Society/Culture School principal makes boys apologize for............being born male.

[Arkangel]

As a general observation, dumping a video in the middle of a thread and expecting people to watch it is lazy. If you’re not prepared to take the time to explain what you got out of it, and why you think the points raised are reasonable, you shouldn’t expect anyone else to take the time to look at it. If you think the content is worthwhile, it’s your responsibility to highlight the aspects of it you think make it so; otherwise discussion devolves into a war of attrition where whoever has the most free time to watch random videos wins—and that person will pretty much always be unhinged.

 

[Maddhew]

As a general observation, dumping a video in the middle of a thread and expecting people to watch it is lazy. If you’re not prepared to take the time to explain what you got out of it, and why you think the points raised are reasonable, you shouldn’t expect anyone else to take the time to look at it. If you think the content is worthwhile, it’s your responsibility to highlight the aspects of it you think make it so; otherwise discussion devolves into a war of attrition where whoever has the most free time to watch random videos wins—and that person will pretty much always be unhinged.

Strange take.

It was posted in response to a quoted post, is quite clearly titled and is a TED talk hosted on youtube (hardly the domain of RWNJs). Given I am reading this thread I would expect the video to be relevant to the topic, which it is. Click on the link, see it has been viewed millions of times with a very high like/dislike ratio. It also clearly shows the length of time. One can figure all that out in less than 30 seconds.

The alternate is to not watch it because you know it is going to challenge your point of view. Or to expect others to take the time to write you the cliffnotes.

 

[Numero Uno]

Has the bigot been sacked yet or is she just another toxic misandrist protected by her privileged gender ?

 

[Chief]

and that person will pretty much always be unhinged.

LOL! It can get that way.

 

[Generalissimo]

hosted on youtube (hardly the domain of RWNJs).

Comments section, however...

 

[medusala]

Education for education's sake is perfectly fine. You never know what is going to come out the other end.

Yeah where would we be without peace and gender studies?

Oh we know what comes out the other end re huge % humanities grads, woke whingers with very little in the way of employable skills.

 

[Chief]

 

[Eagle Wrath]

Yeah where would we be without peace and gender studies?

Oh we know what comes out the other end re huge % humanities grads, woke whingers with very little in the way of employable skills.

Yes, get rid of that and twitter and we are halfway to fixing many issues. I would add mainstream media to the list too

 

[sdfc]

Random Crows supporter.

 

[Rory Walkerfield]

Looking forward to the social outrage at this article on news.com.au

What man looks like now one year after dating

The past year really has done a number on us – with most of us sporting unruly hairstyles, less-toned physiques and a penchant for tracksuit pants thanks to lockdowns and COVID restrictions.

www.news.com.au

wonder if there’d be the same reaction if the story was about a boyfriend posting about similar changes to his girlfriend?

 

[Better Loosen Up]

Sydney school Lindfield Learning Village slammed by NSW education minister Sarah Mitchell and police minister David Elliott for making primary school students create BLM and anti-cop signs | 7NEWS.com.au

Now we have this....

Political activism really needs to stay out of the classroom.

 

[Chief]

Pretty ******* funny IMO.

" Sarah Mitchell, NSW Minister for Education and Early Childhood Learning, said politics had no place in classrooms. "

Get ya hand off it Sarah.

" David Elliott, the NSW Minister for Police and Emergency services, was appalled at the signs. "

Did you see the Sunrise interview where he went red in the face telling everyone "there is no race problem in Australia!" ?

What a tool.

 

[Better Loosen Up]

Pretty ******* funny IMO.

" Sarah Mitchell, NSW Minister for Education and Early Childhood Learning, said politics had no place in classrooms. "

Get ya hand off it Sarah.

Really? Ok....

 

[Chief]

Really? Ok....

While the NSW Police Minister refuses to believe there is any racism in Australia, maybe the kids signs aren't too far off the mark?

 

[Better Loosen Up]

While the NSW Police Minister refuses to believe there is any racism in Australia, maybe the kids signs aren't too far off the mark?

You think it's a good idea to encourage kids to show blantant disrespect towards law enforcement?

 

[Better Loosen Up]

While the NSW Police Minister refuses to believe there is any racism in Australia, maybe the kids signs aren't too far off the mark?

Regardless, it shouldn't be encouraged in a primary school classroom.

 

[Chief]

Regardless, it shouldn't be encouraged in a primary school classroom.

So what has been encouraged?

Were they being taught that cops are racist? Or were they learning about a movement and being taught to pick out the main messages of that movement, the better to apply it universally when they encounter messages in the media?

Is teaching kids Macbeth encouraging them to murder?

 

[Better Loosen Up]

So what has been encouraged?

Were they being taught that cops are racist? Or were they learning about a movement and being taught to pick out the main messages of that movement, the better to apply it universally when they encounter messages in the media?

Is teaching kids Macbeth encouraging them to murder?

Discussing a particular movement and encouraging kids to write slogans like "Stop killer cops" and "Pigs out of the country" are two very different things.

Who gets taught Shakespeare in Primary School? Really?

How about we go back to teaching maths, english and a bit of respect...

 

[Chief]

a bit of respect...

Respect for what? Commissions, investigations, all that, we've pretty much taught kids that they should be very wary of institutions like private schools, the church, child services, and the police.

Right now I could not recommend that any minority kid in NSW go anywhere near the police because the police minister doesn't even believe racism is an issue, so nothing will be done to improve the situation, and any racism they encounter has already been denied by the guy running the ******* show.

Without the full context of this classroom exercise we can't say whether or not it is appropriate. Of course "Stop Killer Cops", or whatever, is probably going a bit far for the average vanilla Sunrise watcher, whose sensitivities must be protected at all cost.

 

[Chief]

Got a point Kram, or just the usual pointless response?

 

[Kram]

How can you respond to such stupidity as the start of the second paragraph?

Laughing is all it's worth.

 

[Chief]

How can you respond to such stupidity as the start of the second paragraph?

Laughing is all it's worth.

OK so nothing.

If the head of a church said paedophilia doesn't exist, would you send your kid to that church?

NSW right now has a police minister who does not believe racism really exists in Australia.

If you can't see the parallel, you aren't looking.

Now, OF COURSE he doesn't speak for every cop, or even the state police commissioner. So OF COURSE it doesn't mean kids shouldn't go to the cops.

But this s**t is lost on you. Enjoy your little thread.

 

[Better Loosen Up]

Respect for what? Commissions, investigations, all that, we've pretty much taught kids that they should be very wary of institutions like private schools, the church, child services, and the police.

Gee whiz! Is it any wonder why our society is gradually going down the toilet.....

 

[Suspense]

Discussing a particular movement and encouraging kids to write slogans like "Stop killer cops" and "Pigs out of the country" are two very different things.

“Posters referring to police were created in February this year as part of a pre-learning activity aimed at identifying what year 5 and 6 students knew before they started studying contemporary Aboriginal history. As part of their critical thinking, students were asked to write down all the issues they have heard from the mainstream news, other information sources or commentary. The comments on the posters were not taught to students.”

https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...ng-ignited-a-media-storm-20210421-p57l2c.html

Personally, I'd suggest it's probably not an appropriate topic for Grade 5-6 kids - as most kids that age lack the analytical/critical thinking skills to truly understand and evaluate the issues, historical contexts, and viewpoints involved in BLM.

It is, however, a topic that would be covered in Years 7-10 despite the asinine protestations that schools must remain 'apolitical'.

 

[Chief]

As suspected. Barely worth the fuss.