WTF is Focus?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
...sorry clicked enter before I was done...

NCS Lower School, Middle School, and Upper School all have FOCUS in concert with STA. From what I can tell, it's not inclusive of all (only kids who identify as white [even one who is clearly mixed, but OK] are in FOCUS), but "perhaps" that's not intentional. There was an email or message that went out to all parents welcoming anyone who would like to attend. That being said, even though I am a Christian, it felt like it was nothing more than another way for rich, elite, white families to curate a specific type of group of friends for their kids (for dating and even possibly marriage in the future), and in reality had very little, if anything at all, to do with actually being a bible study group. In fact, I would say some of the NCS girls who attend are the daughters of the "mean moms" click. Hard to believe those same moms would enroll their girls in a group that's actually about true Christian values (and not this crazy MAGA Christian thing that's taken root). That was enough for it to be a turn off for me.

You obviously do not have a student in upper school at NCS or STA but have decided to spread completely false information. Upper school Focus at STA/NCS is full of non-white students and one of the Focus staff is not white.

Are any of the non-white Black? Nope! Not one Black US family even knew what the heck it was. LOL. Heck 99% of the Black families has nothing but raised eyebrows at the mention of it. And I have kids across all three divisions and have been on The Close for 10 years. So yeah I’m pretty sure my perspective is accurate, but carry on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We’re literally fighting christo- fascism. How is Bible study not political? In all its forms, bible study, is one of the most political things.

No, it isn't. Only if you choose to make it so. The people in politics claiming ot be religious actually aren't, at all, which is why every mainstream religious leader speaks against them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
...sorry clicked enter before I was done...

NCS Lower School, Middle School, and Upper School all have FOCUS in concert with STA. From what I can tell, it's not inclusive of all (only kids who identify as white [even one who is clearly mixed, but OK] are in FOCUS), but "perhaps" that's not intentional. There was an email or message that went out to all parents welcoming anyone who would like to attend. That being said, even though I am a Christian, it felt like it was nothing more than another way for rich, elite, white families to curate a specific type of group of friends for their kids (for dating and even possibly marriage in the future), and in reality had very little, if anything at all, to do with actually being a bible study group. In fact, I would say some of the NCS girls who attend are the daughters of the "mean moms" click. Hard to believe those same moms would enroll their girls in a group that's actually about true Christian values (and not this crazy MAGA Christian thing that's taken root). That was enough for it to be a turn off for me.

You obviously do not have a student in upper school at NCS or STA but have decided to spread completely false information. Upper school Focus at STA/NCS is full of non-white students and one of the Focus staff is not white.

All skin folx, are not kin folx…being non-white doesn’t mean you don’t lean heavily in their favor and desperately desire their recognition and acceptance. My guess is are those are the so call non-white kids who joined.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do they ALWAYS schedule it on the night of the dance because dancing is not Christian-like?

Since when is dancing not Christian?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do they ALWAYS schedule it on the night of the dance because dancing is not Christian-like?

Since when is dancing not Christian?

Footloose

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do they ALWAYS schedule it on the night of the dance because dancing is not Christian-like?

Since when is dancing not Christian?

Footloose

Ah, educated by fiction, makes sense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do they ALWAYS schedule it on the night of the dance because dancing is not Christian-like?

Since when is dancing not Christian?

Wheaton College (IL) grad here. They changed the rules when I was a student to finally allow a few school sanctioned dancing and let students dance off-campus. In certain circles of American Protestantism throughout the early and middle 20th century dancing was considered suggestive. Mind you none of this is in the Bible, in any major doctrinal standard of any church, or anything like that. I don't know if any churches outside of America have ever had a similar bad view of dancing. But the idea of dancing being un-Christian was a thing for a while here. It's really not any more outside of very niche circles.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
...sorry clicked enter before I was done...

