Anonymous
Post 11/16/2015 12:27     Subject: I really hope students don't discuss the Paria attack at school
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I teach SS to seventh graders in MCPS. The other WS 7 teacher and I spent a couple hours at Starbucks this weekend planning a mini-lesson on the attacks in Paris, Kenya, and Beirut. The main focus is how terrorism relates to the 10 characteristics of culture (from the MCPS curriculum), but obviously we know that students hunger for facts and a framework for these current events. We consulted the Resource Counselor and her guidelines were no graphic photos or descriptions, no religious stereotyping, and no more than 20 minutes. We have Media Center passes for any student who doesn't want to participate in the discussion. They can work on their medieval African culture research project instead. I doubt many will opt out. Most 12 year olds realize on some level that this is the world they are inheriting and they want to understand it.


This, in a nutshell, is exactly why my kids will only set foot in a public school over my cold, dead body.

Terrorism as part of "10 characteristics of culture???" Are you freaking kidding me?


Please reread. Terrorism as it RELATES to the 10 characteristics of culture. Which is meaningfully different from "terrorism is one of the ten characteristics of culture".
Anonymous
Post 11/16/2015 11:21     Subject: I really hope students don't discuss the Paria attack at school
Parents need to be the ones talking with their kids about this. This, the plane from Russia and whatever else you think is important. Don't leave it up to someone else to explain it. Or worse, to have them hear about it with who knows what perspective, and no explanation.

Is it better they hear it from you, or from a kid at school with their perspective? OP you don't say how old your kids are but if they are school age, talk to them.

Anonymous
Post 11/16/2015 11:19     Subject: I really hope students don't discuss the Paria attack at school
Anonymous wrote:I teach SS to seventh graders in MCPS. The other WS 7 teacher and I spent a couple hours at Starbucks this weekend planning a mini-lesson on the attacks in Paris, Kenya, and Beirut. The main focus is how terrorism relates to the 10 characteristics of culture (from the MCPS curriculum), but obviously we know that students hunger for facts and a framework for these current events. We consulted the Resource Counselor and her guidelines were no graphic photos or descriptions, no religious stereotyping, and no more than 20 minutes. We have Media Center passes for any student who doesn't want to participate in the discussion. They can work on their medieval African culture research project instead. I doubt many will opt out. Most 12 year olds realize on some level that this is the world they are inheriting and they want to understand it.


This, in a nutshell, is exactly why my kids will only set foot in a public school over my cold, dead body.

Terrorism as part of "10 characteristics of culture???" Are you freaking kidding me?
Anonymous
Post 11/16/2015 11:17     Subject: I really hope students don't discuss the Paria attack at school
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Has your Husband or kids denounced the attacks? Do they speak up and say that they do not believe the same things as the radicals? I have yet to see anything from the greater Muslim community that says "these attacks do not represent what I believe"

The silence speaks loudly. If you don't want to be associated with them, speak up. Until then, I will just assume you approve.


Please be a troll. Please be a troll. Please be a troll . . .


Not a troll, just asking a simple yes or no question. Has the Husband or Kids denounced the attack? If the Greater community says nothing, why am I wrong to assume they're ok with it?


NP here, but also with a Muslim husband. I truly hope this is a troll, in no way is it my six year old's responsibility to denounce this attack. She is as scared and confused by these things as any other child, don't you dare put that on her.
Anonymous
Post 11/16/2015 11:17     Subject: I really hope students don't discuss the Paria attack at school
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I don't have the luxury of not telling my kids. Their father is Muslim and they have the most horrible things said to them at school. Most of the time kids repeat things that their parents have said at home.


Examples?

Im not the poster but I am married to a Muslim (I am not). My children have Middle Eastern names that pre-date Islam - both first and last names. They travel to an Islamic country every summer with no problems regarding their Middle Eastern/Irish American heritage. Here in the DC Metro area they get called Sand Nigger and Terrorist, are those good examples?



