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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Chiming in as someone who graduated from a teacher prep program and earned a master’s. As teachers-in-training, many of us asked professors and more experienced teachers about how to deal with “touchy” topics —racism, politics, sexism, LBGTQIA issues, etc. most of us wanted advice on how to stay neutral and avoid upsetting administrators and parents. Just like the rest of you, no teacher relishes getting in trouble at work.

The trouble is that politics reflect both values and identity. It is nearly impossible to teach in a way that obscures one’s values and identity; it is such a personal job. There is no values-neutral history text book that has the one true objective story. There is no values-neutral way to intervene when bullies pick on marginalized groups. There is no neutral way to run an administration and HR function that supports some values but not others. If you want a school that never offends anyone, I’m afraid that’s a unicorn you won’t find.[/quote]

Teachers don’t relish increased scrutiny or questioning from parents or administrators in dc? Every dc private has at least one teacher who courts this kind of trouble as a way to assert their power and influence at the school. They openly brag about their status as protected and bully fellow teachers and students who they see as threatening their position. They are often both racist and politically liberal.[/quote]

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