Could some please confirm or deny whether the slides used for the white accy group listed character traits based on race? Thanks.

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Anonymous wrote:All the DEI stuff at Stone Ridge is great if you are a Liberal...the DEI propaganda feeds into the Democratic victim mentality that they want the “victim class” to have—you have an excuse for not being successful in this country, you didn’t get a promotion—it must be because of racism etc.

As a “person of color” I don’t want my kids to ever think they have an excuse to not excel in America. True racism is very rare...imaginary slights are everywhere, as are excuses. There are too many opportunities in America for anyone—including minorities—to have any excuses to not be successful.

And yes, this is all political. Ron DeSantis and other Republican governors are completely against Critical Race Theory, and are attempting to ban it from public school curriculum.

Oh, that's rich, as conservatives are driven by grievance politics - it's literally the Trump playbook. Grievances and a victim mentality drives conservative media, conservative talk radio and Fox News.

How about just treat everyone the same? No reason to feel guilty because of your wealth or skin color.

But what about when children of wealthy, big donors start pushing their weight around at the school, being rude, disrespectful and throwing tantrums at senior leadership of the school, on all grade meetings, because they don’t get their own way?

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Anonymous wrote:Np. What happened to “love one another” and “treat others the way you want to be treated?”

Anyone know if Visi is taking part in this exercise? No way am I letting my daughter apply to SR now.

Don't judge SR by anonymous posts on DCUM - for all you know there's only a handful of people posting who just keep coming back. The uproar here is on one hour long breakout session a couple weeks ago.

Better to judge it on the official communications of the school which, as we know, have been proved on at least one occasion to be a complete fabrication.

Watered down marketing!? Best to dude based on the content: SHow the materials. show the sources and bylines.

Parents aren’t dummies.

When my kid snaps a slide that has (negative) “Dominant Culture / white culture” traits on the left and (positive kumbaya) “Non dominant culture” traits on the right and has to talk about it for 30 minutes and not the premises there is a problem. Oh, and the footnote: slide by some leftist activist group, circa 2020.

Show the materials SR. Or the video feeds.

This is a bit hard to follow (someone's high school didn't teach how to proofread your work!) but I get the gist of it. I hadn't heard about a slide that had that comparison. If that is the case I'm not surprised SR hasn't provided that information (I know of some people who have asked). Did they really do that?

To the people who say "I asked my DD and she told me it was just fine," she probably said that bc she didn't really pay attention, she has seen so much of this CRT pabulum by this time that she just lets it slide off her back, she didn't want to get you mad, and or she was trying to avoid the 20 follow up questions you would have asked if she had told you the truth. I would dig deeper.

I think you are referring to me, as I have mentioned my conversations with my daughter about the breakout session. We talked about it in depth for at least a half hour. She paid attention and was able to talk about what they discussed. She was not worried about getting mad - why would you even think that? She also answered numerous follow up questions. So, no need to dig deeper on our end.

Anonymous wrote:Another SR parent here. I support SR's goal of becoming a more diverse and inclusive community. I support their goal of educating the students about all facets of these topics. I do, however, take issue when they start going down the intersectionality and micro-aggression path. I also feel that in an effort to examine their curriculum and policies, they have overcorrected to the point of lunacy.

Strong academics and teachers who genuinely care about their students brought us to SR and that is why we stay. I do hope the HOS and senior administration rethinks the DEI curriculum going forward because, if it continues on the current trajectory, it might be the reason we leave.

Another Stone Ridge parent here. I have stated before that any time schools or other institutions begin to address race/gender/discrimination issues, there is always push back of some sort, and it is no different at Stone Ridge. They will never be able to please all parents on this issue, but I hope the school can assess what worked/did not work this year and reassess for the future. I also don't think the DEI effort has taken away from the girls' academics, as my daughter is pretty busy and works hard on her regular subjects.

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Anonymous wrote:Np. What happened to “love one another” and “treat others the way you want to be treated?”

Anyone know if Visi is taking part in this exercise? No way am I letting my daughter apply to SR now.

Don't judge SR by anonymous posts on DCUM - for all you know there's only a handful of people posting who just keep coming back. The uproar here is on one hour long breakout session a couple weeks ago.

Better to judge it on the official communications of the school which, as we know, have been proved on at least one occasion to be a complete fabrication.

Watered down marketing!? Best to dude based on the content: SHow the materials. show the sources and bylines.

Parents aren’t dummies.

When my kid snaps a slide that has (negative) “Dominant Culture / white culture” traits on the left and (positive kumbaya) “Non dominant culture” traits on the right and has to talk about it for 30 minutes and not the premises there is a problem. Oh, and the footnote: slide by some leftist activist group, circa 2020.

Show the materials SR. Or the video feeds.

