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Reply to "Is a Redskins-obsessed teacher ok?"
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[quote=Anonymous]On the one hand, the teacher shouldn't do this. On the other hand, I agree with the PP that this is not the hill you want to die on. What I would do is talk to my child. The discussion would be something like, "You've probably found out that Ms. X is a big fan of the Washington football team whose name is the Redskins. In this family, we believe that this is a bad name that makes Americans Indians feel mad and sad, and that people should stop using that name. However, other people don't believe that. That doesn't mean they're bad people. It just means that they have a different belief. When you're at school, the best thing to do is to keep our family's belief to yourself, for now. When you get older, you can decide for yourself whether to speak up about it or not." (Actually I've had similar conversations with my kids about several subjects, starting with Santa Claus in pre-school.)[/quote]
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