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dd's avatar

Why is gender identity even being taught? What is there to be explored? It seems that Anglophone countries are reverting to atavistic stereotypes of what is male and female....and how they should act.

Some of you may find this interesting.....

https://wesleyyang.substack.com/p/queer-normative-elementary-schooling

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Mathgoddess's avatar

Because Murphy threatened to take over your boe if you didn't

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dd's avatar

But even there....Why would your governor, or anyone else, want this taught? To any age.

Loads of this stuff(meaning gender ideology/theory)...almost all of it.....is rank pseudo-science...a kind of leftist creationism.

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Elizabeth F's avatar

This is perfect and very age appropriate! Well done Hammonton!

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Barbara Holstein's avatar

Those pictures are ridiculous, there is no need to use humanized characteristics to teach body parts. A skeletal frame without the human characteristics shown here has been the method of teaching body parts.

I feel these characteristics are making it seem appropriate to “see” naked forms of children in settings outside their parental guidance - being discussed by people other than their parents.

I have not given attention to other content of this article yet except that the district is doing what all districts should be doing addressing the parents concerns, communicating to parents, and making sure all stakeholders are informed of their action.

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annaroo1021's avatar

I totally agree with you. It's time to stop compromising on these issues and call out the inappropriate. I think for most if not all of us, when we see these diagrams, something inside us says "this is Wrong" but we stay quiet.

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Barbara Holstein's avatar

Compliance has been ingrained in each of use by the establishment IMHO - as a 1970 model, this began in kindergarten. However, I was born going against the grain and speaking out about it. Now thankfully there are more of us - going against the grains of indoctrination.

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LR's avatar

I agree with you 100%. This is so wrong. We cannot tolerate this

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LR's avatar

We parents are accepting too much. Every kid knows all these body parts by the time they start school. Remember how they learned the words by us talking to them and taking care of them, like "let's put your socks on your feet." This is a slow method to normalize kids seeing these types of pictures as one parent pointed out and of course normalize them talking about private body parts. Grooming

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annaroo1021's avatar

Absolutely. The indoctrination occurs in educational institutions, social media, and the "entertainment " world. Slowly, consistently, and repetitively. Time to cancel the streaming channels, no video gaming, no smart phones. Homeschool if possible.

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annaroo1021's avatar

I agree with the text but the diagram is NOT age appropriate for second graders.

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Alfred's avatar

That's exactly what we wanted to do in Clifton however the BOE completely ignored us and the superintendent went along with it... my question is now that the elections are over and we're two/three months what's being done.. I heard from several sources that a lot of pro family people got in, I don't see no uproar, I don't see no changes happening at all.. As for me I chose not to vote this past election and I feel wonderful about it and I can see the importance of not voting so I've changed my views completely on our voting system which is outdated and needs to be completely restructured...

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Mathgoddess's avatar

We got a lot of parents on boe by voting. This is the way you fix the school

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annaroo1021's avatar

I understand the frustration and agree that the election process needs to be redesigned. But I feel that by not voting, it is also saying that we don't care enough to get up and do something about things, that we choose comfort over freedoms. They need to know who we want to be placed in government and that we know, it is them who work for us.

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Angelique Volpe's avatar

Good job Hammonton. Where are the schools that completely abolished it ? If we let this go on it will never end.

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Alfred's avatar

Voting can be a good thing, however it is much deeper than-cast your vote.. In my town we had someone speak out only to get in, he backed off last two months prior to election, and hasn't said anything about the material being promoted through Garden State Equality and school district.. . That is sad - that is politics.. George Carlin says " voting only gives you the illusion that you are dong something - the owners of the country have control and will continue" However I am hoping to see a movement, now, that many feel a lot of good parents have been elected - let us see..

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Mathgoddess's avatar

Voting in small elections 100% does something. But it takes informing an electorate to the issues. This is why we have this news letter.

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