Appreciation post: My son's school project on families felt like a gut punch

Last Thursday, his teacher had the kids make family trees, and my 8-year-old came home crying because he felt he had to leave me off his to make it 'normal' for the class. I mean, I get the intent, but maybe activities like that need a second look before they're handed out to every kid. Has anyone else had a school assignment just totally miss the mark for your family?

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avery_roberts679d ago

Oh man, that's rough. Nothing says "inclusive learning" like an assignment that makes a kid edit out his own parent to fit in. Real forward-thinking stuff there. Maybe next week they can do a fun worksheet on which friends to drop so your social circle looks more traditional.

ivan_schmidt9d ago

Did you talk to the teacher about it? I had to do that once and they changed the assignment for everyone. Sometimes they just don't realize how it comes across.