Why is MCPS radicalizing our children?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DD informed me that her HS is having a walk out to protest 'gun violence'?

She says all the high schools are doing it and now its her school's turn.

So we pay taxes so MCPS can advance political agendas and allow our children to be used as Post-Modernist Marxist Leftwing propaganda pieces?

Call MCPS and let them know they best not condone this activist nonsense and ensure they hold each child accountable. Someone walks out, its an unexcused absence bar none.

I know most of MoCo is anti-2nd Amendment, but that matters not. Would we allow our children to walk out to protest abortion? No. Protest the Pro-Life movement?? No. Protest Islam? No. Protest Christianity? No. Protest atheism? No.

Right or left no one supports 'gun violence'. Still how many murders are committed in DC, Baltimore, etc etc year after year and nary a peep. Why, because there is no political traction to be gained from protesting those murders. But a school shooter... Ka-ching, time to cash in.

Teaching kids its OK to go protest whatever their heart desires (or worse, whatever pet issue school administrators support) irrespective of their responsibilities just infantilizes our children.
Dont like something, have a temper tantrum. You feel wronged... have a hissy fit. A teacher tells you its cool, go beak the law.

Look, most kids can't even clean their bedroom, yet schools teach them they can go out protest to solve all the worlds complex problems? Nonsense. Children need to learn they have duties and responsibilities and are held accountable to them. They need to go school, study hard, work hard, be something no just become the unthinking passive street rabble tool of agitators.

Then when they make something of their life, they can dedicate it to making the world a better place but they'll only be successful if they can take care of themselves first. That our schools have lost track of this is so very disappointing.

I've already called our principle to voice my concern, please if you agree with me do so as well. Our children need to grow into responsible adults to allow their full individuality to bloom , let's not allow them to be used as pawns.

Thank you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Did you miss the news story about the high school getting shot up last month, op? Why do you think these kids are pawns? They go through active shooter drills every year. They literally fear for their lives in school. Why do you think this is coming from an outside influence? This is of their own doing.

Why not support school security?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DD informed me that her HS is having a walk out to protest 'gun violence'?

She says all the high schools are doing it and now its her school's turn.

So we pay taxes so MCPS can advance political agendas and allow our children to be used as Post-Modernist Marxist Leftwing propaganda pieces?

Call MCPS and let them know they best not condone this activist nonsense and ensure they hold each child accountable. Someone walks out, its an unexcused absence bar none.

I know most of MoCo is anti-2nd Amendment, but that matters not. Would we allow our children to walk out to protest abortion? No. Protest the Pro-Life movement?? No. Protest Islam? No. Protest Christianity? No. Protest atheism? No.

Right or left no one supports 'gun violence'. Still how many murders are committed in DC, Baltimore, etc etc year after year and nary a peep. Why, because there is no political traction to be gained from protesting those murders. But a school shooter... Ka-ching, time to cash in.

Teaching kids its OK to go protest whatever their heart desires (or worse, whatever pet issue school administrators support) irrespective of their responsibilities just infantilizes our children.
Dont like something, have a temper tantrum. You feel wronged... have a hissy fit. A teacher tells you its cool, go beak the law.

Look, most kids can't even clean their bedroom, yet schools teach them they can go out protest to solve all the worlds complex problems? Nonsense. Children need to learn they have duties and responsibilities and are held accountable to them. They need to go school, study hard, work hard, be something no just become the unthinking passive street rabble tool of agitators.

Then when they make something of their life, they can dedicate it to making the world a better place but they'll only be successful if they can take care of themselves first. That our schools have lost track of this is so very disappointing.

I've already called our principle to voice my concern, please if you agree with me do so as well. Our children need to grow into responsible adults to allow their full individuality to bloom , let's not allow them to be used as pawns.

Thank you.

How, exactly, does one call a 'principle'?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:High school kids are protesting getting shot while at school. No one is radicalizing them. They are afraid for their lives.

Well that's a problem isn't it because children are far more likely to be killed in a motor vehicle than they are in a school. In fact there are many things much more likely to kill them than 'gun violence in a school'.

However I agree there are many things that can be done to make children even safer than they are in school... but leaving school to go protest something is not one of them.

Didn't some child get assaulted last year going to one of these activist school condoned protests??

Actually that’s not true anymore. As of 2015, gun violence is killing as many people as car accidents. My McPS kindergarten student came home today to tell me about the lockdown drill he will be having on Friday. He is 5 years old. I am proud of students who choose to protest the status quo.

+1. OP-your DD has misinformed you and you are posting something that is false. No one in McPS is forcing children to walk out of school. But nice job on trolling this forum to advance your political agenda with the idea that McPS is attempting to radicalize people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DD informed me that her HS is having a walk out to protest 'gun violence'?

She says all the high schools are doing it and now its her school's turn.

So we pay taxes so MCPS can advance political agendas and allow our children to be used as Post-Modernist Marxist Leftwing propaganda pieces?

Call MCPS and let them know they best not condone this activist nonsense and ensure they hold each child accountable. Someone walks out, its an unexcused absence bar none.

I know most of MoCo is anti-2nd Amendment, but that matters not. Would we allow our children to walk out to protest abortion? No. Protest the Pro-Life movement?? No. Protest Islam? No. Protest Christianity? No. Protest atheism? No.

Right or left no one supports 'gun violence'. Still how many murders are committed in DC, Baltimore, etc etc year after year and nary a peep. Why, because there is no political traction to be gained from protesting those murders. But a school shooter... Ka-ching, time to cash in.

