Anti-Racism Assembly Today?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:...But I wasn't interested in participating in his workshop.

I did, however, browse the Fistbook. I'm OK with my third grader learning how to "confront racist family members" I suppose, but not my Kindergartner. Its too complex a topic. They can learn about inequality and racism through books, holidays, and lessons. This should have been an opt-in, opt-out situation. Major misstep by the new principal (though to be honest, its not like any parents would have felt comfortable voicing their possible discomfort with this topic for small children in the multitude of communications that we received urging participation.)

Look, lynchings happened, OK? Slavery happened.

Why not talk honestly with your kids and show them the truth? If that’s too much for a few little snowflakes well too bad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:...But I wasn't interested in participating in his workshop.

I did, however, browse the Fistbook. I'm OK with my third grader learning how to "confront racist family members" I suppose, but not my Kindergartner. Its too complex a topic. They can learn about inequality and racism through books, holidays, and lessons. This should have been an opt-in, opt-out situation. Major misstep by the new principal (though to be honest, its not like any parents would have felt comfortable voicing their possible discomfort with this topic for small children in the multitude of communications that we received urging participation.)

Look, lynchings happened, OK? Slavery happened.

Why not talk honestly with your kids and show them the truth? If that’s too much for a few little snowflakes well too bad.

Did someone suggest not learning about slavery? Get some nuance regarding this discussion. Murder / brutality / rapes happen -- I don't describe those things in detail to my 6-year-old. There are ways of discussing historical events with kids that are age appropriate, and it seems like the content provided maybe wasn't age-appropriate, or should have been discussed in advance with parents.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:...But I wasn't interested in participating in his workshop.

I did, however, browse the Fistbook. I'm OK with my third grader learning how to "confront racist family members" I suppose, but not my Kindergartner. Its too complex a topic. They can learn about inequality and racism through books, holidays, and lessons. This should have been an opt-in, opt-out situation. Major misstep by the new principal (though to be honest, its not like any parents would have felt comfortable voicing their possible discomfort with this topic for small children in the multitude of communications that we received urging participation.)

Look, lynchings happened, OK? Slavery happened.

Why not talk honestly with your kids and show them the truth? If that’s too much for a few little snowflakes well too bad.

Did someone suggest not learning about slavery? Get some nuance regarding this discussion. Murder / brutality / rapes happen -- I don't describe those things in detail to my 6-year-old. There are ways of discussing historical events with kids that are age appropriate, and it seems like the content provided maybe wasn't age-appropriate, or should have been discussed in advance with parents.

Was it the lynching depiction which frightened your child, op?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:...But I wasn't interested in participating in his workshop.

I did, however, browse the Fistbook. I'm OK with my third grader learning how to "confront racist family members" I suppose, but not my Kindergartner. Its too complex a topic. They can learn about inequality and racism through books, holidays, and lessons. This should have been an opt-in, opt-out situation. Major misstep by the new principal (though to be honest, its not like any parents would have felt comfortable voicing their possible discomfort with this topic for small children in the multitude of communications that we received urging participation.)

Look, lynchings happened, OK? Slavery happened.

Why not talk honestly with your kids and show them the truth? If that’s too much for a few little snowflakes well too bad.

Did someone suggest not learning about slavery? Get some nuance regarding this discussion. Murder / brutality / rapes happen -- I don't describe those things in detail to my 6-year-old. There are ways of discussing historical events with kids that are age appropriate, and it seems like the content provided maybe wasn't age-appropriate, or should have been discussed in advance with parents.

Was it the lynching depiction which frightened your child, op?

The point that keeps being made is that WE DO NOT KNOW what was presented to the kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:...But I wasn't interested in participating in his workshop.

I did, however, browse the Fistbook. I'm OK with my third grader learning how to "confront racist family members" I suppose, but not my Kindergartner. Its too complex a topic. They can learn about inequality and racism through books, holidays, and lessons. This should have been an opt-in, opt-out situation. Major misstep by the new principal (though to be honest, its not like any parents would have felt comfortable voicing their possible discomfort with this topic for small children in the multitude of communications that we received urging participation.)

Look, lynchings happened, OK? Slavery happened.

Why not talk honestly with your kids and show them the truth? If that’s too much for a few little snowflakes well too bad.

Did someone suggest not learning about slavery? Get some nuance regarding this discussion. Murder / brutality / rapes happen -- I don't describe those things in detail to my 6-year-old. There are ways of discussing historical events with kids that are age appropriate, and it seems like the content provided maybe wasn't age-appropriate, or should have been discussed in advance with parents.

Was it the lynching depiction which frightened your child, op?

The point that keeps being made is that WE DO NOT KNOW what was presented to the kids.

And the kids (some of them) are too small to tell us.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:...But I wasn't interested in participating in his workshop.

