I really hope students don't discuss the Paria attack at school

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I teach SS to seventh graders in MCPS. The other WS 7 teacher and I spent a couple hours at Starbucks this weekend planning a mini-lesson on the attacks in Paris, Kenya, and Beirut. The main focus is how terrorism relates to the 10 characteristics of culture (from the MCPS curriculum), but obviously we know that students hunger for facts and a framework for these current events. We consulted the Resource Counselor and her guidelines were no graphic photos or descriptions, no religious stereotyping, and no more than 20 minutes. We have Media Center passes for any student who doesn't want to participate in the discussion. They can work on their medieval African culture research project instead. I doubt many will opt out. Most 12 year olds realize on some level that this is the world they are inheriting and they want to understand it.

I hope you'll also include the almost daily attacks in Iraq & Syria & that far, far more Muslims and others living in the Middle East have been victims of ISIS. It would be interesting to raise the question of why the western media doesn't cover those sories.

Part of the reason the western media isn't covering this is because it's so dangerous and other reporters have had THEIR HEADS CUT OFF, so please excuse them from not barging right in there to make sure that the peaceful Muslims get their say.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I teach SS to seventh graders in MCPS. The other WS 7 teacher and I spent a couple hours at Starbucks this weekend planning a mini-lesson on the attacks in Paris, Kenya, and Beirut. The main focus is how terrorism relates to the 10 characteristics of culture (from the MCPS curriculum), but obviously we know that students hunger for facts and a framework for these current events. We consulted the Resource Counselor and her guidelines were no graphic photos or descriptions, no religious stereotyping, and no more than 20 minutes. We have Media Center passes for any student who doesn't want to participate in the discussion. They can work on their medieval African culture research project instead. I doubt many will opt out. Most 12 year olds realize on some level that this is the world they are inheriting and they want to understand it.

I hope you'll also include the almost daily attacks in Iraq & Syria & that far, far more Muslims and others living in the Middle East have been victims of ISIS. It would be interesting to raise the question of why the western media doesn't cover those sories.

Part of the reason the western media isn't covering this is because it's so dangerous and other reporters have had THEIR HEADS CUT OFF, so please excuse them from not barging right in there to make sure that the peaceful Muslims get their say.

If you think the media in the U.S is not covering these issues out of fear of retaliation, you need to lay off the crack. No reporter here is getting their head cut off any time soon.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

When your students ask questions, do you answer with the same condescension?

Your focus is on "human geography" and you don't see how international plane travel is germane?

Also, why on Earth would kids study medieval African culture? Is that actually in the MCPS curriculum? Is that like Virginia making second graders study ancient Mali?

Why on earth wouldn't kids study medieval African culture? The class is "world studies", and medieval African culture is part of the human experience. It's even part of the European human experience, given trade between Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, and sub-Saharan Africa.

(I'm not the PP who is the teacher.)

The MCPS 7th grade world studies curriculum is:

Unit 1: "Foundations of Modern Political Systems" (medieval Europe)
Unit 2: "The Influence of Culture in Africa" (medieval Africa)
Unit 3: "Geography Shapes Latin America" (medieval Latin America (Incas and Aztecs)
Unit 4: "The Impact of Economics: One World Past & Present" (world trade after 1450)

http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/socialstudies/middle/grade7/

And that is the year split into quarters? How PC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I teach SS to seventh graders in MCPS. The other WS 7 teacher and I spent a couple hours at Starbucks this weekend planning a mini-lesson on the attacks in Paris, Kenya, and Beirut. The main focus is how terrorism relates to the 10 characteristics of culture (from the MCPS curriculum), but obviously we know that students hunger for facts and a framework for these current events. We consulted the Resource Counselor and her guidelines were no graphic photos or descriptions, no religious stereotyping, and no more than 20 minutes. We have Media Center passes for any student who doesn't want to participate in the discussion. They can work on their medieval African culture research project instead. I doubt many will opt out. Most 12 year olds realize on some level that this is the world they are inheriting and they want to understand it.

I hope you'll also include the almost daily attacks in Iraq & Syria & that far, far more Muslims and others living in the Middle East have been victims of ISIS. It would be interesting to raise the question of why the western media doesn't cover those sories.

