Staff Reports
In today’s ever-changing world of education, there seems to be an unending push to fill young minds with ideas that veer far from traditional and historical values. Here we have an example of a teacher who’s decided to go beyond reading, writing, and arithmetic, choosing instead to embrace what she calls “gender ideology” in her classroom. She sounds as if she’s hosting an afternoon talk show rather than educating impressionable young minds. It’s ironic that a place meant for learning has become a stage for identity experimentation.
This teacher shares that many of her past students, predominantly nine and ten-year-olds, continue to find comfort in visiting her. It seems likely that the regular curriculum schedule has been hijacked to make room for her personal identity agenda. Isn’t the purpose of school to prepare kids for the future, grounded in educational basics? It seems an afterthought when the focus shifts so significantly to making the classroom a “safe space” for these identity explorations. This theatrical approach to education is comical yet concerning.
One would expect fifth graders to be learning about the wonders of our world, from math and science to history and literature. Instead, they’re swapping roles in “Guess Who” with descriptions like “lesbian baddy” and “just looks gay.” It’s both amusing and disconcerting. Who knew a simple board game could morph into such a culturally charged activity? There was a time when “Guess Who” was based on facts – hair color, glasses, and hats, not laden with statements that belong more in social media debates than in innocent childhood games.
The most worrying aspect is the bragging about how a past religious upbringing contrasts with her current teaching methods. There’s an implicit criticism of religious values, as though growing up with rules and boundaries is the bane of one’s existence. A reminder that discipline and tradition are not bad words, but frameworks that have guided society through history. Witnessing this teacher revel in her break from these wasn’t exactly shocking, but it does underscore a worrying trend pushing the bounds of childhood far too fast.
Traditionalists might chuckle at this display, dismissing it as over-the-top antics. Yet, lurking around the corner is a broader movement threatening to make such classroom scenarios far more commonplace. Schools should indeed be safe havens, but ones for nurturing knowledge, respect, and growth, not venues for identity politics. Here’s hoping that education returns to its core purpose, putting reading, writing, and arithmetic back on the top of the classroom agenda, leaving personal ideology where it belongs – at home.
