Apparently its racist to hire tutors and form pods, we must all suffer equally?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s inherently privileged. It is not inherently racist.

There was advice in the NYT article to invite economically disadvantaged students to join your pods. I doubt anyone on DCUM will.

This. People have also suggested that, while you do what is best for your family, put a little time/energy in ensuring equity for others. For instance, encourage your schools to get technology out to everyone who needs it. The point is, for those of us with privilege, not to forget that others do not have privilege and still need our support/help in getting what they need. Whether that is inviting someone into your pod, donating to a cause helping others, or using your voice.

Some white mommy needs to encourage the school to distribute technology to underserved kids?

Please tell me more...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s inherently privileged. It is not inherently racist.

There was advice in the NYT article to invite economically disadvantaged students to join your pods. I doubt anyone on DCUM will.

I think the word "inherently" is doing a lot of work here. If the government or an organization does something that has "disparate impact," even if the basis and intent is not to separate by race, that is racist in the eyes of the law.

The question is whether it makes sense to look at the decisions of individual families one child at a time as having the potential for disparate impact. In aggregate they do, but who is responsible for creating that aggregate problem or solving it? Does it make sense to make it an individual issue, or is this something we should approach through...taxes and the government in some way?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s inherently privileged. It is not inherently racist.

There was advice in the NYT article to invite economically disadvantaged students to join your pods. I doubt anyone on DCUM will.

This. People have also suggested that, while you do what is best for your family, put a little time/energy in ensuring equity for others. For instance, encourage your schools to get technology out to everyone who needs it. The point is, for those of us with privilege, not to forget that others do not have privilege and still need our support/help in getting what they need. Whether that is inviting someone into your pod, donating to a cause helping others, or using your voice.

Some white mommy needs to encourage the school to distribute technology to underserved kids?

Please tell me more...

I’m not pp but yes, moms and dads of any race who have the time and bandwidth to help press for measures that help kids in danger of being left behind should do so.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s inherently privileged. It is not inherently racist.

There was advice in the NYT article to invite economically disadvantaged students to join your pods. I doubt anyone on DCUM will.

This. People have also suggested that, while you do what is best for your family, put a little time/energy in ensuring equity for others. For instance, encourage your schools to get technology out to everyone who needs it. The point is, for those of us with privilege, not to forget that others do not have privilege and still need our support/help in getting what they need. Whether that is inviting someone into your pod, donating to a cause helping others, or using your voice.

This.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s inherently privileged. It is not inherently racist.

There was advice in the NYT article to invite economically disadvantaged students to join your pods. I doubt anyone on DCUM will.

This. People have also suggested that, while you do what is best for your family, put a little time/energy in ensuring equity for others. For instance, encourage your schools to get technology out to everyone who needs it. The point is, for those of us with privilege, not to forget that others do not have privilege and still need our support/help in getting what they need. Whether that is inviting someone into your pod, donating to a cause helping others, or using your voice.

Some white mommy needs to encourage the school to distribute technology to underserved kids?

Please tell me more...

I’m not pp but yes, moms and dads of any race who have the time and bandwidth to help press for measures that help kids in danger of being left behind should do so.

Oh FFS you missed my point. The school systems are WAY ahead of you. But by all means post about this on Facebook or something like it’s some offset for your transgressions.

[Anonymous]

If you look at the meme, it isn’t saying it’s racist.
It’s saying white people are giving lip service to BLM while ignoring struggles of black lives.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you look at the meme, it isn’t saying it’s racist.
It’s saying white people are giving lip service to BLM while ignoring struggles of black lives.

White people can multitask.

[Anonymous]

I think we need to reframe the whole discussion about privilege.

Hiring someone to write a college essay for a kid is an abuse of privilege.

Paying for piano lessons for a kid so they become a more well rounded person is privilege but it's a positive use of privilege.

People who are privileged should be taught to give back, not to purposefully harm their children. It's dumb anyways, nobody actually listens to this claptrap and makes their kids' life more difficult because of some activist's theories.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s inherently privileged. It is not inherently racist.

There was advice in the NYT article to invite economically disadvantaged students to join your pods. I doubt anyone on DCUM will.

This. People have also suggested that, while you do what is best for your family, put a little time/energy in ensuring equity for others. For instance, encourage your schools to get technology out to everyone who needs it. The point is, for those of us with privilege, not to forget that others do not have privilege and still need our support/help in getting what they need. Whether that is inviting someone into your pod, donating to a cause helping others, or using your voice.

Some white mommy needs to encourage the school to distribute technology to underserved kids?

Please tell me more...

I’m not pp but yes, moms and dads of any race who have the time and bandwidth to help press for measures that help kids in danger of being left behind should do so.

Oh FFS you missed my point. The school systems are WAY ahead of you. But by all means post about this on Facebook or something like it’s some offset for your transgressions.

Yes, schools should definitely be trusted to provide equitable solutions for all students. No room for improvement there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you look at the meme, it isn’t saying it’s racist.
It’s saying white people are giving lip service to BLM while ignoring struggles of black lives.

Schools closed for the pandemic are not the struggle of black lives. It's literally the struggle of all lives.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s inherently privileged. It is not inherently racist.

There was advice in the NYT article to invite economically disadvantaged students to join your pods. I doubt anyone on DCUM will.

