Anyone here with school age kids hear of any complaints about the teachers. I’m it trying to get political but my son has come home for a few weeks now and he has one teacher who is constantly on the kids about what they say. For instance..you can’t say black because black isn’t a country. You can’t say Confederate because it may offend someone and bring up a flurry of emotions. You can’t say her/him but you must call them by their name because it may be blah blah blah. I know this is everywhere but just curious if any parent has had their kids mention this.
OT: School Age Kids Question
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As Robert D Raiford said "We live in the United States of America. There are things you just shouldn't say because they are insensitive and offensive but its gotten to the point that I hesitate saying things that might be offensive. I'm 66 years old and there are words that I have used all my life that didn't mean anything other than just ordinary conversation. OFC
You can't say black because it isn't a country? I'm not following? White isn't a country either.
If someone is going to be that restrictive of how the students speak, I would be interested in sitting in on their class for a day or two. If you're looking to find language that isn't PC, believe me, you can. Show all the petty ways in which the teacher is being insensitive and then maybe she'll realize how senseless it is to micro-manage people's thoughts and words.
Same teacher called and said my son was throwing leaves during a fire drill. I was like “I’m 39 years old and a fireman. You put me and my friends outside with leaves, I’m throwing leaves.”
This is that teacher. SMH
lol wow. Sad that something that petty would bother her. After that remark, I'm guessing she'll be calling his mom in the future. So consider yourself lucky if you don't hear back from her.
Those exact examples sound like a young teacher going overboard.
There are legit ways speech needs to be regulated in public schools. For example, a conservative Christian still has the right to believe homosexuality is sinful, but talking about it in a public school threatens the inclusive environment for LGBTQ kids. If that's "politically correct," it's also correct, period.
"Throwing leaves" can escalate...
but yeah, I'm more convinced that she's young and inexperienced. Beginning teachers are often really insecure so they overcompensate with disproportionate behavior management.
The shame is these are the teachers we talk about. The best ones get called into the profession, the others, 
and some of the best ones are leaving the profession. the $$ is not worth it.
I've been teaching for 15 years, and I've never heard a teacher say anything like that. I'd reach out and discuss it with them if you want more info. Sounds like someone going a bit overboard.
As for throwing leaves during a fire drill... yeah, sorry, your kid shouldn't be doing that. A fire drill, you stand quiet. That's it. End of story. That and lockdowns, there should be exactly zero f'ing around, as teachers are trying to account for missing kids, kids who were left behind, kids in other classrooms, kids left in bathrooms. There is no leeway. It's not recess; its literally a practice for one of the two most serious possible events in school. How old is your boy?
Edit: I should mention, I am not sure throwing leaves warrants a call home... is there another issue there? Did anything else come up in the conversation? Part of it depends on age, I suppose.
As for throwing leaves during a fire drill... yeah, sorry, your kid shouldn't be doing that. A fire drill, you stand quiet. That's it. End of story. That and lockdowns, there should be exactly zero f'ing around, as teachers are trying to account for missing kids, kids who were left behind, kids in other classrooms, kids left in bathrooms. There is no leeway. It's not recess; its literally a practice for one of the two most serious possible events in school. How old is your boy?
Edit: I should mention, I am not sure throwing leaves warrants a call home... is there another issue there? Did anything else come up in the conversation? Part of it depends on age, I suppose.
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My son and his friends used to throw lit matches while waiting for the bus. I thought it was cool.
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Send her some muscle relaxers or a strip-o-gram.......talk about uptight!!
lol wtf... Honestly just kind of sounds like your kid is making stuff up. “Can’t say black because it’s a country.” - I’m pretty sure the word Confederate is used in any US History school book. Your kid is full of it or his school / teacher is a wack job.
I saw a good meme on imgur (thanks @OldasdirtDevil for getting me hooked to that site) that read “How is it that the generation that grew up watching South Park and Family Guy are so easily offended by everything.”
Young people aren't really that easily offended. Part of what people react to is just that we ARE becoming a bit more careful with how we speak, and rightfully so... no more calling kids "****" or anything. Part of it is that the most extreme stories get amplified by social media... so a girl getting offended by a display of cotton, you wouldn't have heard about in years past, but you hear about it now, over and over and over, like it is a national news story.
Fear not, old folks... every generation thinks the next generation is the doom of us all. They aren't; they are just people who are growing up in an entirely different way, time, and place than we did, even if physically we see it as the same.
Fear not, old folks... every generation thinks the next generation is the doom of us all. They aren't; they are just people who are growing up in an entirely different way, time, and place than we did, even if physically we see it as the same.
Its because some people go out of their way looking for things that offend them so they can complain and get attention. Just imagine 5/10/15 years from now what it could be like.
Yep, that’s the truth. I wouldn’t say the new generation is soft (Yeah, some are) - Just vastly different. Ways of life that other generations don’t understand.
Hell I’m 27 and I can’t wrap my mind around the “more than one gender” stuff. Makes no sense to me... But I also could give a damn what other people do. You can worship a unicorn, pray to the planet Saturn, be whatever 15 genders you want, gay everyday but Monday, in love with a carnival ride - I don’t care. If you treat me with respect, I’ll return it.
Millennials are babies. (Sadly I fall in that age group) but thank god gen z is coming and they’re the most conservative since boomers. #EndSnowflakes
These are truly sad times, and some things just cannot be explained with logic.
I can tell you this with logic: I'm STILL Proud to live in what USED to be "AMERICA".
Go Duke!
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I can tell you this with logic: I'm STILL Proud to live in what USED to be "AMERICA".
Go Duke!
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I’ve had conversations with her. She’s a wacko. She told me that he used the word immigrant instead of refugee. I just walked away.
What Dad2ze failed to mention is his boy is mean
But now you said his son is mean. That friendship is over
He threw leaves...I mean come on, what kind of monster is that