Has your Husband or kids denounced the attacks? Do they speak up and say that they do not believe the same things as the radicals? I have yet to see anything from the greater Muslim community that says "these attacks do not represent what I believe"

The silence speaks loudly. If you don't want to be associated with them, speak up. Until then, I will just assume you approve.


What a moronic response. Her husband and kids do not have to speak to and denounce the attacks to not be called "Terrorists" and "Sand niggers". I guess we can assume that unless I verbally hear a christian say that what the church did was wrong that it is safe to say they are also pedophiles? Who cares that we know they most likely don't support it. Unless they say to our face, they also support pedophilia correct?...FWIW ~90% of christians do not tell me that what those priests did was wrong, because it's not something we discuss.

This is America, where people are innocent unless proven guilty. If you go around assuming the absolute worst in everyone, maybe you should move elsewhere. We could use a reduction in the number of hateful people like yourself.
Anonymous
Post 11/16/2015 11:15     Subject: I really hope students don't discuss the Paria attack at school
Anonymous wrote:I explained it to my 6 year old.


Me too.
Anonymous
Post 11/16/2015 11:07     Subject: I really hope students don't discuss the Paria attack at school
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Has your Husband or kids denounced the attacks? Do they speak up and say that they do not believe the same things as the radicals? I have yet to see anything from the greater Muslim community that says "these attacks do not represent what I believe"

The silence speaks loudly. If you don't want to be associated with them, speak up. Until then, I will just assume you approve.


Please be a troll. Please be a troll. Please be a troll . . .


Not a troll, just asking a simple yes or no question. Has the Husband or Kids denounced the attack? If the Greater community says nothing, why am I wrong to assume they're ok with it?


So, when Westboro Baptist Church pickets a funeral of a veteran we should assume that all Christians approve until directly told otherwise? You are stupid and represent what is wrong with this world.
Anonymous
Post 11/16/2015 10:54     Subject: I really hope students don't discuss the Paria attack at school
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I don't have the luxury of not telling my kids. Their father is Muslim and they have the most horrible things said to them at school. Most of the time kids repeat things that their parents have said at home.


Examples?

Im not the poster but I am married to a Muslim (I am not). My children have Middle Eastern names that pre-date Islam - both first and last names. They travel to an Islamic country every summer with no problems regarding their Middle Eastern/Irish American heritage. Here in the DC Metro area they get called Sand Nigger and Terrorist, are those good examples?



Has your Husband or kids denounced the attacks? Do they speak up and say that they do not believe the same things as the radicals? I have yet to see anything from the greater Muslim community that says "these attacks do not represent what I believe"

The silence speaks loudly. If you don't want to be associated with them, speak up. Until then, I will just assume you approve.


PP here. There is your example. Kids learn hate from their parents. My kids are christian. Why would you assume they approve more than anyone else? Because you are a bigot.
Anonymous
Post 11/16/2015 10:53     Subject: I really hope students don't discuss the Paria attack at school
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Has your Husband or kids denounced the attacks? Do they speak up and say that they do not believe the same things as the radicals? I have yet to see anything from the greater Muslim community that says "these attacks do not represent what I believe"

The silence speaks loudly. If you don't want to be associated with them, speak up. Until then, I will just assume you approve.


Please be a troll. Please be a troll. Please be a troll . . .


Not a troll, just asking a simple yes or no question. Has the Husband or Kids denounced the attack? If the Greater community says nothing, why am I wrong to assume they're ok with it?
Anonymous
Post 11/16/2015 10:39     Subject: I really hope students don't discuss the Paria attack at school
Anonymous wrote:
Has your Husband or kids denounced the attacks? Do they speak up and say that they do not believe the same things as the radicals? I have yet to see anything from the greater Muslim community that says "these attacks do not represent what I believe"

The silence speaks loudly. If you don't want to be associated with them, speak up. Until then, I will just assume you approve.


Please be a troll. Please be a troll. Please be a troll . . .
Anonymous
Post 11/16/2015 10:25     Subject: I really hope students don't discuss the Paria attack at school
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I don't have the luxury of not telling my kids. Their father is Muslim and they have the most horrible things said to them at school. Most of the time kids repeat things that their parents have said at home.