Teaching kids its OK to go protest whatever their heart desires (or worse, whatever pet issue school administrators support) irrespective of their responsibilities just infantilizes our children.
Dont like something, have a temper tantrum. You feel wronged... have a hissy fit. A teacher tells you its cool, go beak the law.

Look, most kids can't even clean their bedroom, yet schools teach them they can go out protest to solve all the worlds complex problems? Nonsense. Children need to learn they have duties and responsibilities and are held accountable to them. They need to go school, study hard, work hard, be something no just become the unthinking passive street rabble tool of agitators.

Then when they make something of their life, they can dedicate it to making the world a better place but they'll only be successful if they can take care of themselves first. That our schools have lost track of this is so very disappointing.

I've already called our principle to voice my concern, please if you agree with me do so as well. Our children need to grow into responsible adults to allow their full individuality to bloom , let's not allow them to be used as pawns.

If your daughter agreeswith the cause, let her join up with the kids after school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Did you miss the news story about the high school getting shot up last month, op? Why do you think these kids are pawns? They go through active shooter drills every year. They literally fear for their lives in school. Why do you think this is coming from an outside influence? This is of their own doing.

Why not support school security?

Well, this protest is for gun regulation, because that's what they want to protest for. But if you want to protest in favor of school security, then you should certainly do that. Also, there can be both gun regulation and school security, it's not one or the other.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

I've already called our principle to voice my concern, please if you agree with me do so as well. Our children need to grow into responsible adults to allow their full individuality to bloom , let's not allow them to be used as pawns.

I agree with you, OP. Which is why I agree with the student protests. The way you become a responsible, involved member of society is to start being a responsible, involved member of society.

We can all agree to disagree how we express being an involved member of society. Why is it fair to punish the kids’ who need instruction by not teaching them? The teachers are sitting right in front of children with Ds and not teaching in our case. Blows my mind.

Education doesn't only happen in the classroom.

Thanks for that. I know. We pay hourly.

[Anonymous]

You think it’s the schools. Lol. Kids are learning this stuff on social media. Get with the times.

And bravo to them for being civic minded. I’m tired of apathetic citizens. Get out there and do something.

[Anonymous]

OP,

You must know to whom you are addressing this strange rant.
So either you just want to set the hive a-buzzing, or you're stupid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:High school kids are protesting getting shot while at school. No one is radicalizing them. They are afraid for their lives.

+ 1.

I will support my child walking out from the classroom.

Well done parent, turn your child into a political tool. Why? does it makes you. Does it make you feel like you did something?

This protest of course will accomplish nothing. Sure it will make people like you feel good but it wont reduce violence. It wont take weapons away from criminals, it wont make our children safer. What it will do however is discourage your child from learning how to critical analyze complex issues, think for themselves, and function the real world where a myriad of people hold a a plethora of opinions. that takes hard work to do all that, why work hard when instead you can drop everything and join a protest movement where you can shout at all the injustices of the world whether grand, petty or merely just perceived. I children go to school and MCPS should be helping them become part of civil society, not protesters shouting bumpersticker platitudes.

But you the parent and you have the right to raise your child as fit, as a tax preyer though its my right to ensure my tax dollars go to education, not indoctrination so I'll still request the principal mark your absent on protest day.

What the hell are you trying to say? Your rant is completely unintelligible so you may want to worry about your own education before you worry about my child’s education.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:High school kids are protesting getting shot while at school. No one is radicalizing them. They are afraid for their lives.

Well that's a problem isn't it because children are far more likely to be killed in a motor vehicle than they are in a school. In fact there are many things much more likely to kill them than 'gun violence in a school'.

However I agree there are many things that can be done to make children even safer than they are in school... but leaving school to go protest something is not one of them.

Didn't some child get assaulted last year going to one of these activist school condoned protests??

Actually that’s not true anymore. As of 2015, gun violence is killing as many people as car accidents. My McPS kindergarten student came home today to tell me about the lockdown drill he will be having on Friday. He is 5 years old. I am proud of students who choose to protest the status quo.

+1. OP-your DD has misinformed you and you are posting something that is false. No one in McPS is forcing children to walk out of school. But nice job on trolling this forum to advance your political agenda with the idea that McPS is attempting to radicalize people.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Kids have the right to protest. They are not required to protest.

Mcps is not anti second amendment.

Sure, doesn't disrupt instruction at all.

Pretty sure mass shootings in schools disrupt instruction. Kids at parkland don’t have to take finals this year. Woohoo. Scarred for life but what a trade off.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Did you miss the news story about the high school getting shot up last month, op? Why do you think these kids are pawns? They go through active shooter drills every year. They literally fear for their lives in school. Why do you think this is coming from an outside influence? This is of their own doing.

Why not support school security?

Well, this protest is for gun regulation, because that's what they want to protest for. But if you want to protest in favor of school security, then you should certainly do that. Also, there can be both gun regulation and school security, it's not one or the other.

Why?

[Anonymous]

lots of peer pressure to be "cool" and participate! always is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Did you miss the news story about the high school getting shot up last month, op? Why do you think these kids are pawns? They go through active shooter drills every year. They literally fear for their lives in school. Why do you think this is coming from an outside influence? This is of their own doing.

Why not support school security?

Well, this protest is for gun regulation, because that's what they want to protest for. But if you want to protest in favor of school security, then you should certainly do that. Also, there can be both gun regulation and school security, it's not one or the other.

Why?

Why what?