I figured there would be enough stories about our kids' schools (or our own) for its own thread.
I got an email today from my sons' school's (temporary) head of school.
Subject: A Day WIthout A Woman
First paragraph:
I know that many of you are in discernment about ways to express support and solidarity with women in our community and in the world on March 8. And so many of you have communicated a desire to have that expression manifested in a way that reflects a deep valuing of all that women contribute to the CFS community and to the world. The conversations I have had with staff, students, and families over the last several days have heartened me as a woman and have given me, along with others on the staff, the opportunity wrestle with how we might approach March 8 on our campus.
It goes on like that. Eventually I realized that the point was to say that the school would be open, there'd be enough staff there, and it is OK if students or parents want to skip out. At no point did the email ever explain what the hell the day was, other than the subject line. Instead, it just kept talking about the special significance of March 8. I had to Google it to find out what the hell she was talking about.
Shirley wrote:I figured there would be enough stories about our kids' schools (or our own) for its own thread.
I got an email today from my sons' school's (temporary) head of school.
Subject: A Day WIthout A Woman
First paragraph:
I know that many of you are in discernment about ways to express support and solidarity with women in our community and in the world on March 8. And so many of you have communicated a desire to have that expression manifested in a way that reflects a deep valuing of all that women contribute to the CFS community and to the world. The conversations I have had with staff, students, and families over the last several days have heartened me as a woman and have given me, along with others on the staff, the opportunity wrestle with how we might approach March 8 on our campus.
It goes on like that. Eventually I realized that the point was to say that the school would be open, there'd be enough staff there, and it is OK if students or parents want to skip out. At no point did the email ever explain what the hell the day was, other than the subject line. Instead, it just kept talking about the special significance of March 8. I had to Google it to find out what the hell she was talking about.
I was in discernment over the whole thing.
How old is your son?
I think that if this is being done at a high school, than that's cool. But younger than that, I dunno...
(Not being done at my daughter's high school)
ETA - just noticed the word "discernment." That is stunning. Was he unsure of what the word meant - in which case, especially as an educator, you shouldn't use it - or did his auto-correct do it and he was too lazy to check?
Either way, NOT very impressive. I would dock marks if one of my students did that.
"beautiful, with an exotic-yet-familiar facial structure and an arresting gaze."
The head of school (elementary through high school) is a she. Her creative use of "discernment" was the funniest part, but don't sleep on the second sentence. Read that word salad! Thank god this woman is only running things for one year.
Again, at no point does the email ever explain that March 8 is "A Day Without A Woman," or explain what that even means. It's like I joined in the middle of a conversation.
Does that mean I can tell my wife to stay out of the house all day on the 8th (has to take the kid with her)? If so, they need this day without women to be on a Saturday.
Anyone here have any experience with or knowledge about inclusion classrooms? Found out that's what Q's 1st grade classroom is. No issues with the concept (and, based on two kids who aren't in there, its not being used as a behavioral room), just want to know if there's anything parents should expect or be aware of.
Johnnie wrote: ↑Sat Sep 10, 2022 8:13 pmOh shit, you just reminded me about toilet paper.
Depends on the severity of the inclusion children. My wife always has two or three kids identified with an IEP and one or two that are not identified, also with an IEP. She has only had a couple kids in her close to 20 years in the classroom that were removed from the classroom and put into a more specialized setting. Those were cases were because of self violent behavior and uncontrollable outbursts. And the parents fought hard to not have them moved, but she along with previous teachers had kept very detailed notes of behavior. Plus the recommendation of the school psychologist helped.
There really shouldn't be any issue for Q.
To quote both Bruce Prichard and Tony Schiavone, "Fuck Duff Meltzer."
I believe our oldest was in an inclusion classroom in second grade. Our main concern was that the class as a whole would fall behind in the curriculum (as compared to the other second grade classes) but it didn't end up being an issue.
mister d wrote:Anyone here have any experience with or knowledge about inclusion classrooms? Found out that's what Q's 1st grade classroom is. No issues with the concept (and, based on two kids who aren't in there, its not being used as a behavioral room), just want to know if there's anything parents should expect or be aware of.
As the parent of a child who is included, the benefits to the child with special needs are fantastic. Social skills, language, behavior, etc. all improved when my son was included with neuro-typical peers in his school. He stepped up to interact and make friends and those friends reached out to him when he struggled. It is only the parents who have the issue with inclusion, the kids don't care at all.
BFJ is the town wizard who runs a magic shop. He also has a golem that he has trained to attack anti-Semites.
From an email I just got from our our new head of school:
As I near completion of my first year at CFS, I want to share highlights and discernments from this year, as well as thoughts and ideas about next year with the school community.
Note, this is a different woman than the one who butchered "discernment" last year. Am I missing something?
dis·cern·ment dəˈsərnmənt
noun
noun: discernment
1. the ability to judge well.
"an astonishing lack of discernment"
2. (in Christian contexts) perception in the absence of judgment with a view to obtaining spiritual direction and understanding.
"without providing for a time of healing and discernment, there will be no hope of living through this present moment without a shattering of our common life"
I feel some discernment over our decision to pay money to have my son educated at this school. Luckily he only has one year left. We discerned our younger soon to a new high school this year.
