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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think what's important here is understanding why this made you so angry.[/quote]

OP here, not angry, just irritated. The reason is that this idea that kindness is always more important than being right is at odds with what we teach our kids. It's also at odds with reality. Truth be told, this is probably not the worst effort at teaching that has occurred in a school, just one I happen to notice since it's a large colorful poster on a door. [/quote]

OP, I have a 4th grader with special needs and a low average IQ. He interprets language very literally and follows rules precisely. I have zero concern that a well-meaning but trite "inspirational" poster like this would cause him to become confused about when it's important to be "right" and when it's important to be "kind".

Might I suggest that the real issue here is not the poster itself but rather your deeper concerns about your kids and/or the quality of the school they attend. That's why your passion for this topic is confusing to many of us.[/quote]

OP here, thanks for engaging. I believe that all parents participating in this forum are generally proactive about their kids and/or the quality of the school they attend. We discuss our concerns through the various forum topics that are interesting to us. If you are suggesting that I am somehow surfacing an unconscious concern that my boys are bullies, let me put you at ease. My older one is a meekish introvert that I have to sometimes push/encourage to be more confident. While the younger one is rambunctious, he has been picked by the teacher to be a student ambassador because of his friendly and empathetic nature. I have to constantly balance my efforts, reining one in while pushing the other one to be more confident. It's a daily wonder to me that they are brothers. I have no concerns about the school, it's one of the best in the area. We bought into the area because of the schools here.

I am rather just focused on this poster and the idea behind it.[/quote]

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