New FLE program survey live

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Anonymous wrote:Thanks. Just posted my comments and said combining genders was a terrible idea.

Cool, I said the opposite.

Why?

Because they are an activist without children, not a fcps parent or teacher

I know that makes it more simple for you. But no. I have a 10th grader and am very active in the school and always have been (from ES room parent, to now).

Nice try.

DP. Why are you so insistent that kids need to be in a combined FLE class? Don’t you want every kid to feel comfortable enough to ask questions?

“Insistent?” The school asked our preferences. We answered. It didn’t agree with your preference. Oh well.

Let me ask you again. Why do you prefer kids to be in a combined FLE class? Are you able to just answer the question?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thanks. Just posted my comments and said combining genders was a terrible idea.

Cool, I said the opposite.

Why?

Because they are an activist without children, not a fcps parent or teacher

I know that makes it more simple for you. But no. I have a 10th grader and am very active in the school and always have been (from ES room parent, to now).

Nice try.

DP. Why are you so insistent that kids need to be in a combined FLE class? Don’t you want every kid to feel comfortable enough to ask questions?

“Insistent?” The school asked our preferences. We answered. It didn’t agree with your preference. Oh well.

Let me ask you again. Why do you prefer kids to be in a combined FLE class? Are you able to just answer the question?

+1

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I added comments that I was against the “assigned male at birth” and “assigned female at birth” changes as well.

People like you are going to ruin this and they will ignore. Can't people just comment about the mixing of genders and shut up about this language change that means nothing?

Sex is not "assigned" at birth. First, no one does the assigning, it's simply an observational fact. Second, the use of the term "assigned" implies that it can be changed later, which is simply not true. Sex is immutable and unchangeable.

This "language change" is literally propaganda taught by our schools to your kids.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thanks. Just posted my comments and said combining genders was a terrible idea.

Cool, I said the opposite.

Why?

Because they are an activist without children, not a fcps parent or teacher

I know that makes it more simple for you. But no. I have a 10th grader and am very active in the school and always have been (from ES room parent, to now).

Nice try.

DP. Why are you so insistent that kids need to be in a combined FLE class? Don’t you want every kid to feel comfortable enough to ask questions?

“Insistent?” The school asked our preferences. We answered. It didn’t agree with your preference. Oh well.

Let me ask you again. Why do you prefer kids to be in a combined FLE class? Are you able to just answer the question?

+1

Even if it is combined, don't they still write questions on a card and submit anonymously?
So is it just that kids would feel uncomfortable hearing a question and answer?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thanks. Just posted my comments and said combining genders was a terrible idea.

Cool, I said the opposite.

Why?

Because they are an activist without children, not a fcps parent or teacher

I know that makes it more simple for you. But no. I have a 10th grader and am very active in the school and always have been (from ES room parent, to now).

Nice try.

DP. Why are you so insistent that kids need to be in a combined FLE class? Don’t you want every kid to feel comfortable enough to ask questions?

“Insistent?” The school asked our preferences. We answered. It didn’t agree with your preference. Oh well.

Let me ask you again. Why do you prefer kids to be in a combined FLE class? Are you able to just answer the question?

+1

Even if it is combined, don't they still write questions on a card and submit anonymously?
So is it just that kids would feel uncomfortable hearing a question and answer?

I want to hear someone give a rational explanation as to why they think FLE needs to be taught in a coed class. So far, we have crickets.

[Anonymous]

Just look at the FCPS Family Life Education Curriculum Advisory Committee and you will all get your answers. All the good advice provided by extremists like V the clash.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thanks. Just posted my comments and said combining genders was a terrible idea.

Cool, I said the opposite.

Why?

Because they are an activist without children, not a fcps parent or teacher

I know that makes it more simple for you. But no. I have a 10th grader and am very active in the school and always have been (from ES room parent, to now).

Nice try.

DP. Why are you so insistent that kids need to be in a combined FLE class? Don’t you want every kid to feel comfortable enough to ask questions?

“Insistent?” The school asked our preferences. We answered. It didn’t agree with your preference. Oh well.

Let me ask you again. Why do you prefer kids to be in a combined FLE class? Are you able to just answer the question?

+1

Even if it is combined, don't they still write questions on a card and submit anonymously?
So is it just that kids would feel uncomfortable hearing a question and answer?

We do both.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thanks. Just posted my comments and said combining genders was a terrible idea.

Cool, I said the opposite.

Why?

Because they are an activist without children, not a fcps parent or teacher

I know that makes it more simple for you. But no. I have a 10th grader and am very active in the school and always have been (from ES room parent, to now).

Nice try.

DP. Why are you so insistent that kids need to be in a combined FLE class? Don’t you want every kid to feel comfortable enough to ask questions?

“Insistent?” The school asked our preferences. We answered. It didn’t agree with your preference. Oh well.

Let me ask you again. Why do you prefer kids to be in a combined FLE class? Are you able to just answer the question?

+1

Even if it is combined, don't they still write questions on a card and submit anonymously?
So is it just that kids would feel uncomfortable hearing a question and answer?

I want to hear someone give a rational explanation as to why they think FLE needs to be taught in a coed class. So far, we have crickets.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I added comments that I was against the “assigned male at birth” and “assigned female at birth” changes as well.

People like you are going to ruin this and they will ignore. Can't people just comment about the mixing of genders and shut up about this language change that means nothing?

Sex is not "assigned" at birth. First, no one does the assigning, it's simply an observational fact. Second, the use of the term "assigned" implies that it can be changed later, which is simply not true. Sex is immutable and unchangeable.

This "language change" is literally propaganda taught by our schools to your kids.

