Maret’s brand of progressive

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Anonymous wrote:How progressive are they? Toured last year and saw some interesting things like a “Unapologetically Queer” in the elementary school library. Do they talk to elementary aged kids about gender identity? Any insight is appreciated.

Are you referring to an adult, a child, a poster, a book? What exactly did you see? And if anything being unapologetically queer bothers you, go elsewhere.

This. Also, there are all types of kids there but it is a progressive school. More power to them.

Not OP, but I think many parents are somewhat concerned about the extent to which progressive political sloganeering has become part of the educational environment. I don't think the concern is with queer people per se, but rather, having everything be such a main focus of time and attention. Of course, everyone wants their kids to be accepting and welcoming. That is not the same thing as having an environment where certain groups are essentially put on a pedestal, and then there is social pressure to be like that or to go out of your way to praise it (when other kids aren't getting that praise just for being who they happen to be).

This + 1. From a fellow Maret parent. We worry that the school’s efforts to promote DEI have instead been divisive and created a hyper-focus on select identity traits (race, LGBTQ, etc) rather than building community and recognizing all of the children for their uniqueness.

Finally a real answer, thank you! The thing I worry about is most schools are moving in this direction if they are not there already. It’s divisive. Why not focus on teaching kindness and building community instead of pointing out everyone’s differences at every turn.

False dichotomy.

Hogwash. Perhaps you don’t know what false dichotomy is.

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Anonymous wrote:How progressive are they? Toured last year and saw some interesting things like a “Unapologetically Queer” in the elementary school library. Do they talk to elementary aged kids about gender identity? Any insight is appreciated.

Are you referring to an adult, a child, a poster, a book? What exactly did you see? And if anything being unapologetically queer bothers you, go elsewhere.

This. Also, there are all types of kids there but it is a progressive school. More power to them.

Not OP, but I think many parents are somewhat concerned about the extent to which progressive political sloganeering has become part of the educational environment. I don't think the concern is with queer people per se, but rather, having everything be such a main focus of time and attention. Of course, everyone wants their kids to be accepting and welcoming. That is not the same thing as having an environment where certain groups are essentially put on a pedestal, and then there is social pressure to be like that or to go out of your way to praise it (when other kids aren't getting that praise just for being who they happen to be).

This + 1. From a fellow Maret parent. We worry that the school’s efforts to promote DEI have instead been divisive and created a hyper-focus on select identity traits (race, LGBTQ, etc) rather than building community and recognizing all of the children for their uniqueness.

Finally a real answer, thank you! The thing I worry about is most schools are moving in this direction if they are not there already. It’s divisive. Why not focus on teaching kindness and building community instead of pointing out everyone’s differences at every turn.

False dichotomy.

Exactly. You can do both. Visit the schools. Decide for yourself. An anonymous message board won't give you what you're looking for other than hyperbole and panic based off of nothing besides a poster that someone may have seen. The world is literally burning. That's not the fault of DEI. Redirect your anger and anxiety.

Nope not a false dichotomy genius. You clearly have no idea what that even means. Emphasizing differences is the definition of divisiveness.

Redirect yours. The problem with small minds like yours is the moment someone objects to your non-sense made-up version of reality, you start throwing out non-sensical arguments like this. Get a clue.

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Anonymous wrote:How progressive are they? Toured last year and saw some interesting things like a “Unapologetically Queer” in the elementary school library. Do they talk to elementary aged kids about gender identity? Any insight is appreciated.

Are you referring to an adult, a child, a poster, a book? What exactly did you see? And if anything being unapologetically queer bothers you, go elsewhere.

This. Also, there are all types of kids there but it is a progressive school. More power to them.

Not OP, but I think many parents are somewhat concerned about the extent to which progressive political sloganeering has become part of the educational environment. I don't think the concern is with queer people per se, but rather, having everything be such a main focus of time and attention. Of course, everyone wants their kids to be accepting and welcoming. That is not the same thing as having an environment where certain groups are essentially put on a pedestal, and then there is social pressure to be like that or to go out of your way to praise it (when other kids aren't getting that praise just for being who they happen to be).

This + 1. From a fellow Maret parent. We worry that the school’s efforts to promote DEI have instead been divisive and created a hyper-focus on select identity traits (race, LGBTQ, etc) rather than building community and recognizing all of the children for their uniqueness.

Finally a real answer, thank you! The thing I worry about is most schools are moving in this direction if they are not there already. It’s divisive. Why not focus on teaching kindness and building community instead of pointing out everyone’s differences at every turn.

False dichotomy.

Exactly. You can do both. Visit the schools. Decide for yourself. An anonymous message board won't give you what you're looking for other than hyperbole and panic based off of nothing besides a poster that someone may have seen. The world is literally burning. That's not the fault of DEI. Redirect your anger and anxiety.

