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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]

Of course it is my job to teach my kids to be empathetic people. However, not all parents will do that. Something tells me parents of members of Aryan Nation never had that chat with their kids. I think public schools should teach students how to be sensitive members of society. I think these kinds of lessons open the eyes of students who have no idea about the challenges the less fortunate have. As future adults, they may be more understanding to how co-workers/employees who come from less fortunate upbringing might behave. I don’t see any harm. [/quote]

I do.

The old paradigm might have been to teach children to "count their blessings," even recognizing that some kids have more advantages than others, and then encourage students to reach their full potential.

The new paradigm is to stigmatize "privileges" (the "unearned" is silent), to imply that whatever those with more "privileges" accomplish in school or in life is also unearned, and reward those with fewer "privileges."

It does not take a genius to see what the goal is - a radical redistribution of property and the continued denigration of hard work and "merit."  Rest assured, however, that those making up all these new rules will make sure that they and their own progeny benefit the most.

Youngkin's new VDOE should crack down on this crap now.  [/quote]

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