I know these letters seem to be an exaggeration but unless your child is in the thick of this crap, it’s impossible to imagine. My biggest regret is the huge chunk of change we paid to Friends Seminary, stupidly believing in the Quaker ideology that “everyone’s voice should be heard.” Unless, of course, that voice is a Zionist, cis-white…
I know these letters seem to be an exaggeration but unless your child is in the thick of this crap, it’s impossible to imagine. My biggest regret is the huge chunk of change we paid to Friends Seminary, stupidly believing in the Quaker ideology that “everyone’s voice should be heard.” Unless, of course, that voice is a Zionist, cis-white male, who points out that a Sieg Heil by a math teacher is not a good look and a Swastika scratched in a bathroom wall was probably not someone displaying hatred of the Romani. My son was berated, belittled, and ostracized by students and faculty alike for not “checking his privilege” and his support of an “apartheid state.”
The good news about that nightmare is that my son became an incredible critical thinker, recognizing on his own that he cannot learn without hearing opinions and ideas you don’t necessarily agree with. He is looking to a career in public policy with the dream of actually helping people, rather than just talking about it.
I’ll leave you with this anecdote—I told my son that a classmate’s parent had passed away. His response, “I hope people are kind because all the kids hate him.” When I asked why, he told me, “Because he is a Republican.”
Tolerance and acceptance all around?
I don’t think so. These schools and administrators should be ashamed of themselves.
I have a feeling that they tried to nurture a generation of red guards, but it might backfire and nurture a generation of conservatives and true liberals who can actually think critically.
I know these letters seem to be an exaggeration but unless your child is in the thick of this crap, it’s impossible to imagine. My biggest regret is the huge chunk of change we paid to Friends Seminary, stupidly believing in the Quaker ideology that “everyone’s voice should be heard.” Unless, of course, that voice is a Zionist, cis-white male, who points out that a Sieg Heil by a math teacher is not a good look and a Swastika scratched in a bathroom wall was probably not someone displaying hatred of the Romani. My son was berated, belittled, and ostracized by students and faculty alike for not “checking his privilege” and his support of an “apartheid state.”
The good news about that nightmare is that my son became an incredible critical thinker, recognizing on his own that he cannot learn without hearing opinions and ideas you don’t necessarily agree with. He is looking to a career in public policy with the dream of actually helping people, rather than just talking about it.
I’ll leave you with this anecdote—I told my son that a classmate’s parent had passed away. His response, “I hope people are kind because all the kids hate him.” When I asked why, he told me, “Because he is a Republican.”
Tolerance and acceptance all around?
I don’t think so. These schools and administrators should be ashamed of themselves.
I have a feeling that they tried to nurture a generation of red guards, but it might backfire and nurture a generation of conservatives and true liberals who can actually think critically.