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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have no problem having my kids recognize the privileges they have in life. Yes, some of those are due to us having worked hard, but others are due to the color of our skin, sexual identity, religion. No control over those. I teach my kids to have empathy towards classmates/ peers who have to overcome more obstacles to “make it” in this society. I also point out that most people on this planet are way worse off than we are here. I agree with this kind of lesson. I hope it teaches my kids to be more grateful for what they have been given in life. Would Jesus say, “Too bad, so sad, you got stuck living with a poor, brown/black, single parent.”?[/quote]

But wouldn't you agree that it's your job as a parent to teach them empathy and gratitude?   I do.  My job as a parent is to turn my children into good people.  It is the job of the school to teach them english, math, and so on.[/quote]

So is this the root of the “CRT” issue for Republicans?

They don’t want schools to teach anything related “being a good person”?

Empathy
Gratitude 
Honesty
Responsibility 
Respecting others
Etc

I guess they don’t want their own kids to realize they are a-holes.  
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Privilege Bingo is not about empathy.  A lesson on empathy would be something like “some kids have dyslexia.  Heres what words on a page look like to them.  That’s why reading is hard for them.”  Or “some kids don’t have enough food to eat. How can you help?  Volunteer at a food bank?  Donate to a food bank?  Don’t be wasteful with your own food?”.

That’s very different than a lesson that tries to pick out the most privileged kids in class.  Obviously being privileged is seen as a bad thing.   All that does is tear down some kids, and cement the idea that someone less-privileged should try to stay that way.  “Some animals are more equal than others”.  Since this was apparently in an English class, perhaps reading some George Orwell would be a good idea.  [/quote]

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