NCS Lower School, Middle School, and Upper School all have FOCUS in concert with STA. From what I can tell, it's not inclusive of all (only kids who identify as white [even one who is clearly mixed, but OK] are in FOCUS), but "perhaps" that's not intentional. There was an email or message that went out to all parents welcoming anyone who would like to attend. That being said, even though I am a Christian, it felt like it was nothing more than another way for rich, elite, white families to curate a specific type of group of friends for their kids (for dating and even possibly marriage in the future), and in reality had very little, if anything at all, to do with actually being a bible study group. In fact, I would say some of the NCS girls who attend are the daughters of the "mean moms" click. Hard to believe those same moms would enroll their girls in a group that's actually about true Christian values (and not this crazy MAGA Christian thing that's taken root). That was enough for it to be a turn off for me.

You obviously do not have a student in upper school at NCS or STA but have decided to spread completely false information. Upper school Focus at STA/NCS is full of non-white students and one of the Focus staff is not white.

Are any of the non-white Black? Nope! Not one Black US family even knew what the heck it was. LOL. Heck 99% of the Black families has nothing but raised eyebrows at the mention of it. And I have kids across all three divisions and have been on The Close for 10 years. So yeah I’m pretty sure my perspective is accurate, but carry on.

Yes they are Black and so is the Focus staff worker. Maybe your upper school student should attend and they can report back to you. Not sure why you want to argue about this when you openly admit your students have never attended.

[Anonymous]

Here’s a picture from the Gilman School Focus club from the web site. https://infocus.org/localarea/baltimore/

Lots of boys involved, including many black kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here’s a picture from the Gilman School Focus club from the web site. https://infocus.org/localarea/baltimore/

Lots of boys involved, including many black kids.

Sorry, which picture is that, the two white girls, the white family, or the one black woman identified as “field staff”?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here’s a picture from the Gilman School Focus club from the web site. https://infocus.org/localarea/baltimore/

Lots of boys involved, including many black kids.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here’s a picture from the Gilman School Focus club from the web site. https://infocus.org/localarea/baltimore/

Lots of boys involved, including many black kids.

Sorry, which picture is that, the two white girls, the white family, or the one black woman identified as “field staff”?

Neither, the top picture with about 100 boys in it, which is the very first thing on the page. Weird how you managed to scroll right by it

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here’s a picture from the Gilman School Focus club from the web site. https://infocus.org/localarea/baltimore/

Lots of boys involved, including many black kids.

Sorry, which picture is that, the two white girls, the white family, or the one black woman identified as “field staff”?

Neither, the top picture with about 100 boys in it, which is the very first thing on the page. Weird how you managed to scroll right by it

I’m going to assume you are accessing from a different device. My iPhone browser shows no such picture, only the three I mentioned. The very first thing on the page is a white header bar with the focus logo, then a big blue box with Focus Baltimore followed by two white girls.

[Anonymous]

NP. Here's the relevant image: https://infocus.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/cover-update-image-3.jpeg

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
...sorry clicked enter before I was done...

NCS Lower School, Middle School, and Upper School all have FOCUS in concert with STA. From what I can tell, it's not inclusive of all (only kids who identify as white [even one who is clearly mixed, but OK] are in FOCUS), but "perhaps" that's not intentional. There was an email or message that went out to all parents welcoming anyone who would like to attend. That being said, even though I am a Christian, it felt like it was nothing more than another way for rich, elite, white families to curate a specific type of group of friends for their kids (for dating and even possibly marriage in the future), and in reality had very little, if anything at all, to do with actually being a bible study group. In fact, I would say some of the NCS girls who attend are the daughters of the "mean moms" click. Hard to believe those same moms would enroll their girls in a group that's actually about true Christian values (and not this crazy MAGA Christian thing that's taken root). That was enough for it to be a turn off for me.

You obviously do not have a student in upper school at NCS or STA but have decided to spread completely false information. Upper school Focus at STA/NCS is full of non-white students and one of the Focus staff is not white.

Are any of the non-white Black? Nope! Not one Black US family even knew what the heck it was. LOL. Heck 99% of the Black families has nothing but raised eyebrows at the mention of it. And I have kids across all three divisions and have been on The Close for 10 years. So yeah I’m pretty sure my perspective is accurate, but carry on.

Yes they are Black and so is the Focus staff worker. Maybe your upper school student should attend and they can report back to you. Not sure why you want to argue about this when you openly admit your students have never attended.

Yeah, that’s a lie. None of the Black parents even knew what the heck it was. LOL.