Preschool teacher talking about election with kids

[Anonymous]

Last week at my daughters preschool had election week where the kids voted for their favorite Panada. "Red Panda or Giant Panda" It was super cute and the kids had fun learning about the election process in an age appropriate manner. Yesterday my child came home and was visibly upset and said "mommy I'm scared, my teacher said Donald Trunp is a bad person." I asked her why she though Donald Trunp was mean and she told me she didn't know but that her teacher was crying and then asked me if Donald trump is mean to kids.

I did not vote for Trump and was saddened by the outcome as well. I have not told my child anything more than "mommy voted for a lady name Hilary and she did not win, a man name Donald trump will be president." I do not want my child to fear something she has no way of understanding. I do not think projecting your fears on preschoolers is okay. I'm trying to decide if this is serious enough to talk to the director over.

[Anonymous]

That's pretty screwed up. I wouldn't follow-up with the director about it because it seems like a one-off thing that many people were upset about, but I'd make it clear that there's nothing to fear (even if I wasn't so sure of that myself).

[Anonymous]

I would. That crap happened at our school too - I had told my 2 and 4 year olds basically what you told yours, and they've come home saying No Donald Trump! and other stuff. Totally and completely inappropriate and I mentioned it to the Director.

[Anonymous]

I would speak to the director. It's not appropriate for a teacher to discuss such things with kids.

[Anonymous]

I'm a Trump hater and a preschool teacher and there is no way I would tell my students how I feel about the president elect. I would talk to the teacher and tell her first.

[Anonymous]

It's okay to talk about the election. It's not okay to be emotional and scare children.

[Anonymous]

A LOT of people were crying yesterday. For me, it's not because I'm sad or bitter that "my team lost" but because i'm genuinely scared - for my future, my child's, and my friends who are minorities, gay, female, not-Christian, etc.

Yesterday a 30-person meeting was canceled an hour before it was meant to start because the speaker was too distraught to attend. People are REALLY upset.

Just tell your DD, since she's so small, that he's going to make decisions that are bad for adults, but you'll be fine, and he's not mean to children.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That's pretty screwed up. I wouldn't follow-up with the director about it because it seems like a one-off thing that many people were upset about, but I'd make it clear that there's nothing to fear (even if I wasn't so sure of that myself).

Unless it happens again, I'd let this go, too. If the teacher made a habit of discussing politics, that would be one thing, but a lot of people were genuinely upset yesterday. Talk to your kid and cut the teacher some slack.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A LOT of people were crying yesterday. For me, it's not because I'm sad or bitter that "my team lost" but because i'm genuinely scared - for my future, my child's, and my friends who are minorities, gay, female, not-Christian, etc.

Yesterday a 30-person meeting was canceled an hour before it was meant to start because the speaker was too distraught to attend. People are REALLY upset.

Just tell your DD, since she's so small, that he's going to make decisions that are bad for adults, but you'll be fine, and he's not mean to children.

A preschool teacher should NOT say negative things about our future president. No matter how REALLY upset they are.

OP, I do think you should say something to the teacher and the director.

[Anonymous]

speak to the teacher to get her version of what happened. kids are not always reliable.

---teacher

[Anonymous]

Super inappropriate of the teacher- especially at those ages- and I did not vote for Trump either.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A LOT of people were crying yesterday. For me, it's not because I'm sad or bitter that "my team lost" but because i'm genuinely scared - for my future, my child's, and my friends who are minorities, gay, female, not-Christian, etc.

Yesterday a 30-person meeting was canceled an hour before it was meant to start because the speaker was too distraught to attend. People are REALLY upset.

Just tell your DD, since she's so small, that he's going to make decisions that are bad for adults, but you'll be fine, and he's not mean to children.

A preschool teacher should NOT say negative things about our future president. No matter how REALLY upset they are.

OP, I do think you should say something to the teacher and the director.

She wasn't teaching a lesson about politics. She was overwhelmed by something and cried. It's like saying "My DD's preschool teacher's mom died and she discussed being sad and missing her mom so should I be upset she spoke about death to children?"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:speak to the teacher to get her version of what happened. kids are not always reliable.

---teacher

+1 I went into my kid's preschool yesterday to help out for a scheduled event, and kids were coming up to me and saying "There's a bad new president" and telling me their parents were upset. I didn't bring it up. You don't know what was said to the teacher and how she responded.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A LOT of people were crying yesterday. For me, it's not because I'm sad or bitter that "my team lost" but because i'm genuinely scared - for my future, my child's, and my friends who are minorities, gay, female, not-Christian, etc.

Yesterday a 30-person meeting was canceled an hour before it was meant to start because the speaker was too distraught to attend. People are REALLY upset.

Just tell your DD, since she's so small, that he's going to make decisions that are bad for adults, but you'll be fine, and he's not mean to children.

A preschool teacher should NOT say negative things about our future president. No matter how REALLY upset they are.

OP, I do think you should say something to the teacher and the director.

She wasn't teaching a lesson about politics. She was overwhelmed by something and cried. It's like saying "My DD's preschool teacher's mom died and she discussed being sad and missing her mom so should I be upset she spoke about death to children?"

Oh please. I have never recommended that a poster speak to a teacher or director about a problem, and in the case of a preschool teacher crying about a dead parent, I wouldn't (although they should take time off if they're crying during the day).

Saying negative things about our future president is unprofessional, juvenile, and wrong. If the teacher is crying uncontrollably, then take time off. Or quit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A LOT of people were crying yesterday. For me, it's not because I'm sad or bitter that "my team lost" but because i'm genuinely scared - for my future, my child's, and my friends who are minorities, gay, female, not-Christian, etc.

Yesterday a 30-person meeting was canceled an hour before it was meant to start because the speaker was too distraught to attend. People are REALLY upset.

Just tell your DD, since she's so small, that he's going to make decisions that are bad for adults, but you'll be fine, and he's not mean to children.

A preschool teacher should NOT say negative things about our future president. No matter how REALLY upset they are.

OP, I do think you should say something to the teacher and the director.

She wasn't teaching a lesson about politics. She was overwhelmed by something and cried. It's like saying "My DD's preschool teacher's mom died and she discussed being sad and missing her mom so should I be upset she spoke about death to children?"

I'm pretty sure I've seen a thread about that exact situation here and there were parents who were pissed off about it.