RosieKat
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Post by RosieKat on Feb 28, 2023 14:53:24 GMT
The kids called her a liar for having the Spain, Mexico, Central Africa flags on her poster. The other countries she had United Kingdom.Wales, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Russia, Ireland,Scotland the kids were okay with but the others they said she was lying because her complexion and dark strawberry blonde hair. I have an acquaintance who is fair, blonde, blue eyes who married a medium-dark-skinned man from Africa. They have 2 daughters. One is dark-skinned, dark eyes, dark hair. The other is blonde and blue-eyed and fair. They look nothing whatsoever alike, and yes, they are biologically 100% sisters. Genetics are weird. I'm sorry your DD had to deal with this stress. |
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Post by crazy4scraps on Feb 28, 2023 16:00:28 GMT
My oldest had to do a family tree project in HS English class. His teacher said his wasn't complete enough. Sorry, but not all of us have neat family trees we can trace back to the Mayflower. OMG. That totally happened to my younger brother in about 5th grade. All of our grandparents were dead (not to mention all of them were immigrants and both mom and dad were first generation Americans), our dad was dead, there was literally no one to ask about anything on that whole side of the family. The internet and Ancestry wasn’t a thing back then. The teacher handed it back to him and said it needed to be more complete. He explained the situation of having no one left alive to ask, and the old hag callously said, “I’m sure you can dig something up.” Are you freaking kidding me? Who says that to a ten year old? The poor kid came home in tears. My mom went all momma bear and tore both the principal and the teacher a new ass. I agree that these kinds of assignments seriously need to be kicked to the curb. I know multiple people whose family trees practically need a flow chart to figure out who is who. |
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The Great Carpezio
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Post by The Great Carpezio on Feb 28, 2023 18:42:25 GMT
When I taught Multicultural Lit (it has been a few years now), I did have students complete a heritage project because it was a good starting place for us; however, I gave them a few different choices and most did not include any kind of family tree, and there was always "an out" choice for a student who had no idea their background at all. A lot of students shared their cultural backgrounds through food and activities. The scrapbooks sometimes just had a theme (like mothers and daughters and connected three generations through stories, photos, etc..) I am always open to adaptations to this day when it comes to projects.
That said...These were also 90% seniors in high school and the other 10% juniors and it was always the most diverse class I taught.
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Post by epeanymous on Feb 28, 2023 19:00:08 GMT
The kids called her a liar for having the Spain, Mexico, Central Africa flags on her poster. The other countries she had United Kingdom.Wales, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Russia, Ireland,Scotland the kids were okay with but the others they said she was lying because her complexion and dark strawberry blonde hair. I have an acquaintance who is fair, blonde, blue eyes who married a medium-dark-skinned man from Africa. They have 2 daughters. One is dark-skinned, dark eyes, dark hair. The other is blonde and blue-eyed and fair. They look nothing whatsoever alike, and yes, they are biologically 100% sisters. Genetics are weird. I'm sorry your DD had to deal with this stress. My husband and I both have dark brown hair, olive skin, and dark eyes, and my two youngest are blond with blue eyes and look like they could glow in the dark. I assume my Mystery Donor Lineage must have some people like that in it, but I get some questions! |
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Post by hmp on Feb 28, 2023 19:25:12 GMT
Have your kid submit a truthful project. Verify that it is accurate. History is full of holes. We don’t have all the information or sources that we need to answer all our questions. Your child’s family history is an example of this dilemma. Acknowledge the reality of your family’s lost history. Force your child’s teacher to acknowledge this reality.
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