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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Social justice is central to GDS's approach to education. The school's website says as much:

As an inclusive community, we uphold that everyone will engage in the work of social justice within all aspects of school life. We work to ensure that our mission is a living guide that we consistently and honestly act upon and assess. As such, to ensure that we actively live our mission grounded in social justice, equity and inclusion, we, the GDS community, make the following commitments:
    We commit to being a school where students, faculty, staff, families, and alumni feel respected and valued for being their full authentic selves.
    We commit to taking responsible action to build a foundation of cultural competency, aimed at lifting the strengths, needs, and experiences of all in our community and beyond.
    We commit to proactively design and deliver an inclusive and equitable, student-centered curriculum which honors the diverse identities of all students in our community.
    We commit to implementing this curriculum in ways that promote understanding others and ourselves in the world around us.
    We commit to learning and growing in the work of diversity, equity, and inclusion and sharing our work forward beyond our school’s walls.
    We commit to learning intentionally from our mistakes and working to make positive changes in our community and in our world.
    We commit to asking for support when engaged in the difficult and complex conversations and challenges before us. We will seek differing perspectives, remaining open-minded to others’ views, and listening and withholding judgment when possible.
    We commit to intentionally following up on these conversations using compassion, a willingness to work together for positive change, understanding, connection, and growth.
    Furthermore, we commit to fostering collegial relationships through interactions that are meaningful, honest, direct and joyful.

For my family, and many others, the school's focus on social justice is one of its greatest strengths and is entirely compatible with a rigorous academic education.

The desire for social justice--progress toward equality of rights and opportunities--reflects a deep desire to honor and elevate the humanity in each of us[b]. It's time to reclaim the term from the distortions and pollution of the right.[/b][/quote]

It’s time to reclaim it from the extremists on either side. I sincerely hope the school - and teachers-  doesn’t fall down the wrong rabbit hole on this. Even 1619 walked back and toned down half its website last Spring. [/quote]

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