What is your school's policy on teacher's expressing socio-political beliefs during class?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The "a few bad apples" is stale and inaccurate. GOP linked their success to these people who traffic in lies, hate and violence. There is non comparison between the extreme wings of the two parties.

Sounds like you're upset that the curtain is being pulled back. Keep trying to brainwash your kid at home. The next generation isn't buying your crap anyway.

There are just as many toxic extremists in the left as the right. The right wing boogie man argument shows how ignorant you are.

FBI statistics does not support your claim. There are left extremist and right extremists/white suprematist but statistically there are way more white Supremists. But of course they had a head start.

Please read up on the Southern strategy.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I doubt they had Biden or Trump signs up. FYI, saying that Black Lives Matter is not political, even though you want it to be.

Can you unpack this a little? The thread asked about 'socio-political beliefs'. What makes something that, and BLM not that?

You think equality for black peoples is political ?

BLM is an organization that is political with a Marxist stance. Equality is important but when it is taught in a way that benefits all students.

No BLM is not Marxist. It has 2 Marxist members. The FBI determines it is neither Marxist nor politically aligned. Just like the Republican party isn’t white supremacy just because they have white supremacists in Congress.

I think Black Lives Matter is a socio-political movement, rooted in a historical context, with a cause of police reform among other causes. It has supporters and detractors as people bring different meaning to how BLM is positioned relative to other causes and groups.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I doubt they had Biden or Trump signs up. FYI, saying that Black Lives Matter is not political, even though you want it to be.

Can you unpack this a little? The thread asked about 'socio-political beliefs'. What makes something that, and BLM not that?

You think equality for black peoples is political ?

BLM is an organization that is political with a Marxist stance. Equality is important but when it is taught in a way that benefits all students.

No BLM is not Marxist. It has 2 Marxist members. The FBI determines it is neither Marxist nor politically aligned. Just like the Republican party isn’t white supremacy just because they have white supremacists in Congress.

I think Black Lives Matter is a socio-political movement, rooted in a historical context, with a cause of police reform among other causes. It has supporters and detractors as people bring different meaning to how BLM is positioned relative to other causes and groups.

Plain and simple , you are wrong.

https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce-rightsgovernance/2020/07/black-lives-matter-support-slogans-are-ok-at-the-federal-office-osc-says/?fbclid=IwAR2C5jBnlnqouEtW1Se-DBLT_VMBsytPmeL8sfKpauMvrtDcq5NHHXH8RWA

[Anonymous]

Chiming in as someone who graduated from a teacher prep program and earned a master’s. As teachers-in-training, many of us asked professors and more experienced teachers about how to deal with “touchy” topics —racism, politics, sexism, LBGTQIA issues, etc. most of us wanted advice on how to stay neutral and avoid upsetting administrators and parents. Just like the rest of you, no teacher relishes getting in trouble at work.

The trouble is that politics reflect both values and identity. It is nearly impossible to teach in a way that obscures one’s values and identity; it is such a personal job. There is no values-neutral history text book that has the one true objective story. There is no values-neutral way to intervene when bullies pick on marginalized groups. There is no neutral way to run an administration and HR function that supports some values but not others. If you want a school that never offends anyone, I’m afraid that’s a unicorn you won’t find.

[Anonymous]

Agree, but DC schools are far from partisan or even 50/50.

[Anonymous]

Far from bipartisan

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Chiming in as someone who graduated from a teacher prep program and earned a master’s. As teachers-in-training, many of us asked professors and more experienced teachers about how to deal with “touchy” topics —racism, politics, sexism, LBGTQIA issues, etc. most of us wanted advice on how to stay neutral and avoid upsetting administrators and parents. Just like the rest of you, no teacher relishes getting in trouble at work.

The trouble is that politics reflect both values and identity. It is nearly impossible to teach in a way that obscures one’s values and identity; it is such a personal job. There is no values-neutral history text book that has the one true objective story. There is no values-neutral way to intervene when bullies pick on marginalized groups. There is no neutral way to run an administration and HR function that supports some values but not others. If you want a school that never offends anyone, I’m afraid that’s a unicorn you won’t find.

Teachers don’t relish increased scrutiny or questioning from parents or administrators in dc? Every dc private has at least one teacher who courts this kind of trouble as a way to assert their power and influence at the school. They openly brag about their status as protected and bully fellow teachers and students who they see as threatening their position. They are often both racist and politically liberal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Chiming in as someone who graduated from a teacher prep program and earned a master’s. As teachers-in-training, many of us asked professors and more experienced teachers about how to deal with “touchy” topics —racism, politics, sexism, LBGTQIA issues, etc. most of us wanted advice on how to stay neutral and avoid upsetting administrators and parents. Just like the rest of you, no teacher relishes getting in trouble at work.

The trouble is that politics reflect both values and identity. It is nearly impossible to teach in a way that obscures one’s values and identity; it is such a personal job. There is no values-neutral history text book that has the one true objective story. There is no values-neutral way to intervene when bullies pick on marginalized groups. There is no neutral way to run an administration and HR function that supports some values but not others. If you want a school that never offends anyone, I’m afraid that’s a unicorn you won’t find.

TRUTH. And well said. Thank you.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Chiming in as someone who graduated from a teacher prep program and earned a master’s. As teachers-in-training, many of us asked professors and more experienced teachers about how to deal with “touchy” topics —racism, politics, sexism, LBGTQIA issues, etc. most of us wanted advice on how to stay neutral and avoid upsetting administrators and parents. Just like the rest of you, no teacher relishes getting in trouble at work.

The trouble is that politics reflect both values and identity. It is nearly impossible to teach in a way that obscures one’s values and identity; it is such a personal job. There is no values-neutral history text book that has the one true objective story. There is no values-neutral way to intervene when bullies pick on marginalized groups. There is no neutral way to run an administration and HR function that supports some values but not others. If you want a school that never offends anyone, I’m afraid that’s a unicorn you won’t find.

Teachers don’t relish increased scrutiny or questioning from parents or administrators in dc? Every dc private has at least one teacher who courts this kind of trouble as a way to assert their power and influence at the school. They openly brag about their status as protected and bully fellow teachers and students who they see as threatening their position. They are often both racist and politically liberal.

PP, did you go to private high school in dc? I did and this is so true. The memory of them is terrifying to me even now 15 years after graduating and some of them are still teaching.

[Anonymous]

This happens at many workplaces, and it's not always a liberal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This happens at many workplaces, and it's not always a liberal.

Where do you work? My HR would never tolerate this from an employee or supervisor. And in dc privates, yes, it’s always a liberal. You have to cross the river to find right wing bullies.

[Anonymous]

Such a bunch of karens.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This happens at many workplaces, and it's not always a liberal.

Not the last five places I’ve worked about here since 2004. Professional and do their jobs well. Once one I got to a “nonpartisan” think tank for my non think tank role did I see the superiority complex of the liberal elite of all income levels in Wash DC.

[Anonymous]

Try working in northern VA.

You don't think conservative "elites" have a superiority complex?

[Anonymous]

Nova is 50/50, right? Just like much of the county, barring urban Dem stronghold cities. Maybe they can be a blueprint for moving fw