+1

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thanks. Just posted my comments and said combining genders was a terrible idea.

Cool, I said the opposite.

Why?

Because they are an activist without children, not a fcps parent or teacher

I know that makes it more simple for you. But no. I have a 10th grader and am very active in the school and always have been (from ES room parent, to now).

Nice try.

DP. Why are you so insistent that kids need to be in a combined FLE class? Don’t you want every kid to feel comfortable enough to ask questions?

“Insistent?” The school asked our preferences. We answered. It didn’t agree with your preference. Oh well.

Let me ask you again. Why do you prefer kids to be in a combined FLE class? Are you able to just answer the question?

+1

Even if it is combined, don't they still write questions on a card and submit anonymously?
So is it just that kids would feel uncomfortable hearing a question and answer?

I want to hear someone give a rational explanation as to why they think FLE needs to be taught in a coed class. So far, we have crickets.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wrote that I disagreed because I don't think that kids will be comfortable in a mixed classroom. They can explain the different genders issues with puberty to both groups in separated environments so that both groups can answer ask questions in a place that they are likely to feel more comfortable.

Speaking as someone who has taught FLE to single gender classes…no one is comfortable. No one. Teachers aren’t; we are walking on eggshells to stay on script, and there are always at least 2 of us in the room. But it’s not like the presence of the other gender would interfere with participation; kids of both genders ask questions in anonymous written form.

I actually think for many kids it would be comforting and validating for kids to see that kids of the other gender have the same wondering and confusions and fears. Puberty “others” kids enough as it is. I still remember the embarrassment and mystery I felt as a 5th grade girl, not knowing what was being said in the boys’ lesson and immediately feeling this dramatic separation from boys after we had had our segregated lessons. We wondered what they had been told about us, what they had asked about us, what they were thinking about us, and vice versa. Simply having the lessons together would have made it all seem more scientific and less secretive and shameful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No parent wants combined genders. I doubt many parents are even aware this is the plan for next year.

I am the parent of a 4th grade boy and I have absolutely no problem with combined gender FLE classes. There is nothing in the girls’ lessons that he shouldn’t hear and nothing in his that would hurt them. Receiving the same information together is both egalitarian and practical. It helps students understand each other more and have empathy toward each other. It helps create understanding rather than division.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I added comments that I was against the “assigned male at birth” and “assigned female at birth” changes as well.

People like you are going to ruin this and they will ignore. Can't people just comment about the mixing of genders and shut up about this language change that means nothing?

I think you're right but i couldn't help myself & commented on the "assigned" language too. I find it just really crazy how we're turning everything upside down for a small % of kids/people struggling with these issues. Why don't we just accept them for who they are but let the rest of us keep doing & talking as we were before? Why are we reinventing English as a result of the small % of people that were born X and now live as Y?

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[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I wrote that I disagreed because I don't think that kids will be comfortable in a mixed classroom. They can explain the different genders issues with puberty to both groups in separated environments so that both groups can answer ask questions in a place that they are likely to feel more comfortable.

Speaking as someone who has taught FLE to single gender classes…no one is comfortable. No one. Teachers aren’t; we are walking on eggshells to stay on script, and there are always at least 2 of us in the room. But it’s not like the presence of the other gender would interfere with participation; kids of both genders ask questions in anonymous written form.

I actually think for many kids it would be comforting and validating for kids to see that kids of the other gender have the same wondering and confusions and fears. Puberty “others” kids enough as it is. I still remember the embarrassment and mystery I felt as a 5th grade girl, not knowing what was being said in the boys’ lesson and immediately feeling this dramatic separation from boys after we had had our segregated lessons. We wondered what they had been told about us, what they had asked about us, what they were thinking about us, and vice versa. Simply having the lessons together would have made it all seem more scientific and less secretive and shameful.

There’s no way you taught FLE. I’m a fourth grade teacher. I’ve taught 3rd-6th grades. Girls want to talk and have lots of questions. Boys generally don’t. They definitely won’t if girls are there. It’s difficult enough to explain answers in a developmentally appropriate way for girls, but to have to explain it for boys too? It’s just not appropriate. There would be very little learning going on because everyone would be giggling and looking at each other. Like when a girl in my class asked if a tampon can get stuck in your uterus and how do you get it out? “With your fingers?” I think it’s best for boys and girls to learn about their own bodies first, they can learn about the others’ bodies later.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I wrote that I disagreed because I don't think that kids will be comfortable in a mixed classroom. They can explain the different genders issues with puberty to both groups in separated environments so that both groups can answer ask questions in a place that they are likely to feel more comfortable.

Speaking as someone who has taught FLE to single gender classes…no one is comfortable. No one. Teachers aren’t; we are walking on eggshells to stay on script, and there are always at least 2 of us in the room. But it’s not like the presence of the other gender would interfere with participation; kids of both genders ask questions in anonymous written form.

I actually think for many kids it would be comforting and validating for kids to see that kids of the other gender have the same wondering and confusions and fears. Puberty “others” kids enough as it is. I still remember the embarrassment and mystery I felt as a 5th grade girl, not knowing what was being said in the boys’ lesson and immediately feeling this dramatic separation from boys after we had had our segregated lessons. We wondered what they had been told about us, what they had asked about us, what they were thinking about us, and vice versa. Simply having the lessons together would have made it all seem more scientific and less secretive and shameful.

I have taught FLE for 12 years and I think combining is an awful idea. It is hard enough to teach this to kids separated. Plus we gave kids who ask questions out loud and anonymously. I also feel way more kids will opt out and then it will turn to a waste of instructional time if you only end up having 1/2 of the kids taking it.