No consequence for teaching CRT

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Anonymous wrote:What exactly is CRT? Can you give an example of someone teaching it?

A very brief summary:

It is the theory that systemic racism is in society and is hampering the progress of African Americans.

It is not teaching that slavery was bad and that African Americans were mistreated. That is history and is being taught as it should be.

An example of inappropriate CRT: "privilege bingo"

So, you don't believe systemic racism exists? Do you also think vaccines are a woke conspiracy? Do you think the earth is flat?

NP. I object to privilege bingo in K-12 and I can't see any value in teaching any child that the land of the free and the home of the brave is oppressing them or that they are oppressors.

Can you explain the value to K-12 students to be taught that?

What is “privilege bingo?” I’ve never heard of this. Is that a Tucker Carlson Blog / newsmax type thing?

It was a bingo game played at Oakton high last year titled 'Identifying Your Privilege' . Students were to cover the squares that applied to them like being white, cisgender, parents are married, parents are employed, had their own room or had parents in the military. That was the only thing that caused it to make the 6pm NBC4 news - that military families were privileged. Otherwise it would have been swept under the rug and filed under "didn't happen".

And OP (along with the Nazi Moms of Liberty) believes that this one instance in this one class in the entire school system means that everyday children in grades K-12 are being told that white people are bad and that anyone who is white should feel bad. AND OP believes that THIS is critical race theory.

The stupidity is rampant. This kindergarten teacher captures it perfectly:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CqHcNPft82s/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What exactly is CRT? Can you give an example of someone teaching it?

A very brief summary:

It is the theory that systemic racism is in society and is hampering the progress of African Americans.

It is not teaching that slavery was bad and that African Americans were mistreated. That is history and is being taught as it should be.

An example of inappropriate CRT: "privilege bingo"

So, you don't believe systemic racism exists? Do you also think vaccines are a woke conspiracy? Do you think the earth is flat?

NP. I object to privilege bingo in K-12 and I can't see any value in teaching any child that the land of the free and the home of the brave is oppressing them or that they are oppressors.

Can you explain the value to K-12 students to be taught that?

What is “privilege bingo?” I’ve never heard of this. Is that a Tucker Carlson Blog / newsmax type thing?

It was a bingo game played at Oakton high last year titled 'Identifying Your Privilege' . Students were to cover the squares that applied to them like being white, cisgender, parents are married, parents are employed, had their own room or had parents in the military. That was the only thing that caused it to make the 6pm NBC4 news - that military families were privileged. Otherwise it would have been swept under the rug and filed under "didn't happen".

And OP (along with the Nazi Moms of Liberty) believes that this one instance in this one class in the entire school system means that everyday children in grades K-12 are being told that white people are bad and that anyone who is white should feel bad. AND OP believes that THIS is critical race theory.

The stupidity is rampant. This kindergarten teacher captures it perfectly:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CqHcNPft82s/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

Sadly, you never learned that calling people "Nazis" is not helpful. Especially when it is not true. No one ever told you that calling names was wrong?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What exactly is CRT? Can you give an example of someone teaching it?

A very brief summary:

It is the theory that systemic racism is in society and is hampering the progress of African Americans.

It is not teaching that slavery was bad and that African Americans were mistreated. That is history and is being taught as it should be.

An example of inappropriate CRT: "privilege bingo"

So, you don't believe systemic racism exists? Do you also think vaccines are a woke conspiracy? Do you think the earth is flat?

NP. I object to privilege bingo in K-12 and I can't see any value in teaching any child that the land of the free and the home of the brave is oppressing them or that they are oppressors.

Can you explain the value to K-12 students to be taught that?

What is “privilege bingo?” I’ve never heard of this. Is that a Tucker Carlson Blog / newsmax type thing?

It was a bingo game played at Oakton high last year titled 'Identifying Your Privilege' . Students were to cover the squares that applied to them like being white, cisgender, parents are married, parents are employed, had their own room or had parents in the military. That was the only thing that caused it to make the 6pm NBC4 news - that military families were privileged. Otherwise it would have been swept under the rug and filed under "didn't happen".

True. And, this is just what was revealed. Believe me, military children are resilient. Their only privilege is that they are exposed to all kinds of people in all kinds of places. And, they have at least one parent with a job. But, they also have parents who deploy--multiple times into danger zones. Yet, some consider it 'priviledged."

