'Gender inclusive' school district says drop 'boys and girls,' call kids 'purple penguins'
'Gender inclusive' school district says drop 'boys and girls,' call kids 'purple penguins'
The fine folks who run the school system in Lincoln, Neb., are on a campaign to make their classrooms gender-inclusive. And that means teachers will no longer refer to boys and girls as boys and girls.
Dont use phrases such as boys and girls, you guys, ladies and gentlemen, and similarly gendered expressions to get kids attention, reads a handout from the Lincoln Public Schools that was given to teachers.
The handout was part of an effort to educate teachers and administrators about transgender issues, educators told the Lincoln Journal Star.
So instead of asking boys and girls to line up as boys or girls, teachers have been encouraged to segregate the children by whether they prefer skateboards or bikes, or whether they like milk or juice.
The agenda were promoting is to help all kids succeed, Brenda Leggiardo the district's coordinator of social workers and counselors told the newspaper . We have kids who come to us with a whole variety of circumstances, and we need to equitably serve all kids.
So instead of asking boys and girls to line up as boys or girls, teachers have been encouraged to segregate the children by whether they prefer skateboards or bikes, or whether they like milk or juice.
Always ask yourself, Will this configuration create a gendered space? the handout stated .
The handout, provided by Gender Spectrum , a website which "provides education, training and support to help create a gender sensitive and inclusive environment for children of all ages" does not explain what to do if all of the children like juice or skateboards. But it does suggest teachers create classroom names and then ask all of the purple penguins to meet at the rug.
Purple penguins?
The Nebraska Watchdog website published copies of the handouts , titled, 12 easy steps on the way to gender inclusiveness
The documents are chock-full of all sorts of advice for teachers as they deconstruct and reconstruct the notion of what constitutes a boy and what constitutes a girl. (To avoid offense, those terms will henceforth be known as the b-word and the g-word.)
Provide an opportunity for every student to identify a preferred name or pronoun, the document reads. At the beginning of the year or at Back-to-School Night, invite students and parents to let you know if they have a preferred name and/or pronoun by which they wish to be referred.
Back when I was in school, teachers only asked kids if theyd like to be referred to by their first name or their middle name. Of course, I went to school during the Dark Ages.
The document also provides teachers with information to prevent kids from getting bullied on the playground. They suggest teaching kids to use phrases like, Please respect my privacy and Hey, theyre called private parts for a reason.
Yes sir, that kind of tough talk should definitely dissuade the playground bullies.
Teachers were also encouraged to share anecdotes from their own lives that reflect gender inclusiveness.
Even better, share examples when you were not gender inclusive in your thinking, words or behaviors, what you learned as a result and what you will do differently next time, the handout states.
I wonder if teachers are allowed to opt out of that part of the assignment. Perhaps they could tell the kids, Theyre called private parts for a reason.
Back when I was in school, the only thing the teacher did was read nursery rhymes like Rub-a-Dub-Dub. It was the Dark Ages, folks.
It was an incredibly insensitive time in our nations history, when girls were girls and men were men (with respect to Archie Bunker).
To illustrate its point, the district provided an illustration of a gingerbread man. There I go again. How insensitive of me. Its a gingerbread person . But for the sake of the teachers, the illustration was called a gender bread person. Clever, right?
The genderbread person was created by social justice comedian Sam Killermann. Who knew there was such a thing? But word on the street is the social justice people have quite the funny bone.
Gender is one of those things everyone thinks they understand, but most people dont, Killermann wrote. Like Inception, gender isnt binary. Its not either or. In many cases its both/and.A bit of this, a dash of that. This tasty little guide is meant to be an appetizer for gender understanding. Its okay if youre hungry for more. In fact, thats the idea.
So what are the b-words and g-words supposed to call Superman and Wonder Woman? Super Being and Wonder Entity?
And I suspect some schools will have to rename their athletic teams like the Smith County Cowpersons.
As you might imagine, some parents are not all that happy with the gender inclusiveness agenda. Rachel Terry fired off an email to other moms and dads accusing the district of social re-engineering.
The Journal Star obtained a copy of her email. She said the district was using taxpayer dollars to promote the deconstruction of fundamental family and religious values.
In her defense, Mrs. Terry probably grew up in the Dark Ages, too when little g-words wore dresses and little b-words wore Husky jeans.
One school district official rejected her argument and said it was not pushing a political or religious agenda. Nor was it pushing a sexual preference on people.
Part of education in addition to academics is the feeling of welcomeness, the relationship piece, district official Russ Uhing told the newspaper.
In its quest for welcomeness, perhaps the district could ban all homework and allow children to eat cupcakes in the lunchroom. Im sure the b-words and g-words would feel mighty welcome with those changes.
Still, the folks at Gender Spectrum admit there will be times when teachers will have to use a gender-specific term.
When you find it necessary to reference gender, say Boy, girl, both or neither, the handout states. When asked why, use this as a teachable moment. Emphasize to students that your classroom recognizes and celebrates the gender diversity of all students.
And that, dear readers, is a glimpse into what theyre teaching kids in public schools these days.
While were on the subject, whats a gender-neutral term for morons?
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The fine folks who run the school system in Lincoln, Neb., are on a campaign to make their classrooms gender-inclusive. And that means teachers will no longer refer to boys and girls as boys and girls.
I'm with you...
Can I ask myself what the hell a gendered space is, first? I haven't a clue...
When I saw the reference to "b-words" and "g-words" I burst out laughing. Why don't they just call the kids "students"?
This will be great for reducing the cost of building schools - only need one washroom since everyone has to be equal.
As a school uniform, will the b-students have to wear skirts, or will the g-students have to wear pants? No problem in Scotland, I guess.
This is all part of the decline of American civilization. I can just picture it now - one day students in History class (Herstory class?) will be reading (on their e-readers, of course) PC Insanity - The Rise and Fall of America.
Why don't they just call the kids "students"? That would make too much sense.
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Political correctness sucks!!
sorry,...one purple penguins asked the other purple penguin,...where do little purple penguins come from,...the old gray stork brought them here, Jeez didn't you learn anything in school,...really?????
ROFL !!
We laugh at this, but it is a much bigger issue than what it appears, which by the way is pretty ridiculous as it is. But it has a much more sinister motive. Google "Center for Gender Sanity" and maybe you'll get a better understanding where this is all going. First it was add 3 or 4 numbers to come up with the answer you could get by adding 2 numbers. It's a form of brainwashing and unfortunately it is working pretty well and society today has already been brainwashed so much they aren't even aware of it.
You may laugh at this comment or discredit it, but some of you who still have a lick of common sense will, lets say, come to your senses one day, hopefully.
Here's an example of our future leaders.
We know the cause of the Great Depression is actually debatable, but only debatable to a limited number of things.First of all-- calling them "Purple Penguins" is "racist"-- it insults Penguins! PETA must be called at once!
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Krishna....ROFL !!
Who's who???
Mike...some adults don't even know who they are!!
It's absurd....like Dowser said....call them children...That's what they are!!
lol
Dr. to new father... "Congratulations Mr.Jones. you are the proud father of a healthy Purple Penguin" !!.....