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

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Well, someone I knew from grad school is very clear about not wanting his kids in a pod with white kids:

One thing these pandemic pods are revealing is that school integration was always about resources.

As it stands, I have ZERO drive to have my kids in a pod with white kids. None. I will admit that I'm not particularly fond of White southern kids. It's rather easy to see how they become White southern adults, and White southern adults have the social and political sensibilities of sociopaths or the depressed.

It's not that I tell my kids not to play with White kids, though apparently, some White parents tell their kids not to play with Black kids. But my kids know the score. (I know some of you are saying, "But your kids are half -White!" lol They are Black, and their mom is White.)

So if schools were always about ten people and a teacher, I don't think there would have been a push for integration at all. But since public schooling was mass, industrial schooling about technical matters, which means that there were huge swings in resources, you need to make sure some schools don't starve while others feast.

Wow, good thing your kids won’t grow up racist...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Now people are saying it's racist and privileged to hire a tutor or form pods. What's even more ridiculous is suggesting to make it illegal or force parents to include others for free to promote diversity of race and income. Lol good luck.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10220656647060383&set=a.1168976058860&type=3&theater

Are you doing anything to help lower-income families with resources (financial or otherwise) to form pods? Life is not just about making sure you and your own family are good.

Think of others; no one is faulting you or calling you racist for your choices. But this country has systemically made wealth and access to education exclusive to whites--because of forced free black labor. You are a beneficiary whether you want to admit it or not.

Np. What the actual F? You don’t even make any sense.

No, pods are not racist. They are privileged.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well, someone I knew from grad school is very clear about not wanting his kids in a pod with white kids:

One thing these pandemic pods are revealing is that school integration was always about resources.

As it stands, I have ZERO drive to have my kids in a pod with white kids. None. I will admit that I'm not particularly fond of White southern kids. It's rather easy to see how they become White southern adults, and White southern adults have the social and political sensibilities of sociopaths or the depressed.

It's not that I tell my kids not to play with White kids, though apparently, some White parents tell their kids not to play with Black kids. But my kids know the score. (I know some of you are saying, "But your kids are half -White!" lol They are Black, and their mom is White.)

So if schools were always about ten people and a teacher, I don't think there would have been a push for integration at all. But since public schooling was mass, industrial schooling about technical matters, which means that there were huge swings in resources, you need to make sure some schools don't starve while others feast.

Wow, good thing your kids won’t grow up racist...

I think his kids will be pretty screwed up, TBH.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Now people are saying it's racist and privileged to hire a tutor or form pods. What's even more ridiculous is suggesting to make it illegal or force parents to include others for free to promote diversity of race and income. Lol good luck.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10220656647060383&set=a.1168976058860&type=3&theater

Are you doing anything to help lower-income families with resources (financial or otherwise) to form pods? Life is not just about making sure you and your own family are good.

Think of others; no one is faulting you or calling you racist for your choices. But this country has systemically made wealth and access to education exclusive to whites--because of forced free black labor. You are a beneficiary whether you want to admit it or not.

Np. What the actual F? You don’t even make any sense.

No, pods are not racist. They are privileged.

Privilege that is part of greater racist system. The truth, believe it or not. Struck a nerve, eh?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Now people are saying it's racist and privileged to hire a tutor or form pods. What's even more ridiculous is suggesting to make it illegal or force parents to include others for free to promote diversity of race and income. Lol good luck.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10220656647060383&set=a.1168976058860&type=3&theater

Are you doing anything to help lower-income families with resources (financial or otherwise) to form pods? Life is not just about making sure you and your own family are good.

Think of others; no one is faulting you or calling you racist for your choices. But this country has systemically made wealth and access to education exclusive to whites--because of forced free black labor. You are a beneficiary whether you want to admit it or not.

Np. What the actual F? You don’t even make any sense.

No, pods are not racist. They are privileged.

Privilege that is part of greater racist system. The truth, believe it or not. Struck a nerve, eh?

Everything is privilege these days.

My kids are privileged. My husband and I worked for what we have.

And before you start, my grandparents were black people from the South and not the Jack and Jill, partially descended from rich white people set. I was "privileged" to have two parents who were intelligent and took decent care of us.