I listen to NPR throughout the day and read the Post, and I feel that I am pretty regularly hearing about these attacks. I don't watch much tv, so I don't know how much they're covering it, but NPR and the Post are.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I teach SS to seventh graders in MCPS. The other WS 7 teacher and I spent a couple hours at Starbucks this weekend planning a mini-lesson on the attacks in Paris, Kenya, and Beirut. The main focus is how terrorism relates to the 10 characteristics of culture (from the MCPS curriculum), but obviously we know that students hunger for facts and a framework for these current events. We consulted the Resource Counselor and her guidelines were no graphic photos or descriptions, no religious stereotyping, and no more than 20 minutes. We have Media Center passes for any student who doesn't want to participate in the discussion. They can work on their medieval African culture research project instead. I doubt many will opt out. Most 12 year olds realize on some level that this is the world they are inheriting and they want to understand it.

Some reason you left out the Russian airplane?

Obviously, we both hate Russians.

Our focus in human geography this week is on cities, PP. Go have a cup of coffee.

When your students ask questions, do you answer with the same condescension?

Your focus is on "human geography" and you don't see how international plane travel is germane?

Also, why on Earth would kids study medieval African culture? Is that actually in the MCPS curriculum? Is that like Virginia making second graders study ancient Mali?

Planes aren't cities, PP.

[Anonymous]

You need to. They will talk about it on the bus. Guaranteed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

When your students ask questions, do you answer with the same condescension?

Your focus is on "human geography" and you don't see how international plane travel is germane?

Also, why on Earth would kids study medieval African culture? Is that actually in the MCPS curriculum? Is that like Virginia making second graders study ancient Mali?

Why on earth wouldn't kids study medieval African culture? The class is "world studies", and medieval African culture is part of the human experience. It's even part of the European human experience, given trade between Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, and sub-Saharan Africa.

(I'm not the PP who is the teacher.)

The MCPS 7th grade world studies curriculum is:

Unit 1: "Foundations of Modern Political Systems" (medieval Europe)
Unit 2: "The Influence of Culture in Africa" (medieval Africa)
Unit 3: "Geography Shapes Latin America" (medieval Latin America (Incas and Aztecs)
Unit 4: "The Impact of Economics: One World Past & Present" (world trade after 1450)

http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/socialstudies/middle/grade7/

And that is the year split into quarters? How PC.

Don't like it? MoCo has many lovely private schools. Or you can purchase a conservative homeschool curriculum.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't have the luxury of not telling my kids. Their father is Muslim and they have the most horrible things said to them at school. Most of the time kids repeat things that their parents have said at home.

Examples?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

When your students ask questions, do you answer with the same condescension?

Your focus is on "human geography" and you don't see how international plane travel is germane?

Also, why on Earth would kids study medieval African culture? Is that actually in the MCPS curriculum? Is that like Virginia making second graders study ancient Mali?

Why on earth wouldn't kids study medieval African culture? The class is "world studies", and medieval African culture is part of the human experience. It's even part of the European human experience, given trade between Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, and sub-Saharan Africa.

(I'm not the PP who is the teacher.)

The MCPS 7th grade world studies curriculum is:

Unit 1: "Foundations of Modern Political Systems" (medieval Europe)
Unit 2: "The Influence of Culture in Africa" (medieval Africa)
Unit 3: "Geography Shapes Latin America" (medieval Latin America (Incas and Aztecs)
Unit 4: "The Impact of Economics: One World Past & Present" (world trade after 1450)

http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/socialstudies/middle/grade7/

And that is the year split into quarters? How PC.

The class is called WORLD STUDIES. What do you think a class called WORLD STUDIES should cover?

[Anonymous]

My tenth grader got an alert on his cell phone about the Paris attacks. He has a news app. We talked about it at home. It will be talked about at school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I teach SS to seventh graders in MCPS. The other WS 7 teacher and I spent a couple hours at Starbucks this weekend planning a mini-lesson on the attacks in Paris, Kenya, and Beirut. The main focus is how terrorism relates to the 10 characteristics of culture (from the MCPS curriculum), but obviously we know that students hunger for facts and a framework for these current events. We consulted the Resource Counselor and her guidelines were no graphic photos or descriptions, no religious stereotyping, and no more than 20 minutes. We have Media Center passes for any student who doesn't want to participate in the discussion. They can work on their medieval African culture research project instead. I doubt many will opt out. Most 12 year olds realize on some level that this is the world they are inheriting and they want to understand it.