This is a bit hard to follow (someone's high school didn't teach how to proofread your work!) but I get the gist of it. I hadn't heard about a slide that had that comparison. If that is the case I'm not surprised SR hasn't provided that information (I know of some people who have asked). Did they really do that?

To the people who say "I asked my DD and she told me it was just fine," she probably said that bc she didn't really pay attention, she has seen so much of this CRT pabulum by this time that she just lets it slide off her back, she didn't want to get you mad, and or she was trying to avoid the 20 follow up questions you would have asked if she had told you the truth. I would dig deeper.

Anonymous wrote:Another SR parent here. I support SR's goal of becoming a more diverse and inclusive community. I support their goal of educating the students about all facets of these topics. I do, however, take issue when they start going down the intersectionality and micro-aggression path. I also feel that in an effort to examine their curriculum and policies, they have overcorrected to the point of lunacy.

Strong academics and teachers who genuinely care about their students brought us to SR and that is why we stay. I do hope the HOS and senior administration rethinks the DEI curriculum going forward because, if it continues on the current trajectory, it might be the reason we leave.

+1 My young daughter had sessions on what is a microaggression when she was in the lower school. Thankfully, she asked me questions about it that day otherwise I would have never known or been able to provide a different perspective.. Each year, there is more and more content put into the curriculum different ways. I am 100% for diversity and inclusion and part of school life. My dd has already experienced discrimination more than has been upsetting. However, I do not agree with the approach SR is taking. I think a lot of parents are good intentioned and want something on DEI, but are not educated on CRT / SR approach, do not understand the implications and may not be aware how much their kids are getting at a young age. I may feel different about it in the upper school.

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Anonymous wrote:Np. What happened to “love one another” and “treat others the way you want to be treated?”

Anyone know if Visi is taking part in this exercise? No way am I letting my daughter apply to SR now.

Don't judge SR by anonymous posts on DCUM - for all you know there's only a handful of people posting who just keep coming back. The uproar here is on one hour long breakout session a couple weeks ago.

Better to judge it on the official communications of the school which, as we know, have been proved on at least one occasion to be a complete fabrication.

Watered down marketing!? Best to dude based on the content: SHow the materials. show the sources and bylines.

Parents aren’t dummies.

When my kid snaps a slide that has (negative) “Dominant Culture / white culture” traits on the left and (positive kumbaya) “Non dominant culture” traits on the right and has to talk about it for 30 minutes and not the premises there is a problem. Oh, and the footnote: slide by some leftist activist group, circa 2020.

Show the materials SR. Or the video feeds.

Having read through this entire thread, I think we really made the right decision to turn down their offer of admission for next year. Looks like we dodged a bullet!

1. If you are evaluating a school based on DCUM threads, good luck to you. People don't generally start threads to talk about what they love about a school. 2. Out of curiosity, where did you accept? LS/MS/US?

1. We/she did not decide based on DCUM posts. The decision was made earlier this year, based on curriculum, school culture and where DD felt the most comfortable. 2. We accepted at Visi.

That's great. Visi is a good school and I hope your daughter does well that and has a great experience.

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Anonymous wrote:Well we won’t be applying now. Period.

Same

And the entire community breathes a collective sigh of relief.

Exactly my thoughts, if we can screen out families who don't believe their children should be learning about diversity I'd be a lot happier. We have more than enough applicants these days.

Yuck. No one is saying students shouldn't be learning about diversity. We have happily embraced multiculturalism, grappling with tough issues, etc. for decades. What people are reacting to is embracing CRT and its woke cousins. These are ideologies where (1) race / gender are used as the main or only explanation for one's success or failure, (2) facts and data are tossed out in favor of emotional arguments, and, (3) any criticism of this approach is seen as racist / white supremacist. And we are not looking to "leave the school." Parents who question the DEI dogma should not be treated as bigots or lepers.

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Anonymous wrote:Np. What happened to “love one another” and “treat others the way you want to be treated?”

Anyone know if Visi is taking part in this exercise? No way am I letting my daughter apply to SR now.

Don't judge SR by anonymous posts on DCUM - for all you know there's only a handful of people posting who just keep coming back. The uproar here is on one hour long breakout session a couple weeks ago.

Better to judge it on the official communications of the school which, as we know, have been proved on at least one occasion to be a complete fabrication.

Watered down marketing!? Best to dude based on the content: SHow the materials. show the sources and bylines.

Parents aren’t dummies.

When my kid snaps a slide that has (negative) “Dominant Culture / white culture” traits on the left and (positive kumbaya) “Non dominant culture” traits on the right and has to talk about it for 30 minutes and not the premises there is a problem. Oh, and the footnote: slide by some leftist activist group, circa 2020.

Show the materials SR. Or the video feeds.

Having read through this entire thread, I think we really made the right decision to turn down their offer of admission for next year. Looks like we dodged a bullet!

