ness”.

So let’s pause for a moment and think seriously about why you had to reach to “black (sic) foreign nationals” to believe that you could find it.

Note: At least some of those people surely realize that without the efforts of the “woke” their children would not legally be able to attend WIS, since prior to the 1970’s schools were racially segregated.

There are 7 billion people on this planet. 300m live in America. That means there are over 6 billion who have no clue what you’re talking about. Some of them move here with a focus on bringing energy or health care to people living in horrific poverty. Truly horrific. They have a desire to see their kids grow up with a world perspective, perspectives that you may be ignorant about. Ignorance is why we have education, and we can want to be educated about different parts of humanity and all be good people.

I got lost counting the weird, vague generalities in your answer. So let's take a look.

1. US media and culture are transmitted by satellite and Internet to every country on the planet. Only a minority are ignorant of US history and society, not 6 billion. Look at movie ticket sales worldwide.

2. Only a tiny minority who come here are involved in aid projects for their home countries. The vast majority in DC and around the US are parents who immigrated for economic opportunity and educational opportunities here. Survey any set of private school parents here.

3. What is "a world perspective" since there are 200 countries and even more languages and cultures in the world, each with its own history and perspective? Anyone who has been to more than a handful of countries knows that.

4. Education about different parts of humanity to be a good person is the foundation of understanding that the world is both a diverse and often unfair place, even moreso in the past than now. That's the ignorance that modern education aims to lift.

So whatever point you were trying to make got VERY lost along the way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Which schools - esp HS/US - teach students how to think rather than what to think?

Hard to find the former in DC.

i don't think you're really looking for a school to teach your kid how to think, unless it's to think like you do.

I think you are feeling defensive. Do you have trouble having a reasoned conversation with anyone who disagrees with you?

[Anonymous]

I consider myself a Democrat. I have no idea what anti-woke means, but here is my problem with politics today. Anyone who does not agree with a democratic policy gets shot down as immoral. For example if you disagree with the party line, it must be because you are evil, selfish, or stupid. If there is some proposed policy intended to help people, but there might be unintended consequences that actually hurt people, nobody wants to hear about it. This is a dangerous trend for society. Almost as dangerous or perhaps equally dangerous as what is going on within the Republican Party. I do not want my kids to be taught politics as though it were religion. I would love to find a moderate environment where critical thinking and questioning is encouraged on all sides.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Which schools - esp HS/US - teach students how to think rather than what to think?

Hard to find the former in DC.

i don't think you're really looking for a school to teach your kid how to think, unless it's to think like you do.

I think you are feeling defensive. Do you have trouble having a reasoned conversation with anyone who disagrees with you?

I think you like to spout meaningless double talk and think it passes for intelligent conversation.