I did, however, browse the Fistbook. I'm OK with my third grader learning how to "confront racist family members" I suppose, but not my Kindergartner. Its too complex a topic. They can learn about inequality and racism through books, holidays, and lessons. This should have been an opt-in, opt-out situation. Major misstep by the new principal (though to be honest, its not like any parents would have felt comfortable voicing their possible discomfort with this topic for small children in the multitude of communications that we received urging participation.)

Look, lynchings happened, OK? Slavery happened.

Why not talk honestly with your kids and show them the truth? If that’s too much for a few little snowflakes well too bad.

Did someone suggest not learning about slavery? Get some nuance regarding this discussion. Murder / brutality / rapes happen -- I don't describe those things in detail to my 6-year-old. There are ways of discussing historical events with kids that are age appropriate, and it seems like the content provided maybe wasn't age-appropriate, or should have been discussed in advance with parents.

Was it the lynching depiction which frightened your child, op?

wow. I'm not at Janney, but was there a lynching depiction shown to kindergarteners? Or do we actually not know? The way this was phrased suggests that someone knew there was indeed a lynching depiction.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:...But I wasn't interested in participating in his workshop.

I did, however, browse the Fistbook. I'm OK with my third grader learning how to "confront racist family members" I suppose, but not my Kindergartner. Its too complex a topic. They can learn about inequality and racism through books, holidays, and lessons. This should have been an opt-in, opt-out situation. Major misstep by the new principal (though to be honest, its not like any parents would have felt comfortable voicing their possible discomfort with this topic for small children in the multitude of communications that we received urging participation.)

Look, lynchings happened, OK? Slavery happened.

Why not talk honestly with your kids and show them the truth? If that’s too much for a few little snowflakes well too bad.

And herein lies the problem. EVERYONE deserves to be treated with respect. EVERYONE. Kids can learn about all kinds of history without an atmosphere of fear and disrespect. There are ways to teach kids not to be racist that don't involve scaring them. And to not care that a kindergartner was scared by the material shared by the school is very callous on your part. There are many affinity groups who have endured discrimination. That does not mean that people in a different group should be treated poorly. If this is the way you think things should go, our society is doomed.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Three pages in and still no idea why the OPs child was scared

I’m sure OP’s kid wasn’t actually scared. OP is probably a pearl clutching CRT lunatic.

Eh. I am not so sure about that PP. She probably doesn't own pearls and probably isn't a CRT lunatic. She is simply stating that something at school scared her child enough that she was afraid to go to sleep by herself. I wouldn't read more into that than what she wrote. I think you WANT her to be a pearl clutching CRT lunatic for some ridiculous reason of your own. Maybe you like drama? Maybe you like thinking the worst of people? Who the heck knows what goes through your small mind.

DP; She wrote a fear mongering post with the headline “anti-racism” assembly and then refused to provide an ounce of clarification. Not sure what you’re defending

The assembly was literally called “Anti-Racism Fight Club“ in the school email (which I received after bedtime). I don’t have any clarification to provide because I was literally asking for clarification. Luckily I have gotten some from the teacher/other parents.

Well now let’s just Google that…

It's a money making race grift, like most of these things are:

https://doyinrichards.com/arfc-kids/

They give kids "Fistbooks" (instead of handbooks) and calls their efforts an "Initiation" for kids. Claims on their website that after their sessions kids will have strategies "to deal with racist family members or racist friends" and explicitly denounces colorblind message of Civil Rights Era: "Identify reasons why it’s important to embrace the color of people and not be colorblind."

It's a waste of students' time and the city's money IMO

[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.

The fact that you didn’t elaborate makes me assume you have no idea what your talking about or you’re one of those crazy white extremists.

You wish. You can start here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4DxvTIZ3tM

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Three pages in and still no idea why the OPs child was scared

I’m sure OP’s kid wasn’t actually scared. OP is probably a pearl clutching CRT lunatic.

Eh. I am not so sure about that PP. She probably doesn't own pearls and probably isn't a CRT lunatic. She is simply stating that something at school scared her child enough that she was afraid to go to sleep by herself. I wouldn't read more into that than what she wrote. I think you WANT her to be a pearl clutching CRT lunatic for some ridiculous reason of your own. Maybe you like drama? Maybe you like thinking the worst of people? Who the heck knows what goes through your small mind.

DP; She wrote a fear mongering post with the headline “anti-racism” assembly and then refused to provide an ounce of clarification. Not sure what you’re defending

The assembly was literally called “Anti-Racism Fight Club“ in the school email (which I received after bedtime). I don’t have any clarification to provide because I was literally asking for clarification. Luckily I have gotten some from the teacher/other parents.

