school reopening survey asking about anti-bias/anti-racist programming

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DCPS definition of equity: drive all families who have any financial resources to private school.

Honestly, some of the methods proposed to counter racial inequity, such as halting Advanced Placement classes, or not requiring students to “show their work” because it’s apparently racist, will definitely have the unintended consequence of driving parents to more challenging school environments or out of public schools all together. You can’t water the curriculum down and not expect pushback.

What teacher doesn’t have the kids show their work?!

The curriculum is being watered down because kids are going to read diverse and inclusive authors?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Step 1: frame any issue (school closure) in terms of social justice and equity.
Step 2: throw around knee jerk jabs of racism at any criticism of step 1.
Step 3: ?

Step 3: Recreate fantasy of steps 1 and 2 happening over and over until it’s featured on Tucker Carlson.

I’m not against it. For example, in order to get legislation passed, it’s been a good, prudent and pretty recent tactic framing climate change or marijuana policy based on the impact on racial justice. It’s a can’t lose method of putting forth a policy and having it taken seriously. When you frame in person learning in that context, it’s very hard to counter the narrative or risk being seen as racist.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DCPS definition of equity: drive all families who have any financial resources to private school.

Honestly, some of the methods proposed to counter racial inequity, such as halting Advanced Placement classes, or not requiring students to “show their work” because it’s apparently racist, will definitely have the unintended consequence of driving parents to more challenging school environments or out of public schools all together. You can’t water the curriculum down and not expect pushback.

What teacher doesn’t have the kids show their work?!

The curriculum is being watered down because kids are going to read diverse and inclusive authors?

That isn’t what I asked. Name the teacher! This has not been my kids experience.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Can the school legitimately prioritize kids for in person learning opportunities whose parents answer this question a certain way?

How paranoid are you?

Very paranoid - this is a really weird question to have on this survey. Also a weird question to force people to answer in a non-anonymous way. I think schools should not be in the business of this social engineering, but I recognize that that is not a PC position to have in DC and am legitimately concerned that the school will hold this against my family - either directly or indirectly.

Wow. That is paranoid!

It’s actually quite intuitive. It’s also not paranoid if you follow current events, read The NY Times (notably the Smith college article), understand the current climate and trajectory of hot button social issues, understand social justice activism, how critical race theory is becoming mainstream and pervasive, how narrowly institutions must straddle all these issues to placate all sides, and how we basically live in a shame based culture, with the ever present threat of being labeled out of touch, or at worst racially insensitive or racist, on social media and having your life and/or career ended in the public eye if you stray into wrongthink territory.

Omg, you’re worried about “cancel culture” social media?! I do keep up with the news but DGAF about Twitter. Twitter is optional participation. I made through HS/college during the first wave of PC.

PP is correct; you are strikingly uniformed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DCPS definition of equity: drive all families who have any financial resources to private school.

Honestly, some of the methods proposed to counter racial inequity, such as halting Advanced Placement classes, or not requiring students to “show their work” because it’s apparently racist, will definitely have the unintended consequence of driving parents to more challenging school environments or out of public schools all together. You can’t water the curriculum down and not expect pushback.

What teacher doesn’t have the kids show their work?!

The curriculum is being watered down because kids are going to read diverse and inclusive authors?

Not sure what your answering, but it wasn’t the post above. Obviously, celebrating diverse authors is a great thing. Eliminating entry tests for schools, or not requesting students show their work because it’s deemed racist, or otherwise making classes easier just to pass kids or get them to the next grade probably isn’t.

The post was more about things like this: https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/not-all-anti-racist-ideas-are-good-ones-the-left-isnt-being-honest-about-this/2021/02/22/c83d4870-7179-11eb-b8a9-b9467510f0fe_story.html

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DCPS definition of equity: drive all families who have any financial resources to private school.

No only the angry ones. We have the resources and came from private (pre Covid). Family much prefers public.

No, just the white ones with resources. Why are you using public school resources if you are rich? Seems inequitable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Step 1: frame any issue (school closure) in terms of social justice and equity.
Step 2: throw around knee jerk jabs of racism at any criticism of step 1.
Step 3: ?

Step 3: Recreate fantasy of steps 1 and 2 happening over and over until it’s featured on Tucker Carlson.

I’m not against it. For example, in order to get legislation passed, it’s been a good, prudent and pretty recent tactic framing climate change or marijuana policy based on the impact on racial justice. It’s a can’t lose method of putting forth a policy and having it taken seriously. When you frame in person learning in that context, it’s very hard to counter the narrative or risk being seen as racist.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DCPS definition of equity: drive all families who have any financial resources to private school.

No only the angry ones. We have the resources and came from private (pre Covid). Family much prefers public.

No, just the white ones with resources. Why are you using public school resources if you are rich? Seems inequitable.

Such a troll but I will play along. I pay taxes and believe in public education.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Step 1: frame any issue (school closure) in terms of social justice and equity.
Step 2: throw around knee jerk jabs of racism at any criticism of step 1.
Step 3: ?

Step 3: Recreate fantasy of steps 1 and 2 happening over and over until it’s featured on Tucker Carlson.

I’m not against it. For example, in order to get legislation passed, it’s been a good, prudent and pretty recent tactic framing climate change or marijuana policy based on the impact on racial justice. It’s a can’t lose method of putting forth a policy and having it taken seriously. When you frame in person learning in that context, it’s very hard to counter the narrative or risk being seen as racist.

