Mcps library media specialist. I try to highlight different heritage months as part of my library displays.

Anonymous wrote:What schools acknowledge J new Year? Or a Muslim holiday, or a deep Catholic holiday? Any? Is that ok in a public school? Just curious not hating!

What is a "deep" Catholic holiday?

Anonymous wrote:Funny how there is never a French heritage celebration or anything european.

Because French heritage month is in July. 🙃

Anonymous wrote:What schools acknowledge J new Year? Or a Muslim holiday, or a deep Catholic holiday? Any? Is that ok in a public school? Just curious not hating!

It’s absolutely okay as long as you’re inclusive and use it for general education and awareness not to force a particular religion or belief on anyone.

The BOE recognizes lots of the heritage months and several diversity days. It’s top of the agenda.

What schools acknowledge J new Year? Or a Muslim holiday, or a deep Catholic holiday? Any? Is that ok in a public school? Just curious not hating!

Anonymous wrote:Oh, boy! Let's go off the rails, MAGA style!

We must work harder to get away from the left wing-nuts.

Anonymous wrote:This discussion started as moving away from more heritage celebrations, poster 22:36, not adding more. We are all from someehere, let's acknowledge that, applaud that and move on to more core subject teaching and learning.

Last I checked Social Studies/History are core subjects. Additionally, we want our kids to engage in normal social and emotional learning which occurs when you take the time to learn about other cultures, their history and contributions, and traditions. Moreover it reminds us all of the central tenet of us all being human.

There's a fiesta in DC over the weekend where folks can get banned books:

[In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, the Visit Philadelphia tourism agency will bring its acclaimed banned books activation to D.C. on Sept. 28-29. The Little Free(dom) Library will have 2,000 free books that will be distributed at a walk-in version of the activation.
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Featured titles by Hispanic authors include:
“Tito Puente, Mambo King” by Monica Brown
“How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents” by Julia Alvarez
“An African American and Latinx History of the United States” by Paul Ortiz
“The House on Mango Street” by Sandra Cisneros]

This discussion started as moving away from more heritage celebrations, poster 22:36, not adding more. We are all from someehere, let's acknowledge that, applaud that and move on to more core subject teaching and learning.

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Anonymous wrote:how about focus on native Americans? they may have unit around it but haven't seen a whole month dedicated to this minority groups.

Native American Hertiage month occurs in November.

It does? At school? Which schools celebrate?

Yes it does. Any school or classroom that wants to celebrate. Talk to your school and/or PTA about including more heritage month related activities or just meaningful diversity related things. Or, this could be something you offer to help them with. It’s truly beneficial for all.

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Anonymous wrote:how about focus on native Americans? they may have unit around it but haven't seen a whole month dedicated to this minority groups.

Native American Hertiage month occurs in November.

It does? At school? Which schools celebrate?

Anonymous wrote:how about focus on native Americans? they may have unit around it but haven't seen a whole month dedicated to this minority groups.

Native American Hertiage month occurs in November.

how about focus on native Americans? they may have unit around it but haven't seen a whole month dedicated to this minority groups.

There are signs in Spanish everywhere in MoCo. We are all living the culture each day just by living in the county. It is no longer a minority.

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Anonymous wrote:Easier to do this than actually teach our kids Math / Science / English.

The school system gets to highlight how it celebrates diversity and that draws attention away from our abysmal proficiency rates.

It's a win-win for everyone involved.

Such a stupid argument. It doesn't have to be either/or. In one my kid's math problems, Ms. Tran gave 6 neighbors 6 mooncakes each, how many mooncakes did Ms. Tran make in total? It's the reality of the world now. It's no longer white and Eurocentric.

DP. If "it's no longer white and ..." as you say, shouldn't the schools be celebrating the white and Eurocentric culture if that is the minority group?

Haha good one. One month doesn't make up for centuries of oppression.