FCPS CRT or nah?

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Do we know if this assignment was to identify privilege for characters in a book. Potentially characters in the military?

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Anonymous wrote:Do we know if this assignment was to identify privilege for characters in a book. Potentially characters in the military?

If it were, FCPS would have clarified that in the statement issued. They didn't.

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t know that the story is real — I need people to stop posting things from daily wire and daily mail and others. Regarding “privilege” — I know that military families are vaunted and valued in American society. There is a military families recognition (day, week— I am not sure). There are special offers and discounts for military families at venues and for products. There are scholarship and college admission benefits. I don’t see that treatment for police offer families or firefighter families.

Someone asked for FCPS response:

There is a quote from FCPS here:
https://www.dailywire.com/news/fairfax-schools-tell-children-of-military-members-that-they-have-privilege

Just because you don't like the source, does not make it a false story.
It ought to teach you that there IS a double standard in MSM reporting. The bias is shown in what they choose not to report. This is a real story. And, this is why people turn to conservative media--otherwise you only get one side of the story.

I read WAPO cover to cover every day--not so much the sports page. WAPO has reported nothing about the troubling--and racist--texts between Pekarsky and Omeish. That is just one example--but, had Schultz made racist statements as they did, it certainly would have been reported. That is why I read conservative media. You need to broaden your sources.

Tyson's statement said it was an "approved FCPS English curriculum lesson." That means that it was not developed by a teacher, but by the Instructional Services Dept. I don't know who leads the English Dept., but Noel Klimenko leads Instructional Services. Somebody in Instructional Services, or a teacher hired by IS created this.

When I saw Privilege Bingo, I thought it was designed for elementary school kids. The idea that someone at Gatehouse would foist this nonsense on high school English teachers, when they could be assigning books to students that would teach them about empathy in a more nuanced way, is seriously depressing.

I agree 100%.

I posted upthread about this very thing.

This is what Gatehouse thinks is at the intellectual and academic level of our 15 and 16 year olds???

What were the instructions? Link?

Could have been that students were to fill it out for characters in a book. Analyzing their background/perspective/motivation.

In high school??

Do you know any high school kids?

This overly simplistic explanation shows that you have no idea what is age appropriate.

PP who posted about crayons was correct. This overwimplified, sterotyping piece of garbage is not high school or even middle school appropriate.

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Yes, it is new. The Montgomery GI bill was not transferrable. The Post 9/11 GI bill is transferrable AFTER 10 year of service. It is 36 months of tuition, so will basically cover 4 years of college for one person. It's an amazing benefit, but certainly doesn't pay for every military kid's college. This was one thing the military offered in the early 2000s when troops were being deployed overseas and they needed to up retention and joins. I would like to see the number of military who actually use it for their kids or spouse instead of on themselves. You all here mainly know high level officers, but as someone serving as enlisted, we really don't make that much money. And the vast majority of enlisted do not have a college education so will use the GI bill to help themselves get a job when they retire from the military, usually around age 38. Not use it on their kids.

I tried to research it a little bit. Its says "may be qualified." I suspect it is "means tested." Just like Medicare. Everyone on here seems to think Medicare is free. It is certainly not free for everyone--even those who paid into it all their lives. Medicare is "means tested."
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I see most of it supported by the various Tweets or quotes, though I don't see the direct relevance of the paragraph discussing Omeish, other than implying she has something to do with it. The statements about military families mirror comments made here that the significant challenges for military family members don't appear to support the idea of military priviledge. They did not provide data to support the statement that some military connected families did not turn in their forms so that FCPS gets federal dollars, but it sounds plausible given discussions on DCUM.

Agree that the line about Omeish was unnecessary. They were probably trying to show the racism --after all, Omeish said that Braband is "too dumb, and too white." That's pretty racist.

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Anonymous wrote:Do we know if this assignment was to identify privilege for characters in a book. Potentially characters in the military?

What? Even if it was that’s totally stupid.

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This is the kind of assignment you create to indoctrinate 8 and 9 year olds, not something designed to provoke thoughtful discussion by teenagers.

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Anonymous wrote:So basically, to Republicans CRT is anything that acknowledges privilege exists on any level.

Yep.

We ALL KNOW privilege exists. We are taught about it every day. Our kids are taught about it everyday.

My questions are “then what?” What do you do with that information? After you point out a student has all the privileges on the bingo card, then what?

And also, why would this be taught in English class? If students could learn proper grammar, how to write well, and we’re reading good literature maybe that would help everyone?

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Several Extreme Right / Conservative websites have posted the following...

Parents who complained received a note from Assistant Superintendent Douglas A. Tyson that said:

The screen shot you reference comes from an approved FCPS English Curriculum lesson that is centered around students selecting a “choice” test and examining in detail the author’s perspective on a wide-range [sic] of issues. Students are asked, in the lesson, to read critically and think critically about the author’s perspective on several fronts including the author’s privilege that may or may not be present in the work. Students are then asked independently and self reflectively to juxtapose their thoughts regarding any perceived privilege they think they may have and how they would potentially rewrite portions of the text. Students are not asked or required to report out their self-reflections. This lesson is an adept vehicle to push student thinking to challenge the author’s thoughts/conclusions and to sharpen their ability to critically read selected texts.

