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2 mins ago

to Oscar Gordon

A Teacher

+ Oscar Gordon: Flip it on it’s head.What happens if the teacher thinks transgender kids are abominations and the administration is at best apathetic about it? I suppose [. . .]

Oscar Gordon: Flip it on it’s head.What happens if the teacher thinks transgender kids are abominations and the administration is at best apathetic about it?

I suppose this is where the "School Choice" supporters find their reddest meat. Don't like the way the school treats your kid? Shop around for a better option.

Though, frankly, THAT issue requires an entirely new article to kick off an entirely new discussion.

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When Schools Get Political, What Should Teachers Do?

7 mins ago

Andrew Donaldson

+ Those that argue that preserving the Confederate monuments/statues is a matter of history want it to be the history they prefer to believe. The Forrest [. . .]

Those that argue that preserving the Confederate monuments/statues is a matter of history want it to be the history they prefer to believe. The Forrest statue is a good example: proponents will say its a memorial, and true Forrest and his wife's remains were moved to the location, but not until 1904 and the statue was installed in 1905. Like the majority of these statues, they were put up during a time when, a generation removed from the actual war and with those that lived it fading into history, many wanted to change the historical narrative. It took many forms, such as what we now call Lost Cause beliefs, to emphasize the "honorable" struggle against long odds for rights and de-emphasize slavery. But it isn't true, its a monstrous lie that generations of folks have bought into totally and made part of their identity. Not every soldier standing in the line for the Confederacy was there to save slavery, but the leadership and vast majority rebelled against their country to keep the horrid practice institutionalized. The wickedness of it is enshrined for history to judge in the Confederacy's constitution, documents, papers, and actions. So if some want to argue "heritage not hate" fine, lets have that conversation. Because trying to rewrite the history to absolve the south created a lot of hate for generations since. We cannot have mob violence pulling them down. But do it legislatively, make leaders and lawmakers put their names on it. History should know them and where they stood too.

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Tennessee’s General Assembly Sure Is Concerned With Keeping Racists Happy

15 mins ago

to gabriel conroy

A Teacher

+ gabriel conroy: Now, there is much disagreement on our ultimate takeaway from the problem Michele is describing. And I believe much of that disagreement is based [. . .]

gabriel conroy:
Now, there is much disagreement on our ultimate takeaway from the problem Michele is describing. And I believe much of that disagreement is based more on reductio

Which is where I tried to start this line of questioning by saying "I struggle..."

For a student who believes, strongly, that there are two genders to which you are assigned at birth by the nature of your genitals, calling Thomas by the name Rachel is deeply problematic. He could be moved to call them Tommy, or T, or T-man, or possibly even Steve as those all fit in his world view. But the act of saying "you need to call her Rachel" could be seen as political.

And as someone who has taught "Rachel", I can assure you that she needs to hear an adult say "This is who she is; at least tolerate it, but if you can go a step further and accept it." far more than she needs to hear an adult say "We should all form our own opinions about who Thomas is and what we should call him."

It also ties into the question of what kind of social change can be affected without advocating specifically for legal policy (at least that's how I'm interpreting the question @michele-kerr asked). I believe that a lot of the reason we've seen more acceptance of the marginalized communities (LBGTQ+) is that we've normalized acceptance in school and the workplace. I believe part of the pathway towards legal status for same sex partnerships rests on the fact that small acts of kindness and acceptance built into something more.

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When Schools Get Political, What Should Teachers Do?

35 mins ago

to Jaybird

Dark Matter

+ They actually came out and supported the First Amendment, Free Speech, and Academic Freedom.We'll see if she's still working there in a year. She's on [. . .]

They actually came out and supported the First Amendment, Free Speech, and Academic Freedom.

We'll see if she's still working there in a year.

She's on their radar as a problem to be solved, she's costing the U money.

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Barbara Bush, Randa Jarrar, and the Outrage of Free Speech

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