This. People have also suggested that, while you do what is best for your family, put a little time/energy in ensuring equity for others. For instance, encourage your schools to get technology out to everyone who needs it. The point is, for those of us with privilege, not to forget that others do not have privilege and still need our support/help in getting what they need. Whether that is inviting someone into your pod, donating to a cause helping others, or using your voice.

Some white mommy needs to encourage the school to distribute technology to underserved kids?

Please tell me more...

I’m not pp but yes, moms and dads of any race who have the time and bandwidth to help press for measures that help kids in danger of being left behind should do so.

Oh FFS you missed my point. The school systems are WAY ahead of you. But by all means post about this on Facebook or something like it’s some offset for your transgressions.

Actually, some schools are struggling.
In the spring, my school district distributed chrome books to those that “needed” technology. They quickly ran out. Why? Because plenty of UMC families that have technology at home said they needed chrome books for each of their kids. School couldn’t distinguish on the survey who actually needed the chrome books, and the UMC were the first families to show up to pick up chrome books. Many children from poor families (predominantly minority) did not get a chrome book. They did order more and do a second distribution - 4 weeks into DL.
So yes, using my voice to raise the concern that the technology actually gets into the hands of kids that need it does help.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s inherently privileged. It is not inherently racist.

There was advice in the NYT article to invite economically disadvantaged students to join your pods. I doubt anyone on DCUM will.

This. People have also suggested that, while you do what is best for your family, put a little time/energy in ensuring equity for others. For instance, encourage your schools to get technology out to everyone who needs it. The point is, for those of us with privilege, not to forget that others do not have privilege and still need our support/help in getting what they need. Whether that is inviting someone into your pod, donating to a cause helping others, or using your voice.

Some white mommy needs to encourage the school to distribute technology to underserved kids?

Please tell me more...

I’m not pp but yes, moms and dads of any race who have the time and bandwidth to help press for measures that help kids in danger of being left behind should do so.

Oh FFS you missed my point. The school systems are WAY ahead of you. But by all means post about this on Facebook or something like it’s some offset for your transgressions.

Actually, some schools are struggling.
In the spring, my school district distributed chrome books to those that “needed” technology. They quickly ran out. Why? Because plenty of UMC families that have technology at home said they needed chrome books for each of their kids. School couldn’t distinguish on the survey who actually needed the chrome books, and the UMC were the first families to show up to pick up chrome books. Many children from poor families (predominantly minority) did not get a chrome book. They did order more and do a second distribution - 4 weeks into DL.
So yes, using my voice to raise the concern that the technology actually gets into the hands of kids that need it does help.

They did. This isn't the UMC families' fault or the schools' fault. It's a problem that was solved.

[Anonymous]

Looks like someone got called out and they feel a certain kind of way about it. 🤣

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s inherently privileged. It is not inherently racist.

There was advice in the NYT article to invite economically disadvantaged students to join your pods. I doubt anyone on DCUM will.

This. People have also suggested that, while you do what is best for your family, put a little time/energy in ensuring equity for others. For instance, encourage your schools to get technology out to everyone who needs it. The point is, for those of us with privilege, not to forget that others do not have privilege and still need our support/help in getting what they need. Whether that is inviting someone into your pod, donating to a cause helping others, or using your voice.

Some white mommy needs to encourage the school to distribute technology to underserved kids?

Please tell me more...

I’m not pp but yes, moms and dads of any race who have the time and bandwidth to help press for measures that help kids in danger of being left behind should do so.

Oh FFS you missed my point. The school systems are WAY ahead of you. But by all means post about this on Facebook or something like it’s some offset for your transgressions.

Actually, some schools are struggling.
In the spring, my school district distributed chrome books to those that “needed” technology. They quickly ran out. Why? Because plenty of UMC families that have technology at home said they needed chrome books for each of their kids. School couldn’t distinguish on the survey who actually needed the chrome books, and the UMC were the first families to show up to pick up chrome books. Many children from poor families (predominantly minority) did not get a chrome book. They did order more and do a second distribution - 4 weeks into DL.
So yes, using my voice to raise the concern that the technology actually gets into the hands of kids that need it does help.

They did. This isn't the UMC families' fault or the schools' fault. It's a problem that was solved.

No, they had technology at home they could have used. Kids have gaming computers and iPads. But they just had to get the chrome books too.

[Anonymous]

UMC pod-former here, at a Title 1 school.

I was, I admit, a little defensive about this meme — I am feeling guilty that we have the resources to pod with our friends and hire assistance, but most of my child’s classmates likely won’t. Especially because only half her class was logged into DL in the spring.

BUT, I think there are a few things that this meme simplifies.

1) not all pod-families are pulling kids out of their school — they are staying on at distance learners — this is key because it keeps the money in the school;

2) using family resources to monitor in-person learning reduces the in-person load at schools, leaving more in-person resources for families who can’t supplement DL;

3) this is TEMPORARY, unlike white flight to private schools and the suburbs (and red-lining) this is, at least in our minds, a year long solution; and

4) equity and society will not improve if UMC parents (moms, lets get real) at worst lose their jobs, or at best burn out completely, because they have to juggle DL and WFH.

Anyone who is panicking that their Great Schools rating will drop can go jump in lake, however.