Not squandering my opportunities and destroying my foundation was a choice.

One of the great things about being black in the age of leftist mania is I never even have to consider feeling guilty for doing right by my children.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am AA Mom to two and have already mapped out our supplemental homeschooling. I have pulled my oldest and she has been accepted to Stanford online HS and I will be giving her either virtual or in-person field trips to support and doing a boom club with her so she gets her classics in. She is in 8th grade and I know she can increase her variety and depth of texts read.

My youngest is in Pre-K so I will be teaching her on days she does not have school in person in the morning. That way, I can insure she is reading, writing and able to solve math problems.

My children's education comes first so if I can do this, so can other's. This should not be a matter of race but priorities of parent's.

As a black parent, I agree with you. It’s a matter of privilege. You have to be able to WFH or SAH to supplemental homeschooling that is required. Not all families have that option.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am AA Mom to two and have already mapped out our supplemental homeschooling. I have pulled my oldest and she has been accepted to Stanford online HS and I will be giving her either virtual or in-person field trips to support and doing a boom club with her so she gets her classics in. She is in 8th grade and I know she can increase her variety and depth of texts read.

My youngest is in Pre-K so I will be teaching her on days she does not have school in person in the morning. That way, I can insure she is reading, writing and able to solve math problems.

My children's education comes first so if I can do this, so can other's. This should not be a matter of race but priorities of parent's.

As a black parent, I agree with you. It’s a matter of privilege. You have to be able to WFH or SAH to supplemental homeschooling that is required. Not all families have that option.

My parents both worked and managed supplemental homeschooling.

Staying home full time of course is another story.

[Anonymous]

do what you want and understand that some people might call you racist. you have the right to do what you want, and they have the right to think and call you racist. They don't get to stop you from forming a pod, but you don't get some free pass from everyone, either.

[Anonymous]

Exactly. Everything is racist these days so live your life.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Exactly. Everything is racist these days so live your life.

Spoken like someone who has plenty of experience being called racist.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Exactly. Everything is racist these days so live your life.

Spoken like someone who has plenty of experience being called racist.

Black people don't get called racist much. I only get called racist online because taking care of one's own children is considered white behavior.

[Anonymous]

Racism, racism, blah, blah, blah. Who cares anymore? Have a pod if you want.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well, someone I knew from grad school is very clear about not wanting his kids in a pod with white kids:

One thing these pandemic pods are revealing is that school integration was always about resources.

As it stands, I have ZERO drive to have my kids in a pod with white kids. None. I will admit that I'm not particularly fond of White southern kids. It's rather easy to see how they become White southern adults, and White southern adults have the social and political sensibilities of sociopaths or the depressed.

It's not that I tell my kids not to play with White kids, though apparently, some White parents tell their kids not to play with Black kids. But my kids know the score. (I know some of you are saying, "But your kids are half -White!" lol They are Black, and their mom is White.)

So if schools were always about ten people and a teacher, I don't think there would have been a push for integration at all. But since public schooling was mass, industrial schooling about technical matters, which means that there were huge swings in resources, you need to make sure some schools don't starve while others feast.

Wow, good thing your kids won’t grow up racist...

I think his kids will be pretty screwed up, TBH.

I was being sarcastic

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: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.

Could be disastrous for kids with anxiety or depression, who, by feeling excluded from a pod for whatever reason, refuse to participate in DL because it is too distressing.

[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.

How does one do that? We talked about inviting others in our group but not sure how to go about it.

Bump for ideas.

Honestly the most equitable thing would be to put the money you would be spending on this in a pot and the divvy it out to everyone based on need. The SAHM who has a college degree needs it much less than the single mom with a GED who has to work to support the family...

But again, most likely you only want to spend on your kid... so face the fact that you’ll be furthering inequity.

Perhaps pay all costs for a kid who needs it in addition to your own?

How would that work?

From The Lane DC:
It takes a village
As a community, we must care for each child as our own. Donate to our GoFundMe to ensure every kid who needs a spot in a pod can have one.
Has been up for weeks. Hardly any donations.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/alternate-child-care-scholarships?utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer&utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet