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Anonymous wrote:Admin did not acknowledge 9/11 and the tragedy that happened claiming they forgot. At the final bell, tried to make an announcement as kids are leaving. Not sure what is going on anymore in MCPS.

Two parents complained that I took 10 minutes to acknowledge 9/11 and show an approved for MCPS grades 3-8 video. They hadn’t told their 11 year olds about 9/11 yet and were made that I did. I guess I’m supposed to pretend it didn’t exist, but Santa does.

A decade ago, there were some Central office directives about teaching 9/11. It appeared in my curriculum. Not anymore.

What school?

My 11 year old picked up something from a class discussion and has been asking so many questions about 9/11 ever since.

I was on the Hill on THE 9/11. It was scary and the aftermath once details came out was horrifying.

But I cringed on 9/11/23 when I was on zoom meeting with colleagues and outside partners from abroad and someone suggested a moment of silence followed by their bizarre recount of where they were when it happened (dc, but nowhere near a target) and went on to encourage everyone to watch a documentary or read up on it…including people on the call from other countries.

I don’t think 9/11 will ever be forgotten. It’s a tragedy that prompted wars that dragged on for decades and roped in countries around the world. It also changed the way everyone travels. But a moment of silence at schools isn’t necessary. It is performative.

There are no kids in high school who were alive when 9/11 happened. It belongs in the history books for them just as much as all the other horrible tragedies that happened before they were born.

Even kids now in college will have no memories of 9/11, because they were born the year it happened or the year after.

I was deeply and personally affected by 9/11, but I think schools having announcements or whatever is performative, not meaningful.

Anonymous wrote:Admin did not acknowledge 9/11 and the tragedy that happened claiming they forgot. At the final bell, tried to make an announcement as kids are leaving. Not sure what is going on anymore in MCPS.

They really didn't but you were too busy fighting to notice.

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Anonymous wrote:Admin did not acknowledge 9/11 and the tragedy that happened claiming they forgot. At the final bell, tried to make an announcement as kids are leaving. Not sure what is going on anymore in MCPS.

Two parents complained that I took 10 minutes to acknowledge 9/11 and show an approved for MCPS grades 3-8 video. They hadn’t told their 11 year olds about 9/11 yet and were made that I did. I guess I’m supposed to pretend it didn’t exist, but Santa does.

A decade ago, there were some Central office directives about teaching 9/11. It appeared in my curriculum. Not anymore.

What class do you teach? I’d rather you teach the curriculum vs going off curriculum. More people died of Covid. Do you honor them?

Anonymous wrote:Admin did not acknowledge 9/11 and the tragedy that happened claiming they forgot. At the final bell, tried to make an announcement as kids are leaving. Not sure what is going on anymore in MCPS.

Two parents complained that I took 10 minutes to acknowledge 9/11 and show an approved for MCPS grades 3-8 video. They hadn’t told their 11 year olds about 9/11 yet and were made that I did. I guess I’m supposed to pretend it didn’t exist, but Santa does.

A decade ago, there were some Central office directives about teaching 9/11. It appeared in my curriculum. Not anymore.

There’s a difference between being aware of history and forcing kids to re-live traumatic events to make you satisfied.

Anonymous wrote:Admin did not acknowledge 9/11 and the tragedy that happened claiming they forgot. At the final bell, tried to make an announcement as kids are leaving. Not sure what is going on anymore in MCPS.

You are a nut job.

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Anonymous wrote:Maybe the school staff were too busy today trying to help kids who show up for a new school year with trauma, learning difficulties, and tons of unmet needs. Maybe they triaged providing the kind of performative gesture that you need to the bottom today.

+100

And I don't know what people expect kids to get out of a 9/11 remembrance. Especially now that many kids have a device in their pocket that gives them information about the terrible things that are going on in the world all the time. I do think they need to learn it as part of history but not as some kind of remembrance.

This is planned murder on a large scale in another country. Imagine if Germany nazi extremists attack the Royal palace in London and killed 2,000 people today with jets. And at same time other key buildings in London such as Canary Warf.

And an attack targeting defenseless civilians

I am aware of what happened during 9/11. It was very sad. I cried. I still don't think kids today need to have a moment of silence for the victims.

+1. It's taught in US History classes now, as it should be.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Maybe the school staff were too busy today trying to help kids who show up for a new school year with trauma, learning difficulties, and tons of unmet needs. Maybe they triaged providing the kind of performative gesture that you need to the bottom today.

+100

And I don't know what people expect kids to get out of a 9/11 remembrance. Especially now that many kids have a device in their pocket that gives them information about the terrible things that are going on in the world all the time. I do think they need to learn it as part of history but not as some kind of remembrance.

This is planned murder on a large scale in another country. Imagine if Germany nazi extremists attack the Royal palace in London and killed 2,000 people today with jets. And at same time other key buildings in London such as Canary Warf.

And an attack targeting defenseless civilians

I am aware of what happened during 9/11. It was very sad. I cried. I still don't think kids today need to have a moment of silence for the victims.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Maybe the school staff were too busy today trying to help kids who show up for a new school year with trauma, learning difficulties, and tons of unmet needs. Maybe they triaged providing the kind of performative gesture that you need to the bottom today.

+100

And I don't know what people expect kids to get out of a 9/11 remembrance. Especially now that many kids have a device in their pocket that gives them information about the terrible things that are going on in the world all the time. I do think they need to learn it as part of history but not as some kind of remembrance.

This is planned murder on a large scale in another country. Imagine if Germany nazi extremists attack the Royal palace in London and killed 2,000 people today with jets. And at same time other key buildings in London such as Canary Warf.

And an attack targeting defenseless civilians

Anonymous wrote:Admin did not acknowledge 9/11 and the tragedy that happened claiming they forgot. At the final bell, tried to make an announcement as kids are leaving. Not sure what is going on anymore in MCPS.

I am curious why you believe this event that happened a generation ago required “acknowledgement?”