"Spring" Egg Hunt for DCPS PK Class - Is this usual?

[Anonymous]

Egg hunt is a pagan activity associated with spring that is completely appropriate for a pre-K classroom. Time for you to expand your own horizons parent and recognize that your student's education will include being exposed to all sorts of traditions that are not common for your family. Also fine for you to suggest to the teacher other cultural activities that are pagan in nature that your family commonly enjoys.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Although egg hunts are obviously associated with Easter, they ultimately do not have anything to do with the religious part of the holiday. They are calling it a spring egg hunt, it does not sound like they are making any Jesus associations, so it just sounds like a fun activity for the kids. I would not make a big deal out of this, let kids have fun as it is at nobody's expense.

Definitely this. Just a fun and different from the norm thing for the kids to do the day before break.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m an atheist, so we don’t celebrate Easter. But this is like Christmas trees, to me, which is a secular part of a Christian holiday. It wouldn’t bother me, but if it bothers you, just have your kid not participate.

Check your privilege. Christmas trees, easter hunts, etc., actually do bother people who are, for example, Jewish.

The Supreme Court has ruled that public schools may observe secular components of holidays that are also religious. Sorry, it’s not about my privilege; it’s the law.

It's literally about your privilege. Whose holidays are we observing? Christians. Why? Privilege.

[Anonymous]

Lordy, it's EGGS. Jesus didn't lay eggs nor did he hunt them. Let the poor kids enjoy a damn egg hunt. I loved it when my kids learned to spin a dreidel and we aren't Jewish.

[Anonymous]

OP here. My main concern is that holding these activities that are associated with Christian holidays brings up a lot of discussion amongst the kids about that holiday. At Christmas time, DD was very upset that we would not be celebrating Christmas at home and had a hard time understanding why Santa wasn't going to bring her presents. I don't think the teachers/school do a great job of being inclusive of other customs or encourage the children to share their families' traditions. It is a very culturally and ethnically diverse school. I feel that holding a Spring Egg Hunt needlessly encourages the kids to talk about the Easter Bunny and how they will get more presents/candy. It's not a religious aspect of the holiday but non-Christians typically don't have egg hunts and my 4 year old has not heard of the Easter bunny. It's a learning lesson of childhood, but if it can be diminished within school that would be better. I was planning to reach out to the teacher to ask how they were also incorporating or discussing aspects of the other major holidays happening this time of year (Passover and Ramadan/Eid) into the class.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. My main concern is that holding these activities that are associated with Christian holidays brings up a lot of discussion amongst the kids about that holiday. At Christmas time, DD was very upset that we would not be celebrating Christmas at home and had a hard time understanding why Santa wasn't going to bring her presents. I don't think the teachers/school do a great job of being inclusive of other customs or encourage the children to share their families' traditions. It is a very culturally and ethnically diverse school. I feel that holding a Spring Egg Hunt needlessly encourages the kids to talk about the Easter Bunny and how they will get more presents/candy. It's not a religious aspect of the holiday but non-Christians typically don't have egg hunts and my 4 year old has not heard of the Easter bunny. It's a learning lesson of childhood, but if it can be diminished within school that would be better. I was planning to reach out to the teacher to ask how they were also incorporating or discussing aspects of the other major holidays happening this time of year (Passover and Ramadan/Eid) into the class.

OP again. I will be contributing eggs/candy for the hunt and letting DD participate. Just wondering if I should get used to many years of this and if this was the norm in DCPS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Egg hunt is a pagan activity associated with spring that is completely appropriate for a pre-K classroom. Time for you to expand your own horizons parent and recognize that your student's education will include being exposed to all sorts of traditions that are not common for your family. Also fine for you to suggest to the teacher other cultural activities that are pagan in nature that your family commonly enjoys.

I would tell my kid to be sure to thank the teacher for giving her candy as part of this fun satanic ritual

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP here. My main concern is that holding these activities that are associated with Christian holidays brings up a lot of discussion amongst the kids about that holiday. At Christmas time, DD was very upset that we would not be celebrating Christmas at home and had a hard time understanding why Santa wasn't going to bring her presents. I don't think the teachers/school do a great job of being inclusive of other customs or encourage the children to share their families' traditions. It is a very culturally and ethnically diverse school. I feel that holding a Spring Egg Hunt needlessly encourages the kids to talk about the Easter Bunny and how they will get more presents/candy. It's not a religious aspect of the holiday but non-Christians typically don't have egg hunts and my 4 year old has not heard of the Easter bunny. It's a learning lesson of childhood, but if it can be diminished within school that would be better. I was planning to reach out to the teacher to ask how they were also incorporating or discussing aspects of the other major holidays happening this time of year (Passover and Ramadan/Eid) into the class.

OP again. I will be contributing eggs/candy for the hunt and letting DD participate. Just wondering if I should get used to many years of this and if this was the norm in DCPS.

There's no way in hell this would fly at our (mostly white, UMC) DCPS.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Egg hunt is a pagan activity associated with spring that is completely appropriate for a pre-K classroom. Time for you to expand your own horizons parent and recognize that your student's education will include being exposed to all sorts of traditions that are not common for your family. Also fine for you to suggest to the teacher other cultural activities that are pagan in nature that your family commonly enjoys.

I would tell my kid to be sure to thank the teacher for giving her candy as part of this fun satanic ritual

It’s not the full experience unless they sacrifice an animal too!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Egg hunt is a pagan activity associated with spring that is completely appropriate for a pre-K classroom. Time for you to expand your own horizons parent and recognize that your student's education will include being exposed to all sorts of traditions that are not common for your family. Also fine for you to suggest to the teacher other cultural activities that are pagan in nature that your family commonly enjoys.

I would tell my kid to be sure to thank the teacher for giving her candy as part of this fun satanic ritual

It’s not the full experience unless they sacrifice an animal too!

I'll sign that permission slip for dissecting the plastic egg laying chicken. Never too early to indoctrinate in scientific principles over religiosity.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is like getting mad about kids doing a Rudolf the Red Nose Reindeer craft at school around Christmas, pardon, winter holidays.

A really good example of something inappropriate for a public school.

— Catholic public school teacher

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m an atheist, so we don’t celebrate Easter. But this is like Christmas trees, to me, which is a secular part of a Christian holiday. It wouldn’t bother me, but if it bothers you, just have your kid not participate.

Check your privilege. Christmas trees, easter hunts, etc., actually do bother people who are, for example, Jewish.

The Supreme Court has ruled that public schools may observe secular components of holidays that are also religious. Sorry, it’s not about my privilege; it’s the law.

It's literally about your privilege. Whose holidays are we observing? Christians. Why? Privilege.

my child made a Ramadan-related craft in art class yesterday. Few weeks ago, there was a Holi activity. OMG!!! MUSLIM AND HINDU PRIVILEGE!!!!

[Anonymous]

Egg hunts, though they traditionally occur around Easter time, are not religious activities.

Unclench, OP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Egg hunts, though they traditionally occur around Easter time, are not religious activities.

Unclench, OP.

Golly, then why is it that they happen at EASTER?

Get real.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Um, while associated with Easter, eggs/egg hunts are not part of any official religious Easter celebration. So, I think you could just relax and let the kids have fun.

Ummnmm. Easter is a religious holiday, and eggs/egg hunts are indeed part of church sponsored religious celebrations. So, I think you could try not centering yourself and policing people who are not Christian from worrying about religion in public schools. Yikes!

+ a million. Typical Christian majority bullshit. "Just relax!"

Both of you can go blow it out your ass. This is harmless fun.

Classy. Your poor parents.