Loudoun School Board meeting

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The special needs mom’s statement brought tears to my eyes.

It is a shame that her story was buried by the uproar later.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The special needs mom’s statement brought tears to my eyes.

It is a shame that her story was buried by the uproar later.

What was it?.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The point is that some of these folks don't even live in Loudoun, let alone have kids there. If they're so bothered by what happens there, they should probably consider moving to a nice red state like Florida. The housing is certainly cheaper.

As for the differences between the two, Google is your friend. As y'all like to say, "DO YOUR RESEARCH". (Hint: go beyond what Fox news is saying.)

I can’t do my own research! I feel like I can’t find any facts anywhere.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The special needs mom’s statement brought tears to my eyes.

It is a shame that her story was buried by the uproar later.

What was it?.

Yes, what did she say?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People may be confusing it with Culturally Responsive Teaching, which Loudoun DOES use, and which is NOT the same as Critical Race Theory, which unfortunately has the same initials.

The Fox news side is upset because they don't like being told that racism has shaped our institutions and that we should figure out how to remove that influence.

The other side is upset because when we try to remove racism, bullying, anti-trans sentiment etc. from schools in order to make kids comfortable, racists and homophobes and transphobes WHO DON'T HAVE KIDS IN THE SYSTEM start riots at school board meetings.

Please enlighten us on the difference in the two teaching methods.

As long as these people live in Loudon County, and pay their exorbitant property taxes to fund the schools, they have every right to speak out at school board meetings, whether or not they have kids in the public school system at the present time.

It’s been explained over and over again. You choose not to learn. Quit wasting people’s time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People may be confusing it with Culturally Responsive Teaching, which Loudoun DOES use, and which is NOT the same as Critical Race Theory, which unfortunately has the same initials.

The Fox news side is upset because they don't like being told that racism has shaped our institutions and that we should figure out how to remove that influence.

The other side is upset because when we try to remove racism, bullying, anti-trans sentiment etc. from schools in order to make kids comfortable, racists and homophobes and transphobes WHO DON'T HAVE KIDS IN THE SYSTEM start riots at school board meetings.

Please enlighten us on the difference in the two teaching methods.

As long as these people live in Loudon County, and pay their exorbitant property taxes to fund the schools, they have every right to speak out at school board meetings, whether or not they have kids in the public school system at the present time.

What do you consider exorbitant? Loudoun’s tax rate is .98 per $100.

Speaking out at school board meetings is of course a right. Disrupting a meeting is not.

[Anonymous]

I thought last night's meeting was all about trans rights not CRT?!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I thought last night's meeting was all about trans rights not CRT?!

The goal of these groups is to disrupt ALL legitimate school business by making everything about CRT. It’s a distraction and a derailment.

[Anonymous]

Is it true that Cornerstone Chapel has been organizing congregant involvement in these meetings?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People may be confusing it with Culturally Responsive Teaching, which Loudoun DOES use, and which is NOT the same as Critical Race Theory, which unfortunately has the same initials.

The Fox news side is upset because they don't like being told that racism has shaped our institutions and that we should figure out how to remove that influence.

The other side is upset because when we try to remove racism, bullying, anti-trans sentiment etc. from schools in order to make kids comfortable, racists and homophobes and transphobes WHO DON'T HAVE KIDS IN THE SYSTEM start riots at school board meetings.

Please enlighten us on the difference in the two teaching methods.

As long as these people live in Loudon County, and pay their exorbitant property taxes to fund the schools, they have every right to speak out at school board meetings, whether or not they have kids in the public school system at the present time.

Critical Race Theory is a theoretical perspective used in graduate school to analyze how power structures shape institutions and result in unfair practices for a particular race. It shapes legal scholarship, research in other graduate level courses. It is NOT a teaching method. Culturally Responsive Teaching is a practice where you ensure your pedagogy works for all your students who are coming from different cultural backgrounds--it really is often what people just consider good pedagogy--that is, you don't presume that students have all the same experiences and instead treat them as individuals. You encourage students to activate their own prior knowledge (e.g., if you're teaching about traditions, you would ask "think about a holiday that is important to your family" rather than "think about what you do on Christmas"). You try to make sure you use examples that reflect the histories of the people you teach. You build relationships with students so you know them more. Look it up yourself--it's hard to picture getting outraged about it as a reasonable person regardless of whether you are more liberal or conservative.

There are a lot of misconceptions/deceptions in the current outrage.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People may be confusing it with Culturally Responsive Teaching, which Loudoun DOES use, and which is NOT the same as Critical Race Theory, which unfortunately has the same initials.

The Fox news side is upset because they don't like being told that racism has shaped our institutions and that we should figure out how to remove that influence.

The other side is upset because when we try to remove racism, bullying, anti-trans sentiment etc. from schools in order to make kids comfortable, racists and homophobes and transphobes WHO DON'T HAVE KIDS IN THE SYSTEM start riots at school board meetings.

Please enlighten us on the difference in the two teaching methods.

As long as these people live in Loudon County, and pay their exorbitant property taxes to fund the schools, they have every right to speak out at school board meetings, whether or not they have kids in the public school system at the present time.

Critical Race Theory is a theoretical perspective used in graduate school to analyze how power structures shape institutions and result in unfair practices for a particular race. It shapes legal scholarship, research in other graduate level courses. It is NOT a teaching method. Culturally Responsive Teaching is a practice where you ensure your pedagogy works for all your students who are coming from different cultural backgrounds--it really is often what people just consider good pedagogy--that is, you don't presume that students have all the same experiences and instead treat them as individuals. You encourage students to activate their own prior knowledge (e.g., if you're teaching about traditions, you would ask "think about a holiday that is important to your family" rather than "think about what you do on Christmas"). You try to make sure you use examples that reflect the histories of the people you teach. You build relationships with students so you know them more. Look it up yourself--it's hard to picture getting outraged about it as a reasonable person regardless of whether you are more liberal or conservative.

There are a lot of misconceptions/deceptions in the current outrage.

Any idea, does the idea that focusing on the correct answer in math classes and showing one's work represents "white supremacist culture" have its roots in Culturally Responsive Teaching? (I've seen this as part of an Oregon school system teaching module, not Loudoun).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's not just the school board. Principals are getting phone calls from people who don't even live in the state, over critical race theory. Which they don't teach. Because a bunch of crazies have watched Faux News and think that CRT is a thing in Loudoun. (spoiler: it isn't.)

Then if it's not CRT, why are both sides so upset? I think you're wrong.

NO PP is not "wrong"

This is easy to look up.

The crazies are coming from the lovely Fox propaganda machine and ultra-right-wing idiots.

[Anonymous]

Go ask your kids what the five tenets of CRT are. Ask them to put Kimberle Crenshaw’s definition of intersectionality into their own words and then define how it affects legal proceedings. Oh they can’t do that? They didn’t learn CRT.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The special needs mom’s statement brought tears to my eyes.

It is a shame that her story was buried by the uproar later.

What was it?.

Yes, what did she say?

She spoke about her preschooler with special needs who, when the school was shut down, was given a Chromebook. My description doesn't do it justice, but it was heartbreaking to hear her talk about how futile online learning was for her daughter and so many of her peers. The meeting is posted on You Tube. I'll try to find the link.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The special needs mom’s statement brought tears to my eyes.

It is a shame that her story was buried by the uproar later.

Ditto, she brought up a very valid concern that has been brushed aside by everyone. I am a parent of two with IEP's that have gotten nothing since March 2020. Even the master plan for virtual for next year acts as though IEP's don't exist.