Well now let’s just Google that…

It's a money making race grift, like most of these things are:

https://doyinrichards.com/arfc-kids/

They give kids "Fistbooks" (instead of handbooks) and calls their efforts an "Initiation" for kids. Claims on their website that after their sessions kids will have strategies "to deal with racist family members or racist friends" and explicitly denounces colorblind message of Civil Rights Era: "Identify reasons why it’s important to embrace the color of people and not be colorblind."

It's a waste of students' time and the city's money IMO

Are the techniques to “deal with racist family members or racist friends" detailed in “the Fist Book?”

[Anonymous]

Yikes, I just read through the kids fistbook. It asks kids to identify "Who in your family has racist beliefs?"

It also outlines some things that white people think about Black people. 1. Black people are good at sports. 2. Black people are not smart. 3. Black people are dangerous. 4. Black people cannot afford to live in your neighborhood.

Gee, I can't imagine how presenting this information to young children could backfire in any way.

The next two steps in this guy's program are (and this was in the kids version

Phase 2:
Throat Punching Racism In Schools and/or Curb
Stomping Racism In The Workplace: You can take both
courses, but only one is required to move to Phase 3.
NOTE: These courses will be available in August 2020.

Phase 3:
Choking Out Systemic Racism: This will be available in
September 2020.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yikes, I just read through the kids fistbook. It asks kids to identify "Who in your family has racist beliefs?"

It also outlines some things that white people think about Black people. 1. Black people are good at sports. 2. Black people are not smart. 3. Black people are dangerous. 4. Black people cannot afford to live in your neighborhood.

Gee, I can't imagine how presenting this information to young children could backfire in any way.

The next two steps in this guy's program are (and this was in the kids version

Phase 2:
Throat Punching Racism In Schools and/or Curb
Stomping Racism In The Workplace: You can take both
courses, but only one is required to move to Phase 3.
NOTE: These courses will be available in August 2020.

Phase 3:
Choking Out Systemic Racism: This will be available in
September 2020.

..."Throat punching"? "Curb stomping"? "Choking out"? Like, these are kindergarten-appropriate?

I teach my kids about racism but that is definitely not the way I would condone doing it. I'm not trying to teach violence as a method of dealing with things wrong with society.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yikes, I just read through the kids fistbook. It asks kids to identify "Who in your family has racist beliefs?"

It also outlines some things that white people think about Black people. 1. Black people are good at sports. 2. Black people are not smart. 3. Black people are dangerous. 4. Black people cannot afford to live in your neighborhood.

Gee, I can't imagine how presenting this information to young children could backfire in any way.

The next two steps in this guy's program are (and this was in the kids version

Phase 2:
Throat Punching Racism In Schools and/or Curb
Stomping Racism In The Workplace: You can take both
courses, but only one is required to move to Phase 3.
NOTE: These courses will be available in August 2020.

Phase 3:
Choking Out Systemic Racism: This will be available in
September 2020.

Wow, maybe our next generation won’t have 20 page threads that result in every single person saying that the only acceptable schools are Wilson or Deal

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yikes, I just read through the kids fistbook. It asks kids to identify "Who in your family has racist beliefs?"

It also outlines some things that white people think about Black people. 1. Black people are good at sports. 2. Black people are not smart. 3. Black people are dangerous. 4. Black people cannot afford to live in your neighborhood.

Gee, I can't imagine how presenting this information to young children could backfire in any way.

The next two steps in this guy's program are (and this was in the kids version

Phase 2:
Throat Punching Racism In Schools and/or Curb
Stomping Racism In The Workplace: You can take both
courses, but only one is required to move to Phase 3.
NOTE: These courses will be available in August 2020.

Phase 3:
Choking Out Systemic Racism: This will be available in
September 2020.

..."Throat punching"? "Curb stomping"? "Choking out"? Like, these are kindergarten-appropriate?

I teach my kids about racism but that is definitely not the way I would condone doing it. I'm not trying to teach violence as a method of dealing with things wrong with society.

+1. Regardless of age, this vocabulary of violence is appalling.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yikes, I just read through the kids fistbook. It asks kids to identify "Who in your family has racist beliefs?"

It also outlines some things that white people think about Black people. 1. Black people are good at sports. 2. Black people are not smart. 3. Black people are dangerous. 4. Black people cannot afford to live in your neighborhood.

Gee, I can't imagine how presenting this information to young children could backfire in any way.

The next two steps in this guy's program are (and this was in the kids version

Phase 2:
Throat Punching Racism In Schools and/or Curb
Stomping Racism In The Workplace: You can take both
courses, but only one is required to move to Phase 3.
NOTE: These courses will be available in August 2020.

Phase 3:
Choking Out Systemic Racism: This will be available in
September 2020.

Wow, maybe our next generation won’t have 20 page threads that result in every single person saying that the only acceptable schools are Wilson or Deal

Adding on: If you don’t think the majority of people have these pre conceived notions idk what to tell you. I’m so glad kids are learning this before they develop the same implicit biases as our generation