Parents are canceled - NYC school encourages kids to stop using words like ‘mom,’ ‘dad’ in ‘inclusive language’ guide
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Nah, first they push to have it declared within the Standard of Education, then they push to have it enforced on other districts. They try to roll it out in private schools who will be willing to take it on (usually with high performing classes...to make it look like it really super duper works). Then, they turn around and sell it to the state board. They know they can't get it any other way. Then the local progressive groups try to get their guys and gals on local boards of education; they get to sound fancy by stating the stats from those private, high performing schools...impress the hoi polloi as it were...and really drive it home (the state board of education sets the curriculum and guidelines, but especially outside of the cities there isn't much enforcement -- that's where the local school board comes in, as well as the Karens from the local progressive groups who look and live to stir up trouble).
*teacher -- you might call me a veteran of the education wars (which we've pretty much lost); have been to the conferences; have been to the school board and regional board meetings
How do we stop it?
To be honest, at this point, I'm not sure it can be -- I've been harping on this for 20 flipping years, never got anywhere, and there, for a brief shining moment 4 years ago, it looked like there might be enough broad range momentum to curb the tide. Now, I don't know. I think trying to stop it is now a bit too little, too late, and too misdirected.
PS. and I'm really going to shit on everyone's parade: the state/federal departments of education not only set the curriculum; they select the texts and products...including what you can find online (for all the homeschoolers out there; be careful!), including private/charter schools -- who do you think accredits them?
The problem is that there are parents who are quite cool with this -- so they send their kids to progressive private schools and they get involved in the local public school boards and pta and push for all of this shit because you know, they care so much. And they're backed by state and federal gov. if not local (although sometimes all three), as well as all the "non-partisan" local political apparatus (which are all connected to state and national very political apparatus). And then when shit does happen, the people don't go after them...they go after the teachers and school administration, which can be a really mixed bag -- not everybody working there likes the progressives, but... (as a former one, I did throw in the towel...to be conservative and teacher is to stick one's neck out...and still get shit on by your own "side" -- I do rather understand other groups in this regard, like cops).
If you have kids -- really check out your kids' schools (some public ones are still better than some charter); and if you home school better check what's allowed (yes, allowed -- it's not going to last for long). Go underground (my kids' reading lists at home are a lot more diverse and advanced than what the school provides, always has been, and we're in a pretty good district -- we made sure of that).
You forgot to mention that the boards often leave out history that isn’t favorable to our allies.
cough Armenian Genocide cough cough
They leave out a lot of shit -- if I started going over everything that gets left out, I'd be here all day listing it. Right now, I'd just be happy if the motherfuckers would not leave out basic fucking grammar (and now, basic fucking math). It's all on purpose too...it gives politically connected "educators" a fucking job (that's all this is, a cash grab by people who couldn't really teach in an actual classroom: so they come up with ways to keep the coins in their pockets and make more). They learn real quick who's dick they need to suck, whose agenda they need to push in order to make that money.
But...on a brighter note: people are starting to get tired of this shit; I think they might have gone too far too fast. Donald Trump isn't going away (at least what he started people thinking), and they're having a hard time with that.
Since I've doused your morning, I'll reply with one bright(ish?) note: with what appears to be coming down the tracks, economically/societally, we're all (including these fuckstick commies) going to have our hands full coping with that -- I don't think there's going to be enough energy for them and goodwill towards them to get a lot of their shit passed...hopefully.
Either that or big bro will get to push through everything they want, and hell comes in on a handbasket, so it won't really matter.