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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ha ha - are you for real? Do you think Sheridan parents or any private school parents pay 41k for their kids to get a social justice education? Be real- we pay because we  think the  public school choice is insufficient to either give our kids what they need or give them a leg up in this increasingly competitive world (and maybe for some that is both).  If private school ed is better than public than we are reinforcing  in the most intractable way the inequality gaps that these schools claim to want to fix.  Our kids see right through this … some will care about our hypocrisy and others will do the same for our grandkids.  Don’t get me wrong.  I  would much prefer a value based education for my kids and social justice fits the bill for my family.  But … let’s be honest about it rather than patting ourselves on the back for being progressive warriors.  [/quote]
This post is one big non sequitur. Private vs. public and social justice have basically nothing to do with each other. [b]Besides, where and how is social justice even being taught in the public schools? [/b]All I see on the news is angry parents railing against it at PTA and school board meetings by calling anything they don’t like “CRT.”[/quote]

DCPS parent. Maybe don't get all your information from the news, most of which isn't even addressing DC schools.  My kid had "activism" as a social studies unit in second grade.  They learned about Rosa Parks, Wangari Maathai, Malala Yousafzai, and others.  This year, her American history unit is starting with a survey of Native American cultures before Europeans arrived, and they learn about Columbus's role in enslaving and torturing the indigenous people.  They explicitly talk about subjects related to slavery and civil rights, including in their study of DC history.  You don't have to pay $41K/year to have your kid learn about social justice.

And one reason my kid isn't going to private school is that we DID think that private education in this country has a lot to do with social justice, including the perpetuation of inequality.  People aren't sending their kids to private schools that cost more than the US median annual income because they have a deep commitment to social justice.  They might pick one school over another based on how much those schools seem to promote certain values over others, but no one in DC is choosing private because they are worried that their kids won't learn about diversity and equity in public schools.[/quote]
So you would have us believe that DCPS is reflective of what's being taught in most public schools around the country?  I'd argue that what you've described, which I would love to see in more places, is the rare exception for public schools and nowhere close to the rule.[/quote]

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