You can help kids learn to be empathetic without making it racist. The part that all whites are priviledged and all people of color are not is troubling.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What exactly is CRT? Can you give an example of someone teaching it?

A very brief summary:

It is the theory that systemic racism is in society and is hampering the progress of African Americans.

It is not teaching that slavery was bad and that African Americans were mistreated. That is history and is being taught as it should be.

An example of inappropriate CRT: "privilege bingo"

So, you don't believe systemic racism exists? Do you also think vaccines are a woke conspiracy? Do you think the earth is flat?

NP. I object to privilege bingo in K-12 and I can't see any value in teaching any child that the land of the free and the home of the brave is oppressing them or that they are oppressors.

Can you explain the value to K-12 students to be taught that?

What is “privilege bingo?” I’ve never heard of this. Is that a Tucker Carlson Blog / newsmax type thing?

It was a bingo game played at Oakton high last year titled 'Identifying Your Privilege' . Students were to cover the squares that applied to them like being white, cisgender, parents are married, parents are employed, had their own room or had parents in the military. That was the only thing that caused it to make the 6pm NBC4 news - that military families were privileged. Otherwise it would have been swept under the rug and filed under "didn't happen".

And OP (along with the Nazi Moms of Liberty) believes that this one instance in this one class in the entire school system means that everyday children in grades K-12 are being told that white people are bad and that anyone who is white should feel bad. AND OP believes that THIS is critical race theory.

The stupidity is rampant. This kindergarten teacher captures it perfectly:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CqHcNPft82s/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

Not OP but yes, the stupidity is rampant if you believe being employed or married is somehow privileged.

I think teaching the good, the bad and ugly about this country is correct (in late ES and beyond) but this lesson was terrible. I do not think this is a regular occurrence but also wouldn't have known about it unless it made the news. Most teachers I've dealt with are reasonable people but this one just made me think, wow, wonder what else like this is being taught.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What exactly is CRT? Can you give an example of someone teaching it?

A very brief summary:

It is the theory that systemic racism is in society and is hampering the progress of African Americans.

It is not teaching that slavery was bad and that African Americans were mistreated. That is history and is being taught as it should be.

An example of inappropriate CRT: "privilege bingo"

So, you don't believe systemic racism exists? Do you also think vaccines are a woke conspiracy? Do you think the earth is flat?

NP. I object to privilege bingo in K-12 and I can't see any value in teaching any child that the land of the free and the home of the brave is oppressing them or that they are oppressors.

Can you explain the value to K-12 students to be taught that?

What is “privilege bingo?” I’ve never heard of this. Is that a Tucker Carlson Blog / newsmax type thing?

It was a bingo game played at Oakton high last year titled 'Identifying Your Privilege' . Students were to cover the squares that applied to them like being white, cisgender, parents are married, parents are employed, had their own room or had parents in the military. That was the only thing that caused it to make the 6pm NBC4 news - that military families were privileged. Otherwise it would have been swept under the rug and filed under "didn't happen".

True. And, this is just what was revealed. Believe me, military children are resilient. Their only privilege is that they are exposed to all kinds of people in all kinds of places. And, they have at least one parent with a job. But, they also have parents who deploy--multiple times into danger zones. Yet, some consider it 'priviledged."

You can help kids learn to be empathetic without making it racist. The part that all whites are priviledged and all people of color are not is troubling.

As a teacher, I just don’t like how preachy, didactic, and oversimplified the whole exercise is. It’s bad pedagogy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What exactly is CRT? Can you give an example of someone teaching it?

A very brief summary:

It is the theory that systemic racism is in society and is hampering the progress of African Americans.

It is not teaching that slavery was bad and that African Americans were mistreated. That is history and is being taught as it should be.

An example of inappropriate CRT: "privilege bingo"

So, you don't believe systemic racism exists? Do you also think vaccines are a woke conspiracy? Do you think the earth is flat?

NP. I object to privilege bingo in K-12 and I can't see any value in teaching any child that the land of the free and the home of the brave is oppressing them or that they are oppressors.

Can you explain the value to K-12 students to be taught that?

What is “privilege bingo?” I’ve never heard of this. Is that a Tucker Carlson Blog / newsmax type thing?

