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The idea that a parent's ideological worries are something that a school should do something about is inherently problematic. Children are always going to have
by kube-system 3y ago
The idea that a parent's ideological worries are something that a school should do something about is inherently problematic. Children are always going to have families with ideological differences from their peers. However, this isn't a reason to turn the school itself into the arbiters of those ideological differences.
The school didn't come up with the cartoon, others in society did. Children are going to talk about cartoons that they watch. My parents didn't always like the cartoons some of my classmates watched. Their solution was to not let me watch them, and instill their own set of values in me. They didn't ask the school to shelter me from the existence of other's ideologies.
- alienicecream 3y agoI would agree with you but it's not that simple. In Toronto there was a "controversy" when the schools allowed parents to exempt their children from drag queen story hour.
- kube-system 3y agoI am not familiar with that situation, but I think my previous statement could apply in any situation. I'm not picking sides here. There are ways to discuss sensitive and ideologically divisive topics in an academic and neutral way. The way religion and politics are covered in social studies courses is often a good example of this. You don't have to pick sides to cover a topic in a neutral manner.
- alienicecream 3y agoWell my point with that example was that in your case your parents wouldn't have had the option to not let you watch the cartoon, the school would have decided for them. It's not just about kids discussing what they've been exposed to at home.