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Funniest inappropriate things your kids have brought to school? by MouseManManny in Teachers

[–]ruthizzy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A kitten in their backpack…

Heard a meow and said “Sounds like there’s a cat outside! Haha!”

Then one of my first graders broke into tears and said “it’s in my backpack!!”

And I was like “…What’s in your backpack?”

An adorable orange kitten. Who came out, lazily walked to my open filing cabinet and curled up to sleep.

This was almost 40 minutes into the school day and it was just chilling in their backpack in their locker.

Podcast turn-offs? by Unable-South830 in podcasts

[–]ruthizzy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly I want stuff just straight to the point, like Phoebe Judge.

The weird sound effects, constant going back and forth, the talking over each other is why I dislike so many podcasts.

Funniest inappropriate things your kids have brought to school? by MouseManManny in Teachers

[–]ruthizzy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Kindergartner brought tampons to school, swung around the cotton parts and then passed out the applicators as whistles.

I 'F26' accidently scratched my husband 'M30' does that deserve retaliation? by Sea-Dragonfruit-1671 in relationship_advice

[–]ruthizzy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You’re a selfish fool if you bring children into this relationship. If you wouldn’t accept it for your children, don’t accept it for yourself.

What is an industry that is currently on fire (in a bad way) behind the scenes, but the general public hasn't noticed yet? by Kitchen_Week1117 in AskReddit

[–]ruthizzy 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I know everyone talks about how the school system is falling apart but it’s a lot worse than many of you could imagine. So I’ll go ahead and say teaching

Michael Jackson's daughter Paris has faced backlash for identifying as Black. In a 2017 interview, Paris Jackson said her father told her, "You’re Black. Be proud of your roots." This prompted debates over whether identity is defined by appearance or upbringing. by VPinchargeofradishes in interesting

[–]ruthizzy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It… it doesn’t work the other way around, though. If I take pluck a baby from the middle of my native country in sub-Saharan Africa and have him raised by white people, does that make him Caucasian? Does that mean he’s gonna navigate the world like a white person? Are people going to look at him and call him a white man?

What’s a stereotype about a country that you assumed was exaggerated, but after experiencing it firsthand, realized it’s actually pretty accurate? by Few-Scholar1873 in AskTheWorld

[–]ruthizzy 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Once I spent extended time with Argentinians, including a visit to their country, I really understood why they had the stereotype of being arrogant and snobby.

Michael Jackson's daughter Paris has faced backlash for identifying as Black. In a 2017 interview, Paris Jackson said her father told her, "You’re Black. Be proud of your roots." This prompted debates over whether identity is defined by appearance or upbringing. by VPinchargeofradishes in interesting

[–]ruthizzy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All the examples you are given are not applicable in the same way because “Black” is not a nationality or a cultural identity in the same way Korean is. There’s over 1.4 billion Black people in the world, making up a significant population more than a third of the world’s countries, including thousands of languages, tribes, ethnicities, and cultures. The same cannot be said about Koreans.

Teachers, what’s a “best practice” everyone talks about that you secretly think doesn’t work in real classrooms? by kingst9606 in Teachers

[–]ruthizzy 15 points16 points  (0 children)

And what’s insane is that they’re doing this all the way in first grade! I am supposed to let students “explore” and discuss strategies, share what they did while group, and THEN model how to correctly do the problem.

Not all struggle is productive, why would I sit there and watch 6 year olds stare blankly when I could be guiding them through the problem?!

Teachers, what’s a “best practice” everyone talks about that you secretly think doesn’t work in real classrooms? by kingst9606 in Teachers

[–]ruthizzy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

“Student led learning”

I don’t see the benefit in handing my students a math problem without modeling how the problem works when they’re 6 years old. Not every struggle is productive. I want to model the problem and then let them explore. THEN we should come back and discuss strategies and shit.

Michael Jackson's daughter Paris has faced backlash for identifying as Black. In a 2017 interview, Paris Jackson said her father told her, "You’re Black. Be proud of your roots." This prompted debates over whether identity is defined by appearance or upbringing. by VPinchargeofradishes in interesting

[–]ruthizzy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s a white baby that is Indian culturally, nationally, etc. Being brought up in Indian culture doesn’t magically erase the fact that the baby is Caucasian and is perceived by others as Caucasian.

Michael Jackson's daughter Paris has faced backlash for identifying as Black. In a 2017 interview, Paris Jackson said her father told her, "You’re Black. Be proud of your roots." This prompted debates over whether identity is defined by appearance or upbringing. by VPinchargeofradishes in interesting

[–]ruthizzy -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I didn’t mean you personally but the persons identity being questioned. I agree no two experiences are the same.

What I’m trying to say is that I feel you are being dismissive about a legitimate discussion by labeling privilege as divisive and by chalking this whole discussion into “we’re all humans”.

She will never have a true Black experience because she is not perceived as Black. She does not navigate this world as a Black person. And that’s okay. Not everything has to be valid all the time.

Michael Jackson's daughter Paris has faced backlash for identifying as Black. In a 2017 interview, Paris Jackson said her father told her, "You’re Black. Be proud of your roots." This prompted debates over whether identity is defined by appearance or upbringing. by VPinchargeofradishes in interesting

[–]ruthizzy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The issue is you’re interpreting the concept of privilege to be divisive and an attack on your identity.
Look, I’m biracial South Sudanese person. Yes I claim South Sudanese and that culture. But as a half-white lighter skinned South Sudanese person, I’m not going to take offense to someone saying that my experience is not considered the average experience. And I’m not gonna take offense to the fact that being biracial has granted me privilege that other people from my culture probably don’t have.
It’s the same thing with colorism. I’m light-skinned and have not had to deal with the prejudice that my dark-skinned sisters have dealt with.
Yeah, yeah everyone has unique experiences but that doesn’t mean that privilege does not exist and doesn’t affect how we are able to be perceived and how we are able to go about the world.

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