It was a bingo game played at Oakton high last year titled 'Identifying Your Privilege' . Students were to cover the squares that applied to them like being white, cisgender, parents are married, parents are employed, had their own room or had parents in the military. That was the only thing that caused it to make the 6pm NBC4 news - that military families were privileged. Otherwise it would have been swept under the rug and filed under "didn't happen".

DH and I tell our children they are privileged all the time so they don’t take their good fortune for granted or come to expect it. It is a privilege to have two loving parents who have enough money to live in a large house with their own rooms, in an excellent school district and all the extra enrichment they want. When the time comes they will attend the college of their choice and upon graduation they will have our contacts at their disposal. How is that not privilege?

It does them no favors to let them think their lifestyle is the norm because it’s not. They should be thankful, and we expect our DC’s to do what they can to realize they will meet many others in their life who didn’t get the leg up in life they did.

[Anonymous]

What is so frustrating about all of these comments is that it points to something that seems to be inherent in our culture. There's only A or B. if not A then must be B, and vice versa. To me, it's all the things. What I see is an unwillingness for either side to cede that there is a point of, "okay, this may be a bit ridiculous here". Systemic racism is evident. Slavery and segregation CREATED damage and perceptions that don't just vanish because policies change. You can't subjugate an entire group of people who, incidentally are easily identified as "other", take thier culture, thier family units, thier religion, thier ability to learn, thier ability to build wealth, etc. for generations and then say, oh but it's fine now. Systemic racism doesn't mean people are inherently racist, it means the underlying systems perpetuate the negative impacts on those oppressed people. It's great the little Johnny sees Tyrone as a human being and respects his right to exist, but that won't change the fact that because Johnny 's family was able to own property generations ago, build equity and accumulated wealth and resources over time to pass down both financial and situational advantages to subsequent generations, Johnny is in a better starting point than Tyrone, who has suffered poverty passed down through his family. Recognizing that disparity is not WRONG. That being said, not ALL white people are similarly situated to Johnny. Plenty of whites suffer similar circumstances and are more aligned with Tyrone's tale. It's just NOT for the same reason, necessarily. And, I hate to say this but, there were some BLACK slave owners in America. Yep. There are blacks that benefited from the very system that aimed to destroy them. And if that ain't American then I don't know what is. Anyway, pointing out "privilege" isn't bad. Remember back in the day even your parents would admonish your refusal to eat something at dinner, or if you whined about not getting a toy you wanted. and they'd tell you about the little children starving in some foreign country? That was pointing out your privilege. That was holding up a mirror and showing you that you should be grateful because others have it worse than you in certain situations. It's a tactic meant to humble you and say check yourself. This isn't about SHAMING people out telling them they're oppressors. It's saying the world is bigger than your experience and other people don't have the advantages you have. Being a victim and clinging to that as an identity is toxic. You have to be able to say, yes, I have this "disadvantage ", but I have agency and can do these things to overcome it. This is true for those with disabilities, poor people, marginalized people, or people who just don't fit in. But it's not an either or game here, you don't need to pretend it isn't inherently harder for some people to achieve success based on thier circumstances, recognize that, discuss it, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What is so frustrating about all of these comments is that it points to something that seems to be inherent in our culture. There's only A or B. if not A then must be B, and vice versa. To me, it's all the things. What I see is an unwillingness for either side to cede that there is a point of, "okay, this may be a bit ridiculous here". Systemic racism is evident. Slavery and segregation CREATED damage and perceptions that don't just vanish because policies change. You can't subjugate an entire group of people who, incidentally are easily identified as "other", take thier culture, thier family units, thier religion, thier ability to learn, thier ability to build wealth, etc. for generations and then say, oh but it's fine now. Systemic racism doesn't mean people are inherently racist, it means the underlying systems perpetuate the negative impacts on those oppressed people. It's great the little Johnny sees Tyrone as a human being and respects his right to exist, but that won't change the fact that because Johnny 's family was able to own property generations ago, build equity and accumulated wealth and resources over time to pass down both financial and situational advantages to subsequent generations, Johnny is in a better starting point than Tyrone, who has suffered poverty passed down through his family. Recognizing that disparity is not WRONG. That being said, not ALL white people are similarly situated to Johnny. Plenty of whites suffer similar circumstances and are more aligned with Tyrone's tale. It's just NOT for the same reason, necessarily. And, I hate to say this but, there were some BLACK slave owners in America. Yep. There are blacks that benefited from the very system that aimed to destroy them. And if that ain't American then I don't know what is. Anyway, pointing out "privilege" isn't bad. Remember back in the day even your parents would admonish your refusal to eat something at dinner, or if you whined about not getting a toy you wanted. and they'd tell you about the little children starving in some foreign country? That was pointing out your privilege. That was holding up a mirror and showing you that you should be grateful because others have it worse than you in certain situations. It's a tactic meant to humble you and say check yourself. This isn't about SHAMING people out telling them they're oppressors. It's saying the world is bigger than your experience and other people don't have the advantages you have. Being a victim and clinging to that as an identity is toxic. You have to be able to say, yes, I have this "disadvantage ", but I have agency and can do these things to overcome it. This is true for those with disabilities, poor people, marginalized people, or people who just don't fit in. But it's not an either or game here, you don't need to pretend it isn't inherently harder for some people to achieve success based on thier circumstances, recognize that, discuss it, etc.

