{"id":121995,"date":"2022-01-20T11:30:25","date_gmt":"2022-01-20T16:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=121995"},"modified":"2022-01-20T11:33:12","modified_gmt":"2022-01-20T16:33:12","slug":"your-parents-are-in-the-military-you-are-privileged","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=121995","title":{"rendered":"Your parents are in the military? You are privileged!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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One of the academic activities “played” in the Fairfax County Public School system is “privilege bingo”. Kids look at the “bingo card” and identify the traits that they have. For each of the squares that apply to them, they get “points”. One of the privilege items was “Military Kid.”<\/p>\n

From the Daily Wire:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

It also says one has “privilege” if they are a “Military Kid,” drawing shock from parents who pointed out that children of military members must move away from their friends constantly, not see one of their parents for months on end, potentially deal with post-traumatic stress disorder, and risk becoming orphans.<\/p>\n

Parents who complained received a note from Assistant Superintendent Douglas A. Tyson that said:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

The screen shot you reference comes from an approved FCPS English Curriculum lesson that is centered around students selecting a “choice” test and examining in detail the author’s perspective on a wide-range [sic] of issues. Students are asked, in the lesson, to read critically and think critically about the author’s perspective on several fronts including the author’s privilege that may or may not be present in the work. Students are then asked independently and self reflectively to juxtapose their thoughts regarding any perceived privilege they think they may have and how they would potentially rewrite portions of the text. Students are not asked or required to report out their self-reflections. This lesson is an adept vehicle to push student thinking to challenge the author’s thoughts\/conclusions and to sharpen their ability to critically read selected texts.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A spokeswoman for the district did not immediately return a request for comment from The Daily Wire.<\/p>\n

Fairfax County, based near the Pentagon, has a large number of military families. It collects supplemental funding for educating military families, but many refused to turn in the form giving them the extra cash this year because of perceived derision of those serving their country or because of frustration with other failures of the school system, parents said.<\/p>\n

In September, school board member Abrar Omeish, whose father was on the board of the mosque attended by 9\/11 hijackers and hired as imam a top Al-Qaeda operative, forcefully opposed a resolution honoring the victims of the attacks on their 20th anniversary. A photo also showed her without her hand over her heart during the pledge of allegiance.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Daily Wire article can be read here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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