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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid complained that every book was a different version of a coming-of-age struggle usually involving race or occasionally gender. She pined for just one sci fi option.

I do not remember any Harriet Tubman.

My MS child had to read Rick Riordan for the second time. It's like tortures of the damned. Well had to is an exaggeration. It was one of several options.

So he chose to. That’s very different than had to.

I blame the teachers union and the board of education for not giving these children more options, and when they do that I will blame them for giving them too many choices!

This is why those in a recent Yougov poll estimated that the U.S. population is 41% black, despite it only being 12%. Those complaining that our schools do not cover African American history are not familiar with the social studies content for the last 25 years.

https://today.yougov.com/topics/politics/articles-reports/2022/03/15/americans-misestimate-small-subgroups-population

Anonymous wrote:My kid has been learning about US history since Ker, now in HS but new content is added, obvoiusly.

Maybe that's happening with HT topic?

There are lots of people in American history. There should be some variety here. (And by high school, you won't be reading books about individuals for U.S. history).

Anonymous wrote:Sometimes they just try too hard. When my kids were in ES, every single song the chorus sang was in another language. We get it. There are lots of languages and cultures. Could we have one song where we all understood the words?

Opera hater!

Sometimes they just try too hard. When my kids were in ES, every single song the chorus sang was in another language. We get it. There are lots of languages and cultures. Could we have one song where we all understood the words?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid complained that every book was a different version of a coming-of-age struggle usually involving race or occasionally gender. She pined for just one sci fi option.

I do not remember any Harriet Tubman.

My MS child had to read Rick Riordan for the second time. It's like tortures of the damned. Well had to is an exaggeration. It was one of several options.

So he chose to. That’s very different than had to.

My ES kid is kind of cynical about…once rolling her eyes and mimicking teacher “make a venn diagram between Rosa Parks and MLK” “Make a venn diagram between Rosa Parks and Harriet Tubman.” She is interested to learn about other historical figures - of all backgrounds. This is a very narrow view they’re teaching

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Anonymous wrote:It’s because there isn’t a single coherent curriculum.

My kid is in 8th grade. One year, they read the same book (Red Scarf Girl) in both HIGH and English.

I mean, can’t the teachers communicate and read different books? The kids mentioned it to the teachers and they kind of shrugged.

It's the BOE! They are behind this Tubmanification of MCPS and other war crimes!

We must drive them from our county and put an end to this oppressive Tubmanification of our schools!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid complained that every book was a different version of a coming-of-age struggle usually involving race or occasionally gender. She pined for just one sci fi option.

I do not remember any Harriet Tubman.

Yep, my kid has said the same thing- last 6 books in a row. These kids aren't stupid , they are being played and they know it.

Your poor kids.

The level of grievance is pretty high with these parents. My kids have never had these issues with school, and we aren't even at a W or W feeder.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid complained that every book was a different version of a coming-of-age struggle usually involving race or occasionally gender. She pined for just one sci fi option.

I do not remember any Harriet Tubman.

Yep, my kid has said the same thing- last 6 books in a row. These kids aren't stupid , they are being played and they know it.

Your poor kids.

Anonymous wrote:My kid complained that every book was a different version of a coming-of-age struggle usually involving race or occasionally gender. She pined for just one sci fi option.

I do not remember any Harriet Tubman.

My MS child had to read Rick Riordan for the second time. It's like tortures of the damned. Well had to is an exaggeration. It was one of several options.

My first grader learned about Fredrick Douglass and Garrett Morgan. I had never heard of Garrett Morgan (he invented traffic signals and gas masks) so it was interesting to learn alongside her

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Anonymous wrote:OP you may want to consider that your seventh grader was exaggerating when he said that he's been taught about Harriet Tubman for 10 years.

Considering they're likely 12 or 13 at best that's kind of impressive.

Maybe they went to a really advanced preschool!

Anonymous wrote:OP you may want to consider that your seventh grader was exaggerating when he said that he's been taught about Harriet Tubman for 10 years.

Considering they're likely 12 or 13 at best that's kind of impressive.

OP you may want to consider that your seventh grader was exaggerating when he said that he's been taught about Harriet Tubman for 10 years.