I hope you'll also include the almost daily attacks in Iraq & Syria & that far, far more Muslims and others living in the Middle East have been victims of ISIS. It would be interesting to raise the question of why the western media doesn't cover those sories.

What evidence do you have that the Western media doesn't cover attacks in Iraq and Syria? My news feed is filled with stories about these incidents from sources including AFP, BBC, New York Times, CNN, and others.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I teach SS to seventh graders in MCPS. The other WS 7 teacher and I spent a couple hours at Starbucks this weekend planning a mini-lesson on the attacks in Paris, Kenya, and Beirut. The main focus is how terrorism relates to the 10 characteristics of culture (from the MCPS curriculum), but obviously we know that students hunger for facts and a framework for these current events. We consulted the Resource Counselor and her guidelines were no graphic photos or descriptions, no religious stereotyping, and no more than 20 minutes. We have Media Center passes for any student who doesn't want to participate in the discussion. They can work on their medieval African culture research project instead. I doubt many will opt out. Most 12 year olds realize on some level that this is the world they are inheriting and they want to understand it.

Some reason you left out the Russian airplane?

Obviously, we both hate Russians.

Our focus in human geography this week is on cities, PP. Go have a cup of coffee.

When your students ask questions, do you answer with the same condescension?

Your focus is on "human geography" and you don't see how international plane travel is germane?

Also, why on Earth would kids study medieval African culture? Is that actually in the MCPS curriculum? Is that like Virginia making second graders study ancient Mali?

Planes aren't cities, PP.

No, they provide transport between them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I teach SS to seventh graders in MCPS. The other WS 7 teacher and I spent a couple hours at Starbucks this weekend planning a mini-lesson on the attacks in Paris, Kenya, and Beirut. The main focus is how terrorism relates to the 10 characteristics of culture (from the MCPS curriculum), but obviously we know that students hunger for facts and a framework for these current events. We consulted the Resource Counselor and her guidelines were no graphic photos or descriptions, no religious stereotyping, and no more than 20 minutes. We have Media Center passes for any student who doesn't want to participate in the discussion. They can work on their medieval African culture research project instead. I doubt many will opt out. Most 12 year olds realize on some level that this is the world they are inheriting and they want to understand it.

Some reason you left out the Russian airplane?

Obviously, we both hate Russians.

Our focus in human geography this week is on cities, PP. Go have a cup of coffee.

When your students ask questions, do you answer with the same condescension?

Your focus is on "human geography" and you don't see how international plane travel is germane?

Also, why on Earth would kids study medieval African culture? Is that actually in the MCPS curriculum? Is that like Virginia making second graders study ancient Mali?

Planes aren't cities, PP.

No, they provide transport between them.

Does it matter? Nobody knew it was a bomb till well after the fact. Have they even now concluded that it was for certain a bomb? Last I heard it was just a "pretty sure".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Planes aren't cities, PP.

No, they provide transport between them.

Correct. Airplanes are not cities. Airplanes are transportation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

When your students ask questions, do you answer with the same condescension?

Your focus is on "human geography" and you don't see how international plane travel is germane?

Also, why on Earth would kids study medieval African culture? Is that actually in the MCPS curriculum? Is that like Virginia making second graders study ancient Mali?

Why on earth wouldn't kids study medieval African culture? The class is "world studies", and medieval African culture is part of the human experience. It's even part of the European human experience, given trade between Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, and sub-Saharan Africa.

(I'm not the PP who is the teacher.)

The MCPS 7th grade world studies curriculum is:

Unit 1: "Foundations of Modern Political Systems" (medieval Europe)
Unit 2: "The Influence of Culture in Africa" (medieval Africa)
Unit 3: "Geography Shapes Latin America" (medieval Latin America (Incas and Aztecs)
Unit 4: "The Impact of Economics: One World Past & Present" (world trade after 1450)

http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/socialstudies/middle/grade7/

And that is the year split into quarters? How PC.

The class is called WORLD STUDIES. What do you think a class called WORLD STUDIES should cover?

Add in Asia. Mayan. Anything on culture in Medieval Europe? Is Europe split into sections?