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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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]

Says the privileged rich person with very little real life expression.

[b]These lessons start with the premise that we minorities or kids from non white, non Christian backgrounds are less than. It teaches all those white kids that they should be ashamed of their skin and that they are guilty just because of who their parents are or how they look. [/b] They do not teach resiliancy, empathy,, compassion or understanding.  They stereotype, cut down, divide and destroy.  These lessons are disgusting and racist to their core.

Shame of fcps for perpetuating this kind of racist, defeatist, divided mindset upon our most impressionable kids and teens.[/quote]

No, it doesn’t. It acknowledges that people are different and those differences can make your life a little easier.

Why are you so threatened by that? 
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You are so unbelievably wrong.

It is always easy to tell when the politic forum people who don't have kids and don't know anything about education or fcps start posting in the school forums.[/quote]

Nope. I have a 6th grader and 9th grader who are aware of their privilege. It doesn’t make them feel guilty at all - it has made them more empathetic and motivated to help others.

Republican accusations are often confessions. I take it you don’t have kids.

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Don’t you see the difference between a parent telling a child that they have much to be grateful for, and a school lesson calling out students for being “privileged”?  A sincere question, what do you think kids will do after such a lesson in school?  Do you really think a recitation of their privilege will result in feelings of empathy for others?  [/quote]

What were the intended instructions around this exercise? It would depend a lot on how it was framed. Why do you say they were "reciting" their privilege? Or being "called out"?

Having kids reflect on how they are lucky in some ways isn't a bad thing. We could use more self-reflection in this world. 
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