I am reporting this post for making sense.

How dare you be a reasonable person who wants American children to be taught nuance and a fuller perspective of history.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What is so frustrating about all of these comments is that it points to something that seems to be inherent in our culture. There's only A or B. if not A then must be B, and vice versa. To me, it's all the things. What I see is an unwillingness for either side to cede that there is a point of, "okay, this may be a bit ridiculous here". Systemic racism is evident. Slavery and segregation CREATED damage and perceptions that don't just vanish because policies change. You can't subjugate an entire group of people who, incidentally are easily identified as "other", take thier culture, thier family units, thier religion, thier ability to learn, thier ability to build wealth, etc. for generations and then say, oh but it's fine now. Systemic racism doesn't mean people are inherently racist, it means the underlying systems perpetuate the negative impacts on those oppressed people. It's great the little Johnny sees Tyrone as a human being and respects his right to exist, but that won't change the fact that because Johnny 's family was able to own property generations ago, build equity and accumulated wealth and resources over time to pass down both financial and situational advantages to subsequent generations, Johnny is in a better starting point than Tyrone, who has suffered poverty passed down through his family. Recognizing that disparity is not WRONG. That being said, not ALL white people are similarly situated to Johnny. Plenty of whites suffer similar circumstances and are more aligned with Tyrone's tale. It's just NOT for the same reason, necessarily. And, I hate to say this but, there were some BLACK slave owners in America. Yep. There are blacks that benefited from the very system that aimed to destroy them. And if that ain't American then I don't know what is. Anyway, pointing out "privilege" isn't bad. Remember back in the day even your parents would admonish your refusal to eat something at dinner, or if you whined about not getting a toy you wanted. and they'd tell you about the little children starving in some foreign country? That was pointing out your privilege. That was holding up a mirror and showing you that you should be grateful because others have it worse than you in certain situations. It's a tactic meant to humble you and say check yourself. This isn't about SHAMING people out telling them they're oppressors. It's saying the world is bigger than your experience and other people don't have the advantages you have. Being a victim and clinging to that as an identity is toxic. You have to be able to say, yes, I have this "disadvantage ", but I have agency and can do these things to overcome it. This is true for those with disabilities, poor people, marginalized people, or people who just don't fit in. But it's not an either or game here, you don't need to pretend it isn't inherently harder for some people to achieve success based on thier circumstances, recognize that, discuss it, etc.

Whoever you are, please run for an At-Large seat on the FCPS School Board. We need you!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What exactly is CRT? Can you give an example of someone teaching it?

A very brief summary:

It is the theory that systemic racism is in society and is hampering the progress of African Americans.

It is not teaching that slavery was bad and that African Americans were mistreated. That is history and is being taught as it should be.

An example of inappropriate CRT: "privilege bingo"

So, you don't believe systemic racism exists? Do you also think vaccines are a woke conspiracy? Do you think the earth is flat?

NP. I object to privilege bingo in K-12 and I can't see any value in teaching any child that the land of the free and the home of the brave is oppressing them or that they are oppressors.

Can you explain the value to K-12 students to be taught that?

What is “privilege bingo?” I’ve never heard of this. Is that a Tucker Carlson Blog / newsmax type thing?