Yeah, and you see this on DCUM a lot. Any point someone wants to make, if someone doesn't agree with you, call them racist. Don't have funds to hire childcare for DL and are at risk of losing your job because overseeing DL? Obviously you're racist because Black people have had worse. Perfection! No one will get annoyed with this tactic! No one will start to question every single social justice policy!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DCPS definition of equity: drive all families who have any financial resources to private school.

Honestly, some of the methods proposed to counter racial inequity, such as halting Advanced Placement classes, or not requiring students to “show their work” because it’s apparently racist, will definitely have the unintended consequence of driving parents to more challenging school environments or out of public schools all together. You can’t water the curriculum down and not expect pushback.

What teacher doesn’t have the kids show their work?!

The curriculum is being watered down because kids are going to read diverse and inclusive authors?

Not sure what your answering, but it wasn’t the post above. Obviously, celebrating diverse authors is a great thing. Eliminating entry tests for schools, or not requesting students show their work because it’s deemed racist, or otherwise making classes easier just to pass kids or get them to the next grade probably isn’t.

The post was more about things like this: https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/not-all-anti-racist-ideas-are-good-ones-the-left-isnt-being-honest-about-this/2021/02/22/c83d4870-7179-11eb-b8a9-b9467510f0fe_story.html

DP. This is an op-Ed. Not reality.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Step 1: frame any issue (school closure) in terms of social justice and equity.
Step 2: throw around knee jerk jabs of racism at any criticism of step 1.
Step 3: ?

Step 3: Recreate fantasy of steps 1 and 2 happening over and over until it’s featured on Tucker Carlson.

I’m not against it. For example, in order to get legislation passed, it’s been a good, prudent and pretty recent tactic framing climate change or marijuana policy based on the impact on racial justice. It’s a can’t lose method of putting forth a policy and having it taken seriously. When you frame in person learning in that context, it’s very hard to counter the narrative or risk being seen as racist.

Yeah, and you see this on DCUM a lot. Any point someone wants to make, if someone doesn't agree with you, call them racist. Don't have funds to hire childcare for DL and are at risk of losing your job because overseeing DL? Obviously you're racist because Black people have had worse. Perfection! No one will get annoyed with this tactic! No one will start to question every single social justice policy!

Go back to prepping for your show, Tucker. This is absurd.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Step 1: frame any issue (school closure) in terms of social justice and equity.
Step 2: throw around knee jerk jabs of racism at any criticism of step 1.
Step 3: ?

Step 3: Recreate fantasy of steps 1 and 2 happening over and over until it’s featured on Tucker Carlson.

I’m not against it. For example, in order to get legislation passed, it’s been a good, prudent and pretty recent tactic framing climate change or marijuana policy based on the impact on racial justice. It’s a can’t lose method of putting forth a policy and having it taken seriously. When you frame in person learning in that context, it’s very hard to counter the narrative or risk being seen as racist.

Yeah, and you see this on DCUM a lot. Any point someone wants to make, if someone doesn't agree with you, call them racist. Don't have funds to hire childcare for DL and are at risk of losing your job because overseeing DL? Obviously you're racist because Black people have had worse. Perfection! No one will get annoyed with this tactic! No one will start to question every single social justice policy!

Go back to prepping for your show, Tucker. This is absurd.

It's here on DCUM all. of. the. time. I was convinced it was a MAGA troll, but it seems to be someone who truly believes it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Step 1: frame any issue (school closure) in terms of social justice and equity.
Step 2: throw around knee jerk jabs of racism at any criticism of step 1.
Step 3: ?

Step 3: Recreate fantasy of steps 1 and 2 happening over and over until it’s featured on Tucker Carlson.

I’m not against it. For example, in order to get legislation passed, it’s been a good, prudent and pretty recent tactic framing climate change or marijuana policy based on the impact on racial justice. It’s a can’t lose method of putting forth a policy and having it taken seriously. When you frame in person learning in that context, it’s very hard to counter the narrative or risk being seen as racist.

Yeah, and you see this on DCUM a lot. Any point someone wants to make, if someone doesn't agree with you, call them racist. Don't have funds to hire childcare for DL and are at risk of losing your job because overseeing DL? Obviously you're racist because Black people have had worse. Perfection! No one will get annoyed with this tactic! No one will start to question every single social justice policy!

Go back to prepping for your show, Tucker. This is absurd.

Oversee DL. Maybe you pick a better word than oversee.

And why are you overseeing DL. If they are too young to sit still so be it. If they are old enough to sit still then you should remind them they have to or ......
It's here on DCUM all. of. the. time. I was convinced it was a MAGA troll, but it seems to be someone who truly believes it.

[Anonymous]

I still don't know how wanting IPL is taking something away from someone else.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DCPS definition of equity: drive all families who have any financial resources to private school.

No only the angry ones. We have the resources and came from private (pre Covid). Family much prefers public.

No, just the white ones with resources. Why are you using public school resources if you are rich? Seems inequitable.

Everyone is entitled to use the public schools, but I think what the private->public poster is missing is time. Give her a couple more years in DCPS and dhe may find herself angry, too, whether white or not.