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[b]Can we stop accusing everyone of being racist?[/b] 🙄 OP had a good question. It deserves discussion. I personally think it’s bizarre to reduce upper-level academic offerings because not enough black students are enrolled in them. If there aren’t enough black students enrolled in them, then shouldn’t we look at our young black preschoolers and kindergartners and elementary students and make sure these kids are playing, building, reading, and being exposed to high quality literature and vocabulary and getting help with math? Why in the world would we not fix early elementary education? Or provide extra tutoring? THAT is the fix. Not reducing academic offerings in upper elementary or middle/high school. [/quote]

Not likely. It's proved to be a HIGHLY effective method for shutting down discussion points that is in opposition to one's arguments. I don't think that tactic will be cast aside anytime soon. Well, at least until no one is left to accuse.[/quote]

Obviously you are right, but it’s just maddening to read these comments, and to see schools respond to this line of thinking. It’s so destructive. The best thing schools can do is provide knowledge based curriculums and opportunities. To reduce opportunities? Wow. Talk about stupid.[/quote]

Meanwhile the same LCPS has decided to declare Dr Seuss racist.  The Read Across America is on Geisel's birthday, and they have are asking teachers to ignore this aspect.[/quote]

This issue has been around for a while though.
He had some very racist cartoon drawings back in the 20s and 30s, and I think there are definitely other ways to celebrate reading in our schools.
I discreetly brought this up to a pair of elementary administrators (with helpful suggestions of how we could celebrate and promote reading in other ways) a few years ago, but was quickly dismissed. (I am white and the two administrators I emailed about this are Black women.) One actually followed up with me in person and shared that the two of them laughed it off and stated to me that it should not be a problem to me since it wasn't a problem for the two of them. I had a pretty good relationship with both of these women, but I was shocked into silence by her comment at the time, and I dropped it. The whole ordeal made me feel very uncomfortable for what I thought was a well-intentioned effort at promoting anti-racism. But, maybe I was ahead of my time on that?[/quote]

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