It was a bingo game played at Oakton high last year titled 'Identifying Your Privilege' . Students were to cover the squares that applied to them like being white, cisgender, parents are married, parents are employed, had their own room or had parents in the military. That was the only thing that caused it to make the 6pm NBC4 news - that military families were privileged. Otherwise it would have been swept under the rug and filed under "didn't happen".

True. And, this is just what was revealed. Believe me, military children are resilient. Their only privilege is that they are exposed to all kinds of people in all kinds of places. And, they have at least one parent with a job. But, they also have parents who deploy--multiple times into danger zones. Yet, some consider it 'priviledged."

You can help kids learn to be empathetic without making it racist. The part that all whites are priviledged and all people of color are not is troubling.

It's not troubling. Its mostly true. People treat poc, particularly black people as less than. There is nothing wrong with trying to teach kids to examine their own biases. Do you agree that the police treat poc, particularly black people very differently? I'll be waiting for you answer.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What exactly is CRT? Can you give an example of someone teaching it?

A very brief summary:

It is the theory that systemic racism is in society and is hampering the progress of African Americans.

It is not teaching that slavery was bad and that African Americans were mistreated. That is history and is being taught as it should be.

An example of inappropriate CRT: "privilege bingo"

So, you don't believe systemic racism exists? Do you also think vaccines are a woke conspiracy? Do you think the earth is flat?

NP. I object to privilege bingo in K-12 and I can't see any value in teaching any child that the land of the free and the home of the brave is oppressing them or that they are oppressors.

Can you explain the value to K-12 students to be taught that?

What is “privilege bingo?” I’ve never heard of this. Is that a Tucker Carlson Blog / newsmax type thing?

It was a bingo game played at Oakton high last year titled 'Identifying Your Privilege' . Students were to cover the squares that applied to them like being white, cisgender, parents are married, parents are employed, had their own room or had parents in the military. That was the only thing that caused it to make the 6pm NBC4 news - that military families were privileged. Otherwise it would have been swept under the rug and filed under "didn't happen".

True. And, this is just what was revealed. Believe me, military children are resilient. Their only privilege is that they are exposed to all kinds of people in all kinds of places. And, they have at least one parent with a job. But, they also have parents who deploy--multiple times into danger zones. Yet, some consider it 'priviledged."

You can help kids learn to be empathetic without making it racist. The part that all whites are priviledged and all people of color are not is troubling.

It's not troubling. Its mostly true. People treat poc, particularly black people as less than. There is nothing wrong with trying to teach kids to examine their own biases. Do you agree that the police treat poc, particularly black people very differently? I'll be waiting for you answer.

DP. What battle are you fighting? MPD is not a police department with significant racial issues.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When I read about the third shooting death of a child in DC this week, another teen high speed car crash and children in the hospital, I think all of this White-people-teaching-White-guilt, oppressor, colonizer talk is just beside the point. There are real problems facing our country, facing our youth.

Yes, but that's why when people like OP start complaining about stuff like this, it boggles the mind that they would not worry about guns instead. Teachers are doing their job, the same job they always had. They aren't teaching anything that is getting in the way of legislature doing their job to mandate gun laws. Curriculum is nothing new. Killing children, lately is, and white supremacy is underwriting a lot of the mass shootings, btw.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What exactly is CRT? Can you give an example of someone teaching it?

A very brief summary:

It is the theory that systemic racism is in society and is hampering the progress of African Americans.

It is not teaching that slavery was bad and that African Americans were mistreated. That is history and is being taught as it should be.

An example of inappropriate CRT: "privilege bingo"

So, you don't believe systemic racism exists? Do you also think vaccines are a woke conspiracy? Do you think the earth is flat?

NP. I object to privilege bingo in K-12 and I can't see any value in teaching any child that the land of the free and the home of the brave is oppressing them or that they are oppressors.

Can you explain the value to K-12 students to be taught that?

What is “privilege bingo?” I’ve never heard of this. Is that a Tucker Carlson Blog / newsmax type thing?

It was a bingo game played at Oakton high last year titled 'Identifying Your Privilege' . Students were to cover the squares that applied to them like being white, cisgender, parents are married, parents are employed, had their own room or had parents in the military. That was the only thing that caused it to make the 6pm NBC4 news - that military families were privileged. Otherwise it would have been swept under the rug and filed under "didn't happen".

True. And, this is just what was revealed. Believe me, military children are resilient. Their only privilege is that they are exposed to all kinds of people in all kinds of places. And, they have at least one parent with a job. But, they also have parents who deploy--multiple times into danger zones. Yet, some consider it 'priviledged."

