Scott, I truly do love EVERY post I read of yours. Hence, my subscribing a few weeks ago. But this one, coming as it does at graduation time, is especially meaningful to me. Would you mind if I shared with the teachers and kids with whom I'm working over the next month or so? Kind regards, Steve Peha
Thank you, Scott. I’ll make sure a lot of teachers and kids see this. Also, I’m going to start recommending your blog formally, as if some bog trainings I’m doing next week, to all the educators, parents, and business people on all my various lists. Next to Heather Cox Richardson, I think Timeless and Timely is the best content in the world. And the world of education and children and parents is in dire need of this kind of leadership. Thanks, Scott.
Sincere question: What do you teach your children about the underlying stress and work of being an oppressed person? Because from your position as a white male with good finances I think it's very precious to talk about being positive, patient and unemotional. I hear that and that is meaningful. But what I am not reading here is teaching your children how to understand what it means to come from privilege, what it means to be white and how things like "emotional" can be interpreted differently by different sexes, races and cultural experiences. I'd love to see more of that in your teaching of your children. Lots of love to you
Thank you so much for asking Elizabeth. You're absolutely right - these are important lessons as well, although not the focus of this particular essay. We do make it a point to help our kids understand how fortunate they are to live a life of privilege (even if they feel as if we're oppressing them in our roles as parents) and how others are not. We make sure they regularly have experiences interacting with people who are unlike them and who have struggles that aren't real or apparent to our kids. This comes through talking about these issues together and through volunteer work they do year-round.
Scott, I truly do love EVERY post I read of yours. Hence, my subscribing a few weeks ago. But this one, coming as it does at graduation time, is especially meaningful to me. Would you mind if I shared with the teachers and kids with whom I'm working over the next month or so? Kind regards, Steve Peha
Please do, Steve. The more people who can benefit from these little words, the better!
Thank you, Scott. I’ll make sure a lot of teachers and kids see this. Also, I’m going to start recommending your blog formally, as if some bog trainings I’m doing next week, to all the educators, parents, and business people on all my various lists. Next to Heather Cox Richardson, I think Timeless and Timely is the best content in the world. And the world of education and children and parents is in dire need of this kind of leadership. Thanks, Scott.
Sincere question: What do you teach your children about the underlying stress and work of being an oppressed person? Because from your position as a white male with good finances I think it's very precious to talk about being positive, patient and unemotional. I hear that and that is meaningful. But what I am not reading here is teaching your children how to understand what it means to come from privilege, what it means to be white and how things like "emotional" can be interpreted differently by different sexes, races and cultural experiences. I'd love to see more of that in your teaching of your children. Lots of love to you
Thank you so much for asking Elizabeth. You're absolutely right - these are important lessons as well, although not the focus of this particular essay. We do make it a point to help our kids understand how fortunate they are to live a life of privilege (even if they feel as if we're oppressing them in our roles as parents) and how others are not. We make sure they regularly have experiences interacting with people who are unlike them and who have struggles that aren't real or apparent to our kids. This comes through talking about these issues together and through volunteer work they do year-round.
Thanks Scott. Privilege is SO uncomfortable... I hope you get yourself uncomfortable now and then! Take care!
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