Anti-Racism Assembly Today?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If only Janney could put the same focus on helping their student body with IEPs that they do on anti-racism.

Cut it out. Anti-racism is just important as sped but should not be compared.

Except "anti-racism" doesn't mean what you think it means. It's a wolf in sheep's clothing.

“White liberals are those who have perfected the art of selling themselves to the black man as our ‘friend’ to get our sympathy, our allegiance and our minds. The white liberal attempts to use us politically against white conservatives, so that anything the black man does is never for his own good, never for his advancement, never for his own progress, he’s only a pawn in the hands of the white liberal.” - Malcolm X

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If only Janney could put the same focus on helping their student body with IEPs that they do on anti-racism.

Cut it out. Anti-racism is just important as sped but should not be compared.

Except "anti-racism" doesn't mean what you think it means. It's a wolf in sheep's clothing.

“White liberals are those who have perfected the art of selling themselves to the black man as our ‘friend’ to get our sympathy, our allegiance and our minds. The white liberal attempts to use us politically against white conservatives, so that anything the black man does is never for his own good, never for his advancement, never for his own progress, he’s only a pawn in the hands of the white liberal.” - Malcolm X

With all do respect to Malcolm X, this quote is simply not accurate. It way overestimates the strategizing and the power of ‘the white liberal’, and it underestimates the intention of many people, however flawed and failing, to simply be decent people.

[Anonymous]

Decent people do not accept racism. Op perhaps you need some time to reflect on this.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I was literally laughing out loud reading the "Fistbook" they distributed. Super curious as to how many parents actually attended the Anti-Racism Fight Club from the dude riding the DEI wave all the way to the bank.

At Janney, half my kids teachers are Black. Their principal is Black. Their friends are Black. These are their role models, friends and peers. As far as I'm concerned, all this serves to do is other-ize the POC they love and look up to, assign guilt where none should exist on a child, and divide another American generation along lines of color.

Teach the history, teach the present, teach the truth. But this was seriously one of those times where I wish I lived in VA or something where an adult could feel safe even posing the question of, "do we really think this is the best use of students time and school funding? Is this appropriate?" But at Janney, you keep your mouth shut and your virtues signaled.

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Yea in VA where they have had kids do slavery re-enactments.
Nope I’m great here and if you had a problem you can voice your opinion just not ‘this shouldn’t happen.’ Alternatives are welcomed.

Also I promise, having black friends and black authority figures does not prevent a child from becoming racist. Being a young black woman I cannot count how many times I have gone on a date with a racist or discovered a friend was one.

The dividing by color is only something white or white passing people say. The division is already here, all we can do is try to mend it. It is interesting to me though how many white people would rather talk about racism in a history class like it’s just ‘history,’ rather than a more proactive approach.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was literally laughing out loud reading the "Fistbook" they distributed. Super curious as to how many parents actually attended the Anti-Racism Fight Club from the dude riding the DEI wave all the way to the bank.

At Janney, half my kids teachers are Black. Their principal is Black. Their friends are Black. These are their role models, friends and peers. As far as I'm concerned, all this serves to do is other-ize the POC they love and look up to, assign guilt where none should exist on a child, and divide another American generation along lines of color.

Teach the history, teach the present, teach the truth. But this was seriously one of those times where I wish I lived in VA or something where an adult could feel safe even posing the question of, "do we really think this is the best use of students time and school funding? Is this appropriate?" But at Janney, you keep your mouth shut and your virtues signaled.

+1

Yea in VA where they have had kids do slavery re-enactments.
Nope I’m great here and if you had a problem you can voice your opinion just not ‘this shouldn’t happen.’ Alternatives are welcomed.

Also I promise, having black friends and black authority figures does not prevent a child from becoming racist. Being a young black woman I cannot count how many times I have gone on a date with a racist or discovered a friend was one.

The dividing by color is only something white or white passing people say. The division is already here, all we can do is try to mend it. It is interesting to me though how many white people would rather talk about racism in a history class like it’s just ‘history,’ rather than a more proactive approach.

Would you favor this same, specific, program returning to your childs school next year ?

[Anonymous]

This is ridiculous. Prek-4 to 3rd graders are expected to understand the concept if racism. Save it for high school and leave the innocent kids alone. Dissapointed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is ridiculous. Prek-4 to 3rd graders are expected to understand the concept if racism. Save it for high school and leave the innocent kids alone. Dissapointed.

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[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This is ridiculous. Prek-4 to 3rd graders are expected to understand the concept if racism. Save it for high school and leave the innocent kids alone. Dissapointed.

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Part of the problem - if black/brown/poc kids in prek-4 to 3rd grade can experience racism and other micro aggressions, then your children are old enough to learn about racism.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was curious so I asked my kindergartener about her assembly this week. She said, and I quote, "A little girl was taken away from her mom but now we have a Black president and can I have noodles for dinner?"

Take that racism.

Yep. We seem to have lost sight of what is developmentally appropriate to introduce at different ages. Not only what is comprehensible, but also what isn’t disturbing. I fully understand that young kids of color don’t always have the luxury of learning about racism at developmentally appropriate intervals! But it doesn’t help children who haven’t experienced it’s impacts to tune in if the topic becomes laden with anxiety and guilt at age 5.

[Anonymous]

PP above again. This doesn’t mean we shouldn’t address it proactively! But if we go too far and too hard the backlash will not serve the cause. We adults are desperate to correct for racism for obvious reasons. But if we teach anti-racist though and behaviors to quell adult anxieties but ignore effective pedagogy and developmental psychology it won’t produce the desired results.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is ridiculous. Prek-4 to 3rd graders are expected to understand the concept if racism. Save it for high school and leave the innocent kids alone. Dissapointed.

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Part of the problem - if black/brown/poc kids in prek-4 to 3rd grade can experience racism and other micro aggressions, then your children are old enough to learn about racism.

Have we established what is developmentally appropriate? Part of what I hear people rejecting is that a lot of these trainings are in the hands of what is pretty much a self annointed industry of "experts". What exactly are their qualifications? I prefer the school counselor with one of the ten thousand glorious picture books/mentor texts about diversity in hand , followed by a guided but open ended conversation about what we have in common and being curious/appreciative/ respectful about differences- and how to show that.

[Anonymous]

Here is the materials that were taught:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10780375/DC-elementary-school-gave-presentation-helped-identify-racists-family.html

[Anonymous]

It is also called a fist book and you are supposed to be part of a fight club.

[Anonymous]

It is hate on white people introduced at Janney.

[Anonymous]

It feels like any Tom, Dick and Harry can get a platform or speaking engagement today if they claim to further DEI efforts. Jesus fking Christ a fight club themed anti-racism class where they want 4 year olds to out racist family members? It seems like most parents are too polite, or scared, to question whether every self proclaimed “motivational speaker” that walks down the street claiming to fight for social justice is well qualified, or even temperamentally suited for young children, to propagate the message. It’s weird. No one seems to have the cojones to question anything anymore and if they do they’re immediately an anti-racist racist or some sht. Fking nutzo world and, even with abortion as the main focus in November, enough voters may have had enough of the recent mania to completely reengineer society, based on the teachings of Ibram X. Kendi and others who’s theories I don’t seem to remember having seen being codified into law or as having broad enough social consensus to be adopt as canonical fact.

I am fully against racism. I just think in their zest to immediately cure societies racial ills, you’re seeing some strange tactics to combat it.