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As part of a social studies class, a New Jersey public middle school forced students to watch a video about a transgender man’s hormone treatment—all without notifying parents.
The video, “Ten Years on Testosterone,” details the transition of LGBT activist Aydian Dowling through hormone injections. Teachers and administrators at Pearl R. Miller Middle School in Kinnelon, N.J., did not notify parents about the lesson, which included slideshows with definitions of different gender ideologies, beforehand.
“You can build up the courage to stand up for yourself in a way that this is what you want to do with your life,” Dowling says in the video after injecting testosterone.
Absolutely sickening, and that's near where I live. NJ is the #1 state for education but the Murphy Administration is opening up the schools to all of these things into the school system including making climate change a core subject next to Math and English, starting at Kindergarten. As someone who is family planning at the moment, we are not letting our kids go to schools in the state and will be moving.
I am confused. I am pretty sure I've read many statements on C-D from our liberal friends about how this is not happening. What gives?
It depends on the lesson the video is being used for and the justification for why it was shown. If the video is being used to persuade a political or religious opinion on the class it is an infringement on the same clause that makes forced school prayer to a deity in secular public school unconstitutional. What the law should be on any segment of society is not to be persuaded on a class but story-telling without a political motivation can be appropriate at middle school age.
And so, if the video is part of a larger series on integrity, respecting and embracing differences in individuals, and in a series with other documentaries such as stories about immigrants, children with rare genetic conditions, social studies on differences in appearance, mental health, loving your neighbor as yourself, if it’s umbrella’d in this kind of a way it’s not inappropriate as a chapter for middle schoolers. When I was in grade 6 I was taught about this book in reading class and it was very perfectly situated for the kids ages 11-12. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maniac_Magee
That said I would have to add that also it would be appropriate in the same context to have a story for middle schoolers about a lost boy with a troubled past who found redemption in the lord Jesus Christ his local church gave him place and he became born-again. If serving to speak on one among a number of unique narrative stories without pressing what any child should do or believe in, that story would also fit appropriately. In this story it would even be appropriate if the story involves a boy who found home-schooling to be a better fit for his new found values , and if it questions minds of kids to think outside of public school that would be fitting as long as the teacher doesn’t use that lesson to persuade a political or ideology on the class or grade or discriminate based on it.
Also teaching hate or prejudice should not be allowed, so it would not be appropriate to teach a story about someone who found joy in being superior to others because of his race creed or anything like that. Likewise it should be forbidden for a teacher to comment negatively about any group of people who do not believe in trans rights but rather to not dictate any opinion on the issue unless it’s kind and positive to each and every group.
Now in high school it’s appropriate to speak against racism, or any discrimination on any of the protected rights under equal protection. In middle school it’s important to address hatred when someone sees it and explain why it’s wrong, but to not teach racism so much as to just emphasize be kind to each other no matter what they look like.
Last edited by Freesponge; 03-28-2022 at 03:23 PM..
It depends on the lesson the video is being used for and the justification for why it was shown. If the video is being used to persuade a political or religious opinion on the class it is an infringement on the same clause that makes forced school prayer to a deity in secular public school unconstitutional.
However, if the video is part of a larger series on integrity, respecting and embracing differences in individuals, and in a series with other documentaries such as stories about immigrants, children with rare genetic conditions, social studies on differences in appearance, mental health, loving your neighbor as yourself, if it’s umbrella’d in this kind of a way it’s not inappropriate as a chapter for middle schoolers.
It's about an "LGBT activist," so we know what it's designed to do.
sex education ≠ transgender hormone therapy, cliffie.
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