There is some controversy in my son's pre-kindergarten class (4-5 year olds). Last week the teacher spoke to the children about 9/11 and explained that there were planes that crashed into the twin towers and brave firefighters went to the buildings to save people but some people died...
Well... at least one parent is very upset that the teacher talked about "death" and "planes crashing into buildings" and is considering pulling her child out of the class.
Has anyone dealt with this situation before? How young is too young to talk about these horrific events?
Sounds like a helicopter parent who resents not being in total control. Let them pulls the kid out.
If I were a teacher I'd try to avoid any of that and leave it to the parents.
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Maybe 3rd grade on a broad level, not until 6th or so in real detail. My choice of grade is of course debatable, but there is obviously a cutoff somewhere.
Would I pull my kid out of class? Probably not but I might have a conversation with the teacher. Just to understand the reasoning behind it all. Early-Ed teachers have a tough job. In addition to teaching our children, they are also surrogate parents for a few hours every day and they have to make parent-like decisions that often don't have guidelines.
I don't think I'd yank my child from the school if they enjoyed it, nor would I raise a huge issue because of it, but I'd prefer at the age education and hard topic conversation come from me and not a preschool teacher.
Their description of what is taught, actually not taught, at the middle school and high school level is truly disturbing.
Last night I spent a half hour arguing about whether the moon landings were real or fake.
The youngest (she was 18 months old) was afraid to watch any coverage about 9-11 until she was about 10 years old.
Just try to gauge what to do about how you think each of your kids would react. You know them best.
Just really stupid.
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No teacher should be telling kids that age anything about
"planes crashing into buildings"
Come on folks. Why do so many people think very young children NEED to face reality?Jesus Christ, can't they be little kids and have fun for a few years? LOL FUCK! Shit gets real fast enough.
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Thanks for clarifying
Would I pull my kid out of class? Probably not but I might have a conversation with the teacher. Just to understand the reasoning behind it all. Early-Ed teachers have a tough job. In addition to teaching our children, they are also surrogate parents for a few hours every day and they have to make parent-like decisions that often don't have guidelines.
The principal and/or superintendent of schools ought to have a conversation with a teacher who tells kids who are 4 and 5 about airplanes crashing into buildings and people dying. LOLOLOL JESUS CHRIST PEOPLE!!! That's a teacher which piss-poor judgment!!!
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but no ... the 3- and 5-year-old did NOT grasp it as it was happening.
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Thanks for clarifying
It's my pleasure.
Jesus.
"useless mensch"?
I don't think you know what a mensch is.
I'm not going to shield my child from that stuff, but at that age it should be up to the parent to decide when and how the subject is discussed.
My kids are 7, 6, 5 and 2....and as far as I know none of them know about 9/11. If they ask me about it I wouldn't hide it from them, but there is zero purpose in force-feeding it to them.
My wife teaches 1st grade, and hates that she has to talk about this subject every year. 4, 5, 6, even 7 is probably too young to be talking about these sort of topics - but can't blame the teacher for that.
Deej, I'm not going to show my kids Loose Change until they're out of first grade. Seriously that was hilarious.
The part about death doesn't bother me, that is just silly. The sooner kids learn that they and others aren't immortal the better. Would the parent be mad if they talked about Abraham Lincoln... it all really depends on how it came about and what exactly was said.
I don't recall having the trauma of WW2 discussed with me when I was a kid.
If you weren't directly impacted, it's time to move on.
Would only agree with "fired" if there was a pattern of similar shitty judgment.
Teacher might be 23, and honestly? Some 23-year-olds are fucking useless, even with a degree in their hands.