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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Did any of you actually read the article? It’s less about how private schools are too woke (although he may very well think they are) and more about DEI is the latest phase in how elite institutions set the tone for what is considered “elite” in a classist sort of way. He compares it to all the black tie events at Harvard, which forced him to learn to tie a bow tie, which he would not have otherwise done. Its an interesting article, but its not really about what the subject suggests. [/quote]

I understood his point to be that speaking the language of DEI is now code for being the right sort of person.  So, ironically, it can be a barrier to inclusion because someone who came from a non-elite background is less likely to talk the talk
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Yes, you are correct and have summarized it better than I did, but its not about private schools being too woke.  [/quote]

OP here. My apologies. I realize now that it’s probably because woke is being misused by the right and several groups that it has lost all meaning. When I say woke I mean all the DEI initiatives. I feel it’s less about creating an inclusive community and more about signaling that you are part of this elite that speaks a certain way and acts a certain way.[/quote]

Yes the left cancels all terms and concepts it doesn’t like and the gaslights you as the bad guy, not the underlying issue and lack of merits.  Is teaching three genders to 2nd graders appropriate for a school to do during class time hours? How about activist marches for the little ones? Or debates on how evil Columbus was? 7 yo? 9 yo? 12? High school? College?

Btw forget about phonics or math drills. Your parents can hire a tutor, we’re busy with the Joy of Learning the political movements of the day. [/quote]

To answer you questions (in order as they appeared):

1. No school is teaching “three genders to second graders” for many reasons, not the least of which is because there are more than three genders.

2. No school requires “little ones” or even big ones, to participate in activist marches. Both 1 and 2 are right-wing propaganda designed to frighten parents who are already suspicious of ideas that seem “non-traditional.” But if we insisted on sticking to traditional beliefs and orthodoxies our medical schools would still have courses on applying leeches.

3. Yes, it is appropriate to teach, in HISTORY CLASS, about American history including the genocide that European conquerors enacted again indigenous peoples. Is it appropriate to teach German schoolchildren about the genocide of the Third Reich, or should we avoid that topic because it may make those kids feel uncomfortable to learn that their grandparents were Nazis and many of the modern Germany companies that still employ their parents were actively engaged in funding/arming/supporting the Third Reich? History class isn’t supposed to be a patriotic pep rally or a source of collective self-esteem. It’s about passing down historical facts from generation to generation so we can better (more accurately ) understand the world we live in and our place within it. Whitewashing Columbus is propaganda about American Exceptionalism. Why anyone feels invested a sanitized narrative of Columbus (who sailed in 1492) in 
2023 is beyond me. It’s time to adjust to the reality of the historical facts (as best we now know them). [/quote]

DP.

1. You are making OP's point, funny you with the untold number of genders :-)

2. Anyone who has lived in DC the last few years knows you're lying.

3. That little paragraph includes 10+ red flags suggesting you're clueless about World/ US History. Again making OP's point -- the woke orthodoxy has taken over many/ most DC schools[/quote]

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