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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If it's not in the curriculum, then we don't talk about it.  Doing so would mean basically winging it and bringing up a potentially traumatic and politically charged event with no script, learning target, or approved materials. That could get awkward quickly, and it's a good way to jeopardize your career.  And, of course, have certain parents up in arms.  [/quote]

I'm very concerned that you mentioned having no script. Do you only teach things with a script?  If so, that's incredibly sad.

Does everything in your classroom have to have a learning target? You can't have a teachable moment in which you check in with your students regarding their feelings about something that has happened? If not, that's incredibly sad.

I've been teaching just under 30 years and I've never used a script for teaching anything. Ever. The only time I use a script is during standardized testing, but that's not instructional.[/quote]

Typically when there is a tragedy that we expect to come up in class, we do have some talking points from counseling staff to help make sure we keep it focused on what is emotionally and developmentally appropriate for small children. This happens in my school when we have incidents of violence like murder nearby.

I would never bring up a violent incident in my classroom with no warning or context related to what we are learning. If it is raised by a student, then sure, we talk about it in very limited ways, but I’m not going to initiate a lengthy discussion about the mass murder of 3,000 people with a classroom of six years olds just because it’s the anniversary date. I’m sure that PP is envisioning starting a conversation and having a roomful of parents calling to blast them about how they handled it. 
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