2016 Postmortem

radical noodle

(8,000 posts) Sat Oct 8, 2016, 02:00 PM Oct 2016

Educators shine light on the effect of Donald Trump’s bullying on students

“Students are bullied in the school and even at the bus stop simply because of their ethnic background. Because some of the morals, or lack thereof, that Trump has tainted our schools with, I spend a great portion of my workday teaching students to respect others regardless of their nationality or ethnic makeup.”

I start each school year off with lessons on the basics of our government. During a classroom conversation about the Electoral College, one of my students said something that broke my heart. Before the entire class, my student made a startling statement: ‘If Donald Trump wins, I’ll be sent back to Peru.’ I want to be very clear, this 14-year-old girl is an American citizen, born in the United States. She has never been to Peru, the country her parents immigrated from. My student told our class that her parents said, ‘it will not be safe’ if Donald Trump becomes president. She shared how scared her family is about the election. Now all of my students are worried that she will be sent ‘back.’ This very real anxiety and fear I work to calm on a daily basis is not an isolated incident.

Much more at:
http://educationvotes.nea.org/2016/10/03/educators-trace-surge-student-bullying-donald-trump/

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Educators shine light on the effect of Donald Trump’s bullying on students (Original Post) radical noodle Oct 2016 OP

I had a male HS student who was verbally bullying a girl about her heritage in class. Chemisse Oct 2016 #1

Trump's campaign has made all this "okay" radical noodle Oct 2016 #2

Thank-you - That is kind. Chemisse Oct 2016 #3

Sadly I think that he's saying what they've been thinking all along radical noodle Oct 2016 #4

Chemisse

(30,813 posts)

1. I had a male HS student who was verbally bullying a girl about her heritage in class.

Reply to radical noodle (Original post)

Sat Oct 8, 2016, 02:11 PM

Oct 2016

She ran from the classroom crying TWICE over it.

I sent him out and of course I told administrators about it. I don't know what/if they did anything; we don't usually get informed of disciplinary outcomes.

The reason I bring all this up, though, is because as I was chiding him to be more sensitive to her feelings (after girl crying episode number one and before number two), he said, "See this is why we need Trump, so we don't have to worry about all this PC bullshit."

I've also seen more subtle signs of Trump's influence of the attitudes of some students. It is so disturbing to think he could be the role model for the whole nation.

radical noodle

(8,000 posts)

2. Trump's campaign has made all this "okay"

Reply to Chemisse (Reply #1)

Sat Oct 8, 2016, 02:23 PM

Oct 2016

Thanks for doing what you do. Educators have a difficult enough time these days without dealing with things like this.

Chemisse

(30,813 posts)

3. Thank-you - That is kind.

Reply to radical noodle (Reply #2)

Sat Oct 8, 2016, 02:30 PM

Oct 2016

What's just as sad is all the adults who have been sucked into the racist rhetoric. You would think they could use reason and logic and tap into some kind of moral foundation to recognize how damaging and wrong this all is.

radical noodle

(8,000 posts)

4. Sadly I think that he's saying what they've been thinking all along

Reply to Chemisse (Reply #3)

Sat Oct 8, 2016, 02:47 PM

Oct 2016

I wish I was smart enough to know how to defuse this bomb Trump's lit.

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