Should they be teaching racism at school??

[sneakysparkle]

you go girl!!

[Visitor6]

Maybe clarify what was actually taught before unleashing on the school......

Perhaps they were describing what discrimination was; the radical view was given as an example. Perhaps it was lost in the teaching and explanation to the kids.

[murraysmum]

i went to a small country school and the racsim was bad as me and about 10 others were the only white ausies we coped alott of flack same with the aborignal students and when we asked the teachers why we were singled out so much the reply was u arnt ittalian

when did that matter its australia isnt it

with the jew thing i dunno why ppl hate them so much it seems to be a global thing same with iraq ppl listen to the media and blow it out of proportion

teachers should be teaching history not changing it to suit there views

[HotI]

It may not be the school policy, but one teacher's views. I had some way out there teacher's who weren't adhering to the stated principle's of the school/religion. Good idea to clarify what was said, and in what context, first.

[Fleur]

Maybe clarify what was actually taught before unleashing on the school......

Perhaps they were describing what discrimination was; the radical view was given as an example. Perhaps it was lost in the teaching and explanation to the kids.

I would hope that it was something like this... but still if they are broaching the subject at all, then they need to be very clear about the message they are putting across. I know my own get the wrong idea about things all the time, but teachers should be aware of this & be a bit careful ...
Will be interesting to see what the school has to say today.

[Turkish Delight]

Maybe clarify what was actually taught before unleashing on the school......

Perhaps they were describing what discrimination was; the radical view was given as an example. Perhaps it was lost in the teaching and explanation to the kids.

Even so, don't you think there would be a more suitable explanation of discrimination? Rather than saying that the Jews hated the muslims and vice versa?

For example - the blonde headed people not liking the red heads or something to that effect??

[Tinks]

Using that as an example is a little too much for a 7 year old to comprehend. Good luck with the school TD. Have you drafted a letter yet?

[Turkish Delight]

Nope. But i will be this morning.

[Trillian]

I would be calling and using a nice voice to ask in exactly what context this was talked about because like you said, he's only 7 and that's a pretty huge concept to be talking about with kids that age and I think it would have been too heavy a subject for them to fully understand anything but the very very basic concept of muslims hate jews and visa versa. Then if you find out that it was something not nice, then let her rip.

[kirsty_lee]

Even so, don't you think there would be a more suitable explanation of discrimination? Rather than saying that the Jews hated the muslims and vice versa?

For example - the blonde headed people not liking the red heads or something to that effect??

:yeahthat: and it's obviously not been discussed in an age appropriate manner because it's quite clear that the 7 year old mind has taken that away from it kwim? I just don't think it's absolutely necessary and I hope it is rectified this morning.

[Turkish Delight]

Ok. i called the school as i first wanted to find out the context in which it was said in before i wrote my letter.

The receptionist was just as shocked as i was when i told her what DS had told me. She said it was totally wrong in whatever context it was told in.

I said that the teacher may have said that the muslims hate the jews and this is totally not on but what my DS has taken out of it is that the muslims hate the jews and vice versa.

The receptionist will speak to the primary co-ordinator and then get back to me.