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[quote=Anonymous]  I am annoyed my child's teachers haven't spent enough time on this. They have learned about Rosa Parks, etc, but I didn't get the sense they got any powerful and creative lessons. They learn to regurgitate facts, but I feel like you need to really move them emotionally. " My child could tell me in a robotic voice "Rosa Parks was not allowed to sit in the front of the bus because she was black, but she insisted and helped get equality." or something like that, but I had to say, "Wait a minute. SHE WASN'T ALLOWED TO SIT IN THE FRONT OF THE BUS JUST BECAUSE OF HER SKIN COLOR. HOW WOULD YOU FEEL IF THIS HAPPENED TO YOU? Can you even imagine that the world was this bad back then? What would you have done as a white person if you saw this happen on your bus? Do you know any kids who hate or fear others because of things like skin color, religion or special needs? " and so forth. They need to know this is a BIG deal.

Also, some of these kids come from families or even cultures where people are judged by the shade of their skin. They learn the lighter the better. Someone needs to plant the seed that this is not right.  [/quote]

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