“Rick” summer reading

[Anonymous]

I’d be ok with it if they also had books about religion. Not sure why one is more appropriate than the other. MCPS can choose other books that are less controversial at that age. How about a book about kids with special needs? Or kids from different cultures? If kids see the LBGTQ as an option to build a community vs how they really feel about their sexuality, then they will sign up. I have 3 nieces (brother’s kids) who are all trans. Seems a little odd.

[Anonymous]

Also they just sent a PowerPoint full of assigned activities. We are considering private schools at this point.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Also they just sent a PowerPoint full of assigned activities. We are considering private schools at this point.

Any examples of the ‘assigned activities’? Are they useful, at least?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’d be ok with it if they also had books about religion. Not sure why one is more appropriate than the other. MCPS can choose other books that are less controversial at that age. How about a book about kids with special needs? Or kids from different cultures? If kids see the LBGTQ as an option to build a community vs how they really feel about their sexuality, then they will sign up. I have 3 nieces (brother’s kids) who are all trans. Seems a little odd.

MCPS forbids even teaching about religious holidays in schools! My kid’s ES teachers were explicitly told that they could not read books about Christmas to the class. Or about Halloween or Thanksgiving (which made no sense to me, as neither are religious).

No way they would put religious books on the reading list, especially if they are Christian in nature.

[Anonymous]

Liberals don’t want conservatives teaching their kids about these sensitive subjects and vice versa. Not everyone shares the same views on sexuality. Teach kids to be kind and understanding and stop with the indoctrination.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I do think MCPS has gone very deep into many social justice/political topics in their choice of reading materials. As a contrast, I looked up the summer reading for incoming 6th graders in our old Brooklyn neighborhood. Much more innocuous than the mcps selections.

They don't even have to be innocuous. How about good books? These books are being assigned precisely because of their subject matter, not because they're well written or worth reading.

When i think of all the actual **literature** I read by the time I had graduated from MCPS, it just makes me want to cry. These assignments are a joke.

That school has gone off the deep end. OP, just don't have your child read it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:FYI Common Sense Media rates this book as age 9+

https://www.commonsensemedia.org/book-reviews/rick

Aren't they an out-there liberal organization?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FYI Common Sense Media rates this book as age 9+

https://www.commonsensemedia.org/book-reviews/rick

Aren't they an out-there liberal organization?

"Positive messages affirm characters' various and diverse identities, emphasize the importance of doing the right thing, and encourage kids to find friends and supporters who they can be authentic with. While primary characters are White and cisgender, secondary characters represent various skin colors and ethnicities, genders, and sexualities. Male-idenitified characters express emotions and cry. Violence is mild, including name-calling and vandalizing posters. "Jerk" and "freak" are the harshest language used. Brief comments on girl's bodies, references to "liking" girls or boys, and hand-holding make for a tame, though certainly not boring, read."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Liberals don’t want conservatives teaching their kids about these sensitive subjects and vice versa. Not everyone shares the same views on sexuality. Teach kids to be kind and understanding and stop with the indoctrination.

Yep.

Teach kids to behave appropriately. If you disagree with someone, that is fine, but you cannot hurt or insult them. It isn’t that hard. This can be done without forcing kids to read about religion or LGBQT issues or anything.

And IME, forcing kids and families to read about these types of controversial topics (CRT or religious stories or LGBQT stories) when it goes against their values, doesn’t promote tolerance AT ALL. It just makes the families in both sides resentful that the schools are forcing this material into their kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Liberals don’t want conservatives teaching their kids about these sensitive subjects and vice versa. Not everyone shares the same views on sexuality. Teach kids to be kind and understanding and stop with the indoctrination.

Yep.

Teach kids to behave appropriately. If you disagree with someone, that is fine, but you cannot hurt or insult them. It isn’t that hard. This can be done without forcing kids to read about religion or LGBQT issues or anything.

And IME, forcing kids and families to read about these types of controversial topics (CRT or religious stories or LGBQT stories) when it goes against their values, doesn’t promote tolerance AT ALL. It just makes the families in both sides resentful that the schools are forcing this material into their kids.

There is no CRT in schools. That's in college. We all know this by now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I do think MCPS has gone very deep into many social justice/political topics in their choice of reading materials. As a contrast, I looked up the summer reading for incoming 6th graders in our old Brooklyn neighborhood. Much more innocuous than the mcps selections.

They don't even have to be innocuous. How about good books? These books are being assigned precisely because of their subject matter, not because they're well written or worth reading.

When i think of all the actual **literature** I read by the time I had graduated from MCPS, it just makes me want to cry. These assignments are a joke.

That school has gone off the deep end. OP, just don't have your child read it.

Wow just wow so many bigots

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why is MoCo pushing a book about sexuality for 5th graders going into 6th grade. I’m not having my kid read this book, and I find it extremely concerning that MoCo is pushing this. What is middle school going to be like? Are you not cool if you aren’t LGBT or gasp not yet sexual as a pre teen? What are other parents doing to complain.

I'd be more concerned if they didn't teach kids about real people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Liberals don’t want conservatives teaching their kids about these sensitive subjects and vice versa. Not everyone shares the same views on sexuality. Teach kids to be kind and understanding and stop with the indoctrination.

Yep.

Teach kids to behave appropriately. If you disagree with someone, that is fine, but you cannot hurt or insult them. It isn’t that hard. This can be done without forcing kids to read about religion or LGBQT issues or anything.

And IME, forcing kids and families to read about these types of controversial topics (CRT or religious stories or LGBQT stories) when it goes against their values, doesn’t promote tolerance AT ALL. It just makes the families in both sides resentful that the schools are forcing this material into their kids.

There is no CRT in schools. That's in college. We all know this by now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I do think MCPS has gone very deep into many social justice/political topics in their choice of reading materials. As a contrast, I looked up the summer reading for incoming 6th graders in our old Brooklyn neighborhood. Much more innocuous than the mcps selections.

They don't even have to be innocuous. How about good books? These books are being assigned precisely because of their subject matter, not because they're well written or worth reading.

When i think of all the actual **literature** I read by the time I had graduated from MCPS, it just makes me want to cry. These assignments are a joke.

That school has gone off the deep end. OP, just don't have your child read it.

Wow just wow so many bigots

So you’d be okay if “Jesus is my Lord and Savior” was required summer reading?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You don’t need to be pressured into having a sexual preference at ages 10-11. This is absurd. Westland is our home school.

I kind of think the point is that you don’t need to be pressured into being straight