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[quote=Anonymous]I'm a little confused about exactly what played out in the classroom.
The teacher asked for an example of racism and another child described something that did actually happen just a few decades ago, and that is, in fact, an example of racism.  That other child used the only example she had at the moment - your child - to describe the example.
The teacher pointed out that the line of thinking that would  have your child at a different school a few decades ago (when MLK was alive, which is presumably the context of the class discussion), was cuckoo.  I can't say I disagree with the teacher.  Segregation was cuckoo.  
I'm assuming since this was in the context of MLK day discussions, that the teacher continued with whatever her discussion of racism was that day.  Or did she say.  "Right.  good example.  That's cuckoo.  Now please open your spelling books to page 6."

What part of how the teacher handled it was wrong or offensive to you?  
Should she just not have discussed MLK day and racism?  (I have multiple friends who wish schools wouldn't discuss it, as they would rather handle it at home.)  
Should she have chastised the other student for using your daughter as an example?  (It sounds like the reality is that your child is the only non-white child in the class.  I suspect this won't be the last time your child will be used as an example in a teaching lesson, ad for the school, website display, or whatever.  If that makes you uncomfortable (totally understandably!) then perhaps you need to consider a different and more diverse school.)
Should she have delved into a deeper discussion about why and how segregation was cuckoo?  (It sounds like this was already part of a wider discussion about race.)
Shoudl she have used a stronger word that cuckoo? (They are seven year olds... youhave to watch your language.)[/quote]

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