On January 6, I received an email from the ISK School Counsellor stating that Grade 1 have been learning about 'Friendship and Inclusion'. She encouraged parents to talk to their children about it to help reinforce the concept. Of course, we heeded the advice and had a long discussion over dinner with our children that evening, because we believe in instilling strong values and principles in our children about diversity, tolerance and acceptance.
We were recently greeted by a friend who asked us whether we were attending the ISK Father and Daughter Dance? My husband decided to ask my daughter whether she wanted to go to the event. My daughter looked at both her brothers before replying, "Isn't that Gender Exclusion daddy?" My husband and I were lost for words.
Sometimes it takes a comment from a child to make us realize that we sometimes forego our values in the name of entertainment. Well, that was food for thought from my 10 years old!
Should a school teach our children certain values such as inclusion, and then at the same time organize an event that exclude mothers, sons, daughters without a father, etc?
What do you think and have you noticed any other contradictions at ISK?
2 comments:
Thank you for sharing these ideas :) It broadened my perspective.
Greetings!
Marianna
Eliza and Amelia's mom
middle school dance:
boys bring drinks
girls bring food :-))
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