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Anonymous wrote:Several Extreme Right / Conservative websites have posted the following...

Parents who complained received a note from Assistant Superintendent Douglas A. Tyson that said:

The screen shot you reference comes from an approved FCPS English Curriculum lesson that is centered around students selecting a “choice” test and examining in detail the author’s perspective on a wide-range [sic] of issues. Students are asked, in the lesson, to read critically and think critically about the author’s perspective on several fronts including the author’s privilege that may or may not be present in the work. Students are then asked independently and self reflectively to juxtapose their thoughts regarding any perceived privilege they think they may have and how they would potentially rewrite portions of the text. Students are not asked or required to report out their self-reflections. This lesson is an adept vehicle to push student thinking to challenge the author’s thoughts/conclusions and to sharpen their ability to critically read selected texts.

Sounds like nonsense word salad to cover their asses because fcps got caught with a blatantly racist and classist exercise designed to divide students, patronize and trivialize minorities, assign guilt to non minorities and stick it to the military families that did not turn in impact aide forms this year in protest of fcps ineptitude and ignoring of military kids unless they need money.

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Anonymous wrote:I know it’s popular to say CRT isn’t taught in schools, and that it’s strawman to rev up the base. And at a macro level, that statement is generally true, but what about this:
https://thefederalist.com/2022/01/19/in-defiance-of-youngkin-fairfax-public-school-demands-high-schoolers-participate-in-privilege-bingo/" target="_new" rel="nofollow"> https://thefederalist.com/2022/01/19/in-defiance-of-youngkin-fairfax-public-school-demands-high-schoolers-participate-in-privilege-bingo/

I think Youngkin rode in on this kind of thing. And honestly this exactly the kind of thing that opposition parents were afraid of. Do you agree with this lesson?

You lost me on links to The Federalist. I didn't even click on them. Seriously?

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Anonymous wrote:I know it’s popular to say CRT isn’t taught in schools, and that it’s strawman to rev up the base. And at a macro level, that statement is generally true, but what about this:
https://thefederalist.com/2022/01/19/in-defiance-of-youngkin-fairfax-public-school-demands-high-schoolers-participate-in-privilege-bingo/" target="_new" rel="nofollow"> https://thefederalist.com/2022/01/19/in-defiance-of-youngkin-fairfax-public-school-demands-high-schoolers-participate-in-privilege-bingo/

I think Youngkin rode in on this kind of thing. And honestly this exactly the kind of thing that opposition parents were afraid of. Do you agree with this lesson?

You lost me on links to The Federalist. I didn't even click on them. Seriously?

So, you'd rather stick your head in the sand? Even though, FCPS has acknowledged the problem?

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Anonymous wrote:I know it’s popular to say CRT isn’t taught in schools, and that it’s strawman to rev up the base. And at a macro level, that statement is generally true, but what about this:
https://thefederalist.com/2022/01/19/in-defiance-of-youngkin-fairfax-public-school-demands-high-schoolers-participate-in-privilege-bingo/" target="_new" rel="nofollow"> https://thefederalist.com/2022/01/19/in-defiance-of-youngkin-fairfax-public-school-demands-high-schoolers-participate-in-privilege-bingo/

I think Youngkin rode in on this kind of thing. And honestly this exactly the kind of thing that opposition parents were afraid of. Do you agree with this lesson?

You lost me on links to The Federalist. I didn't even click on them. Seriously?

Would NBC be acceptable to you? https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/northern-virginia/privilege-bingo-in-fairfax-co-class-meets-controversy-after-it-includes-being-a-military-kid/2942443/

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Anonymous wrote:I know it’s popular to say CRT isn’t taught in schools, and that it’s strawman to rev up the base. And at a macro level, that statement is generally true, but what about this:
https://thefederalist.com/2022/01/19/in-defiance-of-youngkin-fairfax-public-school-demands-high-schoolers-participate-in-privilege-bingo/" target="_new" rel="nofollow"> https://thefederalist.com/2022/01/19/in-defiance-of-youngkin-fairfax-public-school-demands-high-schoolers-participate-in-privilege-bingo/

I think Youngkin rode in on this kind of thing. And honestly this exactly the kind of thing that opposition parents were afraid of. Do you agree with this lesson?

You lost me on links to The Federalist. I didn't even click on them. Seriously?

So, you'd rather stick your head in the sand? Even though, FCPS has acknowledged the problem?

Everyone attacking the source probably hated trump calling cnn fake news… the fact is, when I posted this, this was only place I saw the story… nothing on FN or CNN or anywhere else. People need to realize that one side never has all the answers.

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Anonymous wrote:Do we know if this assignment was to identify privilege for characters in a book. Potentially characters in the military?

If it were, FCPS would have clarified that in the statement issued. They didn't.

I wouldn’t assume that.