Examples?

Im not the poster but I am married to a Muslim (I am not). My children have Middle Eastern names that pre-date Islam - both first and last names. They travel to an Islamic country every summer with no problems regarding their Middle Eastern/Irish American heritage. Here in the DC Metro area they get called Sand Nigger and Terrorist, are those good examples?



Has your Husband or kids denounced the attacks? Do they speak up and say that they do not believe the same things as the radicals? I have yet to see anything from the greater Muslim community that says "these attacks do not represent what I believe"

The silence speaks loudly. If you don't want to be associated with them, speak up. Until then, I will just assume you approve.
Anonymous
Post 11/16/2015 10:19     Subject: I really hope students don't discuss the Paria attack at school
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:

The class is called WORLD STUDIES. What do you think a class called WORLD STUDIES should cover?


Add in Asia. Mayan. Anything on culture in Medieval Europe? Is Europe split into sections?


You're complaining because the section on medieval Latin America doesn't include the Mayas, only the Aztecs and the Incas?

Unit 3 in sixth grade is "The Impact of Economics in Ancient and Modern China".


Unit 7.1 focuses on political systems so culture in Medieval Europe is mainly discussed in regards to that. Mostly, the students see how the Catholic Church kept Ancient Greek and Roman achievements alive in feudal Western Europe since the semi-literate rulers there were largely too busy fighting over land. Meanwhile, the Islamic Empire was a hothouse for intellectual activity and technological innovation because the government there valued learning (ex. Baghdad's House of Wisdom)
7.2 is the culture unit. Students look at cultural diffusion through medieval African kingdoms, empires, and city-states, then explore modern Africa.
7.3 is geography and yes, the Classic Maya are discussed. As are the Olmec and other pre-Columbian civilizations.
7.4 is economic systems, the Renaissance, and exploration.
Anonymous
Post 11/16/2015 10:01     Subject: I really hope students don't discuss the Paria attack at school
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I teach SS to seventh graders in MCPS. The other WS 7 teacher and I spent a couple hours at Starbucks this weekend planning a mini-lesson on the attacks in Paris, Kenya, and Beirut. The main focus is how terrorism relates to the 10 characteristics of culture (from the MCPS curriculum), but obviously we know that students hunger for facts and a framework for these current events. We consulted the Resource Counselor and her guidelines were no graphic photos or descriptions, no religious stereotyping, and no more than 20 minutes. We have Media Center passes for any student who doesn't want to participate in the discussion. They can work on their medieval African culture research project instead. I doubt many will opt out. Most 12 year olds realize on some level that this is the world they are inheriting and they want to understand it.


I hope you'll also include the almost daily attacks in Iraq & Syria & that far, far more Muslims and others living in the Middle East have been victims of ISIS. It would be interesting to raise the question of why the western media doesn't cover those sories.


And the recent uptick in Israeli/Palestinian attacks.
Anonymous
Post 11/16/2015 09:58     Subject: I really hope students don't discuss the Paria attack at school
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:

The class is called WORLD STUDIES. What do you think a class called WORLD STUDIES should cover?


Add in Asia. Mayan. Anything on culture in Medieval Europe? Is Europe split into sections?


You're complaining because the section on medieval Latin America doesn't include the Mayas, only the Aztecs and the Incas?

Unit 3 in sixth grade is "The Impact of Economics in Ancient and Modern China".
Anonymous
Post 11/16/2015 09:56     Subject: I really hope students don't discuss the Paria attack at school
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I don't have the luxury of not telling my kids. Their father is Muslim and they have the most horrible things said to them at school. Most of the time kids repeat things that their parents have said at home.


Examples?

Im not the poster but I am married to a Muslim (I am not). My children have Middle Eastern names that pre-date Islam - both first and last names. They travel to an Islamic country every summer with no problems regarding their Middle Eastern/Irish American heritage. Here in the DC Metro area they get called Sand Nigger and Terrorist, are those good examples?