1. If you are evaluating a school based on DCUM threads, good luck to you. People don't generally start threads to talk about what they love about a school. 2. Out of curiosity, where did you accept? LS/MS/US?

1. We/she did not decide based on DCUM posts. The decision was made earlier this year, based on curriculum, school culture and where DD felt the most comfortable. 2. We accepted at Visi.

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Anonymous wrote:Np. What happened to “love one another” and “treat others the way you want to be treated?”

Anyone know if Visi is taking part in this exercise? No way am I letting my daughter apply to SR now.

Don't judge SR by anonymous posts on DCUM - for all you know there's only a handful of people posting who just keep coming back. The uproar here is on one hour long breakout session a couple weeks ago.

Better to judge it on the official communications of the school which, as we know, have been proved on at least one occasion to be a complete fabrication.

Watered down marketing!? Best to dude based on the content: SHow the materials. show the sources and bylines.

Parents aren’t dummies.

When my kid snaps a slide that has (negative) “Dominant Culture / white culture” traits on the left and (positive kumbaya) “Non dominant culture” traits on the right and has to talk about it for 30 minutes and not the premises there is a problem. Oh, and the footnote: slide by some leftist activist group, circa 2020.

Show the materials SR. Or the video feeds.

Having read through this entire thread, I think we really made the right decision to turn down their offer of admission for next year. Looks like we dodged a bullet!

1. If you are evaluating a school based on DCUM threads, good luck to you. People don't generally start threads to talk about what they love about a school. 2. Out of curiosity, where did you accept? LS/MS/US?

Another SR parent here. I support SR's goal of becoming a more diverse and inclusive community. I support their goal of educating the students about all facets of these topics. I do, however, take issue when they start going down the intersectionality and micro-aggression path. I also feel that in an effort to examine their curriculum and policies, they have overcorrected to the point of lunacy.

Strong academics and teachers who genuinely care about their students brought us to SR and that is why we stay. I do hope the HOS and senior administration rethinks the DEI curriculum going forward because, if it continues on the current trajectory, it might be the reason we leave.

The majority, if not all, of actual SR parents questioning SR's DEI initiatives this year are genuinely interested in their children learning about diversity, learning to empathize with those who are different than you, and making everyone in the community feel welcome. They are questioning the approach and methods that SR has chosen. Please stop characterizing them as racist or disinterested in equality or diversity education full stop.

To the poster who said Kendi isn't really CRT, I think the point people are making is that his work draws heavily on it and that's why the two are often used interchangeably.

To the poster who said the HOS's note was about "intersectionality" so therefore proof they aren't using CRT, the concept of intersectionality (of race and gender) grew out of critical race studies. So, yes, SR is relying heavily on the CRT model.

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Anonymous wrote:Np. What happened to “love one another” and “treat others the way you want to be treated?”

Anyone know if Visi is taking part in this exercise? No way am I letting my daughter apply to SR now.

Don't judge SR by anonymous posts on DCUM - for all you know there's only a handful of people posting who just keep coming back. The uproar here is on one hour long breakout session a couple weeks ago.

Better to judge it on the official communications of the school which, as we know, have been proved on at least one occasion to be a complete fabrication.

Watered down marketing!? Best to dude based on the content: SHow the materials. show the sources and bylines.

Parents aren’t dummies.

When my kid snaps a slide that has (negative) “Dominant Culture / white culture” traits on the left and (positive kumbaya) “Non dominant culture” traits on the right and has to talk about it for 30 minutes and not the premises there is a problem. Oh, and the footnote: slide by some leftist activist group, circa 2020.

Show the materials SR. Or the video feeds.

Having read through this entire thread, I think we really made the right decision to turn down their offer of admission for next year. Looks like we dodged a bullet!

True or False? The law is an elaborate political ideology that, like other political ideologies, exists to promote the interests of the class or party that supports it.

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Anonymous wrote:Np. What happened to “love one another” and “treat others the way you want to be treated?”

Anyone know if Visi is taking part in this exercise? No way am I letting my daughter apply to SR now.

Don't judge SR by anonymous posts on DCUM - for all you know there's only a handful of people posting who just keep coming back. The uproar here is on one hour long breakout session a couple weeks ago.

Better to judge it on the official communications of the school which, as we know, have been proved on at least one occasion to be a complete fabrication.

Watered down marketing!? Best to dude based on the content: SHow the materials. show the sources and bylines.

Parents aren’t dummies.

When my kid snaps a slide that has (negative) “Dominant Culture / white culture” traits on the left and (positive kumbaya) “Non dominant culture” traits on the right and has to talk about it for 30 minutes and not the premises there is a problem. Oh, and the footnote: slide by some leftist activist group, circa 2020.

Show the materials SR. Or the video feeds.