You can help kids learn to be empathetic without making it racist. The part that all whites are priviledged and all people of color are not is troubling.

As a teacher, I just don’t like how preachy, didactic, and oversimplified the whole exercise is. It’s bad pedagogy.

The lessons are horribly racist, and terrible for children, particularly the many biracial and multiracial children of fairfax county.

To me, the lessons seem like the same racist ideas and stereotypes that I faced as a kid in the 70s, just endorsed and promoted by the school leadership and wrapped up with a different bow.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What exactly is CRT? Can you give an example of someone teaching it?

A very brief summary:

It is the theory that systemic racism is in society and is hampering the progress of African Americans.

It is not teaching that slavery was bad and that African Americans were mistreated. That is history and is being taught as it should be.

An example of inappropriate CRT: "privilege bingo"

So, you don't believe systemic racism exists? Do you also think vaccines are a woke conspiracy? Do you think the earth is flat?

NP. I object to privilege bingo in K-12 and I can't see any value in teaching any child that the land of the free and the home of the brave is oppressing them or that they are oppressors.

Can you explain the value to K-12 students to be taught that?

What is “privilege bingo?” I’ve never heard of this. Is that a Tucker Carlson Blog / newsmax type thing?

It was a bingo game played at Oakton high last year titled 'Identifying Your Privilege' . Students were to cover the squares that applied to them like being white, cisgender, parents are married, parents are employed, had their own room or had parents in the military. That was the only thing that caused it to make the 6pm NBC4 news - that military families were privileged. Otherwise it would have been swept under the rug and filed under "didn't happen".

True. And, this is just what was revealed. Believe me, military children are resilient. Their only privilege is that they are exposed to all kinds of people in all kinds of places. And, they have at least one parent with a job. But, they also have parents who deploy--multiple times into danger zones. Yet, some consider it 'priviledged."

You can help kids learn to be empathetic without making it racist. The part that all whites are priviledged and all people of color are not is troubling.

It's not troubling. Its mostly true. People treat poc, particularly black people as less than. There is nothing wrong with trying to teach kids to examine their own biases. Do you agree that the police treat poc, particularly black people very differently? I'll be waiting for you answer.

DP. What battle are you fighting? MPD is not a police department with significant racial issues.

No one is talking about Maryland.

This is a Fairfax County thread.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What exactly is CRT? Can you give an example of someone teaching it?

A very brief summary:

It is the theory that systemic racism is in society and is hampering the progress of African Americans.

It is not teaching that slavery was bad and that African Americans were mistreated. That is history and is being taught as it should be.

An example of inappropriate CRT: "privilege bingo"

So, you don't believe systemic racism exists? Do you also think vaccines are a woke conspiracy? Do you think the earth is flat?

NP. I object to privilege bingo in K-12 and I can't see any value in teaching any child that the land of the free and the home of the brave is oppressing them or that they are oppressors.

Can you explain the value to K-12 students to be taught that?

What is “privilege bingo?” I’ve never heard of this. Is that a Tucker Carlson Blog / newsmax type thing?

It was a bingo game played at Oakton high last year titled 'Identifying Your Privilege' . Students were to cover the squares that applied to them like being white, cisgender, parents are married, parents are employed, had their own room or had parents in the military. That was the only thing that caused it to make the 6pm NBC4 news - that military families were privileged. Otherwise it would have been swept under the rug and filed under "didn't happen".

True. And, this is just what was revealed. Believe me, military children are resilient. Their only privilege is that they are exposed to all kinds of people in all kinds of places. And, they have at least one parent with a job. But, they also have parents who deploy--multiple times into danger zones. Yet, some consider it 'priviledged."

You can help kids learn to be empathetic without making it racist. The part that all whites are priviledged and all people of color are not is troubling.

As a teacher, I just don’t like how preachy, didactic, and oversimplified the whole exercise is. It’s bad pedagogy.

The lessons are horribly racist, and terrible for children, particularly the many biracial and multiracial children of fairfax county.

To me, the lessons seem like the same racist ideas and stereotypes that I faced as a kid in the 70s, just endorsed and promoted by the school leadership and wrapped up with a different bow.

You aren't a teacher. These aren't new. No one just invented this. It's called history.