Thoughts on mothers and Father's Day being celebrated in elementary classrooms?

How can teachers remain inclusive of diverse families? How would a teacher go about creating a Mother's Day activity and craft, if there is a student in her classroom who doesn't have a mother, without calling out that student and making them feel different?

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RileyLandS · 41-45, M

ffs, somebody's always going to be offended no matter what

Lucyy · 22-25, F

@RileyLandS Asking how to be inclusive is the opposite of being offended lol. It's acknowledging that there are differences we need to work around.

chrisCA · M

@RileyLandS Dude. We're talking about kids. You are the only one offended here.

RileyLandS · 41-45, M

@Lucyy if you include all the kids with 'different' parents, then maybe the traditional parents would be offended. again, somebody's always going to be offended.

maybe if public schools did a much better job educating students, we wouldn't need this conversation

RileyLandS · 41-45, M

@chrisCA i didn't say i was offended. you're definitely not as smart as you think you are

Ynotisay · M

@RileyLandS You do know this comment is about children, right? Are you that committed to fighting your made up 'enemy' that you're willing to make life worse for kids? How the fuck does that happen?

RileyLandS · 41-45, M

@Ynotisay you're reading a lot into a simple statement. i didn't say anything related to your statement.

it's impossible to find a middle ground unless it's maybe sterilized down to 'Parent's Day'. there are lots of opinions here, all of them valid. just because someone disagrees with you doesn't make them wrong.