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School Is Asking for My Child's Race
It is the government's attempt to make up for centuries of racism, but in my opinion, they are just swinging from one end of the pendulum to the other. ...
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- FYI - my workplace has their employees fill out the form also for statistical purposes. If the employee chooses not to fill it out, the HR person has to choose one fo...
- The No Child Left Behind Act requires schools get a breakdown, by race (among other things) of the test scores in a school. I would suggest calling your child's schoo...
- My daughters school did too, it is a new policy of the DoE... My husband just told me a great idea that i wished i did! He said to ALWAYS mark OTHER and beside that ...
8Th Grade Son Wants to Go to Washington DC Trip with Middle school....I'm Scared
Sep 10, 2009 ... positive experience even when they do the historical tours which Im sure will include the racism that was so prevalent back then That is ...
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- K., I understand your concern, First, is there an option where you may be able to chaperone? My daughter did this same trip 4 years ago in 8th grd. and she was just...
- Do they need any chaperons? I remember in 9th grade our German teacher took us to Germany. My parents pretty much agreed to let me go, although after reading your emai...
- Both of my boys went to D.C. in 8th grade, and it was TOTALLY FINE. Our school has been using the same tour company for many, many years and, though we were a little n...
Is the 4Th Harry Potter Book Appropriate for a 3Rd Grader?
There is also a ton of racism. The "pure bloods" don't want anyone that is not them to exist. The plan is to destroy them. It is reminiscent of the Nazis. ...
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- I'm not into censoring children's' reading. I think it is great that your son is so excited about reading a book. It is a children's book, although readers of all ages...
- I think it depends on the kid. My children have seen all of the movies that are currently on DVD. None of them have been scared at all and none of them have had nigh...
- My 8 year old read the first 3 last year and started Goblet of Fire but decided not to finish it. He found it a little bit harder to understand so decided to wait a w...
Language Barrier Between Mommy and Nanny
The attitude that everyone should learn English is very exclusionary and gives the impression of racism! Also, as a teacher with a secondary degree in ...
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- I hope she's teaching your son Spanish, that's a priceless gift =o) I would go to Amazon and search the titles then read the reviews. I've gotten to the point that I...
- Well I agree with another mommy that indicated that it is a PRICELESS gift for the nanny to teach your son spanish. But for me, it is more important to have my child ...
- Hello M., I am really surprised by some of the responses you got here! I read your resquest because my husband's brother and his wife have language barriers with th...
Moms of Biracial Children
I don't know about you, but I have encountered plenty of racism (about our relationship and child) and it was NOT from our family members nor close friends . ...
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- Hi there. I am Caucasian, my husband is Latino. We have one son, 16 mos and another due in April.
- Hi T., I am also black and my husband is white we have one daughter who is 5 she will be 6 on November 18th. I am 27 and work part time. Would love to be able to chat...
- I have a biracial daughter named Elecktra and she's 17 months old. I'm white and my fiancee is black his name is Michael. I would love to chat sometime.
Seeking Mom's Advice on Racist Policy at Local School.
... demographics as they tend to be more challengingbased upon gender race and size This seems to be systemic racism Has ANYONE else had this experience and ...
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- Hi B., I am not a teacher so I am not really sure who you need to contact BUT please if you have the time write up a complaint. This is ridiculous, and as soon as y...
- I am absolutely disgusted by this director's "reasoning" for dismissal. This preschool program is suppose to adhere to state licensing rules. I don't know if it...
- Even though this is a private school, this IS A LAWSUIT if I have ever heard of one. Contact an attorney, through Legal Aid or the ACLU(who I do not generally agree...
Are These Appropriate Movies for a 13 Year Old to Watch at School?
Sep 25, 2009 ... I mean I don't dwell on the facts of the world but we discuss mature topics like war, racism and politics openly. I don't think in this modern world just ...
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- I watched Glory in the th grade and was very tramatized! It is very gory and a lot of death...I think that I would skip that one. Roots might be another one worth wa...
- I'm not sure about the others, but Glory is not appropriate.
- Dear M., I think all of these movies will be fine for your daughter to watch. I vividly remember in the 70's when the series Roots was on television. We watched it ev...
Day Camp Issue
I suggested they have a proffesional come in and speak about racism and that it runs many ways she is caucation and has really taking alot lately from ...
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- Hi J., In my mind, hitting is hitting and if the camp personnel can't protect ALL the campers, it is time to demand money back and find other childcare arrangements...
- I am really sorry your 6 year old was hurt. It looks to me like you did everything right.Go back to the director with the "Rules and Regulations" in hand and point out...
- Yes, you should go to a supervisor on this. First of all, if your child was hit so hard that it still hurt the next day, obviously they had to know about it at the tim...
Want to Homeschool My 9 Year Old....
We have regular LONG conversations about the upcoming presidential election, racism in the past and present, religion, and of course - all of the money ...
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- What Janet suggested is basically public school at home and subject to all the regulations of the schools. Texas is an open homeschool state and homeschool is treated ...
- I do not homeschool, but would love to. I go to a church that 75% of the families do homeschool. I do homeschool during the summer. I love Sonlight!!!! It is readi...
- Hi B.. Hope my response isnt too late. When I was in highschool I homeshcooled some and I used ABEKA. They are based out of Pensicola (sp?), FL are are Christian ba...
The Talk.
... she would ask more and I would give her tid-bits at a time but I didn't stop at sex - our talks include drugs, alcohol, violence, racism, peer-pressure, ...
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- I think it's definately time to start a talk. ;) You could break the ice with a good book on puberty geared toward boys. If you're going to look into church programs t...
- Be honest and don't "sugar coat" anything. If your unsure about what to say or want more resources ask one of his teachers or a councelor at school for help. Just let ...
- You've got lots of good responses here. I'll just add some of the things that I've experienced raising my three sons. You'll both be uncomfortable at first, but as w...