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Redirect yours. The problem with small minds like yours is the moment someone objects to your non-sense made-up version of reality, you start throwing out non-sensical arguments like this. Get a clue.

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Anonymous wrote:Why is Maret singled out for this when there are far more progressive schools? Is this a troll?

Yes same troll.

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This thread has nothing to do with Maret. Can we rename it to Fox News Culture War Talking Points?

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Anonymous wrote:This thread has nothing to do with Maret. Can we rename it to Fox News Culture War Talking Points?

Exactly.

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Anonymous wrote:Why is Maret singled out for this when there are far more progressive schools? Is this a troll?

Yes same troll.

Nope. I’m the troll. Just getting to this thread. It’s simple. You were a great school. Get rid of the parasite HoS. Remake the great school

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not that it matters but if the OP toured recently, the poster was probably put up during Pride Month in June and is still there because the librarian is not there over the summer. Seems pretty typical to put up positive LBGTQ messaging during Pride Month.

Are these those Mothers for Free Education or as I’ve come to understand them, Marjories?

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Anonymous wrote:This thread has nothing to do with Maret. Can we rename it to Fox News Culture War Talking Points?

Yes - literally only one person actually responded to the question. Everyone else decided to cry about their “hurt feelings” 🙄

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It’s not hard. How progressive is Maret and how do they implement it? Curriculum? Lesson plan examples maybe? What are they teaching impressionable kids in K-5 other than academics?

[Anonymous]

Which question? The MTG one? It was too gross to respond to. Still rolling my eyes on just how stupid the question and how flimsy the pretext are for this thread

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Anonymous wrote:Which question? The MTG one? It was too gross to respond to. Still rolling my eyes on just how stupid the question and how flimsy the pretext are for this thread

“Too gross to respond to” LOL - you know what’s actually gross? Your entitled better than thou moral superiority complex.

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Anonymous wrote:Which question? The MTG one? It was too gross to respond to. Still rolling my eyes on just how stupid the question and how flimsy the pretext are for this thread

What pretext is that - tell us, conspiracy theorist. You seem to know it all including what everyone is thinking in their own heads. Do you have a crystal ball, too? 🤭

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Anonymous wrote:How progressive are they? Toured last year and saw some interesting things like a “Unapologetically Queer” in the elementary school library. Do they talk to elementary aged kids about gender identity? Any insight is appreciated.

Are you referring to an adult, a child, a poster, a book? What exactly did you see? And if anything being unapologetically queer bothers you, go elsewhere.

This. Also, there are all types of kids there but it is a progressive school. More power to them.

Not OP, but I think many parents are somewhat concerned about the extent to which progressive political sloganeering has become part of the educational environment. I don't think the concern is with queer people per se, but rather, having everything be such a main focus of time and attention. Of course, everyone wants their kids to be accepting and welcoming. That is not the same thing as having an environment where certain groups are essentially put on a pedestal, and then there is social pressure to be like that or to go out of your way to praise it (when other kids aren't getting that praise just for being who they happen to be).

This + 1. From a fellow Maret parent. We worry that the school’s efforts to promote DEI have instead been divisive and created a hyper-focus on select identity traits (race, LGBTQ, etc) rather than building community and recognizing all of the children for their uniqueness.

But this isn’t unique to Maret. This is happening at a lot of schools (public and private).

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Anonymous wrote:How progressive are they? Toured last year and saw some interesting things like a “Unapologetically Queer” in the elementary school library. Do they talk to elementary aged kids about gender identity? Any insight is appreciated.

Are you referring to an adult, a child, a poster, a book? What exactly did you see? And if anything being unapologetically queer bothers you, go elsewhere.

This. Also, there are all types of kids there but it is a progressive school. More power to them.

Not OP, but I think many parents are somewhat concerned about the extent to which progressive political sloganeering has become part of the educational environment. I don't think the concern is with queer people per se, but rather, having everything be such a main focus of time and attention. Of course, everyone wants their kids to be accepting and welcoming. That is not the same thing as having an environment where certain groups are essentially put on a pedestal, and then there is social pressure to be like that or to go out of your way to praise it (when other kids aren't getting that praise just for being who they happen to be).

This + 1. From a fellow Maret parent. We worry that the school’s efforts to promote DEI have instead been divisive and created a hyper-focus on select identity traits (race, LGBTQ, etc) rather than building community and recognizing all of the children for their uniqueness.

Finally a real answer, thank you! The thing I worry about is most schools are moving in this direction if they are not there already. It’s divisive. Why not focus on teaching kindness and building community instead of pointing out everyone’s differences at every turn.

False dichotomy.

Hogwash. Perhaps you don’t know what false dichotomy is.

Perhaps you don't know what hogwash is.

P.S. It comes from the 14th-century word hogge, a swine reared for slaughter.