Quote:The trend of banning the phrase “best friend” started in the United Kingdom, according to a 2013 report from The Sun:

TEACHERS are banning schoolkids from having best pals — so they don’t get upset by fall-outs. Instead, the primary pupils are being encouraged to play in large groups.

Educational psychologist Gaynor Sbuttoni said the policy has been used at schools in Kingston, South West London, and Surrey. She added: “I have noticed that teachers tell children they shouldn’t have a best friend and that everyone should play together.

As it turns out, the idea is catching on in the U.S., too. In fact, both administrators and educators appear to be supportive of eliminating the phrase in the name of inclusivity.

Dr. Barbara Greenberg, a clinical psychologist, told CBS New York about it.

“There's been a movement in some American and some European schools to ban the phrase 'best friend.' The idea of banning the phrase 'best friend' is a very intriguing social experiment,” Greenberg said. “I see kids come in all week long who are feeling dreadful because they are excluded and because they are nobody's best friend, or their best friend has moved on.”

Greenberg argued for further support of banning the phrase “best friend” in an article for U.S. News:

"This, to me, seems like a Herculean task. The notion of choosing best friends is deeply embedded in our culture. Nonetheless, there is, in my opinion, merit to the movement to ban having best friends.

Certainly in life we all benefit from having close friends and confidantes — those who really get us. On the other hand, there is something dreadfully exclusionary occurring when a middle schooler tells the girl sitting next to her that she is best friends with the girl sitting in front of them.

Of course, this scenario plays out in a variety of ways, but child after child comes to my therapy office distressed when their best friend has now given someone else this coveted title."

At this time, it's unclear which schools in the U.S. have axed “best friend” from students' vocabulary.

https://ijr.com/the-declaration/2018/02/...e=hs_email

FFS. This social engineering is going to destroy society.

I had a couple of instances where I had to remind school administrators that my children still maintained certain Constitutional rights. This would have been one of those instances.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G870A using Tapatalk

The idea seems to be to have an entire generation grow up with no attachments to anyone but yhe state.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G870A using Tapatalk

Every dime of taxes paid for public school should be deductible towards choosing a private school. After all, democrats are pro choice arent they?

(02-13-2018 07:33 PM)shere khan Wrote:  Every dime of taxes paid for public school should be deductible towards choosing a private school. After all, democrats are pro choice arent they?

Stop crying. Run for a seat on your local school board and do something about it. You whine about everything ever post anything positive?

First thing we need to do is put more of our education money into teachers and classroom instruction in the fundamentals--the three R's--and less into social engineering BS like this and administration. How many assistant principals did you have when you were in HS? How many do schools have today? And half of them are there to run social engineering programs.

(02-13-2018 09:01 PM)Old Dominion Wrote:  

(02-13-2018 07:33 PM)shere khan Wrote:  Every dime of taxes paid for public school should be deductible towards choosing a private school. After all, democrats are pro choice arent they?

Stop crying. Run for a seat on your local school board and do something about it. You whine about everything ever post anything positive?

posts like this are why it doesnt bother democrats, they dont have friends.

This is silly and a waste of time.

First of all, 'best friend' is already overused and no longer a term denoting any sort of exclusivity. I have three daughters, and each of them have about six girls they consider their 'bff's'.

Secondly, if you did have a school full of kids who paired up and didn't develop relationships with more than one other child, just taking away a term wouldn't solve that. It's like trying to end homosexuality by banning gay marriage. The behavior is not controlled by any label.

(02-13-2018 09:01 PM)Old Dominion Wrote:  

(02-13-2018 07:33 PM)shere khan Wrote:  Every dime of taxes paid for public school should be deductible towards choosing a private school. After all, democrats are pro choice arent they?

Stop crying. Run for a seat on your local school board and do something about it. You whine about everything ever post anything positive?

School boards have very little authority.

Schools are run by the state government. Each state creates districts which are responsible for the day-to-day operations of the schools. The state sets the curriculum. Districts can choose among approved options.

If a school fail to meet certain criteria the state can take direct control of the school.


With ~75-80% of a districts budget going to salaries, wages & benefits and the bulk of the remaining 20-25% going to facilities, transportation, food services, etc, very little money remains for educational programs.

Add to this the fact that by accepting federal education dollars ear-marked for federal education programs (English as a 2nd Language, before and after school care, etc) the states become bound to federal education policy.

A local school board member has very little say over education policy.

(02-13-2018 09:49 PM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  First thing we need to do is put more of our education money into teachers and classroom instruction in the fundamentals--the three R's--and less into social engineering BS like this and administration. How many assistant principals did you have when you were in HS? How many do schools have today? And half of them are there to run social engineering programs.

The best way to ditch the social engineering programs is to refuse to accept federal money that amounts to on-average 8% of the state's education budget.


U.S. Department of Education
10 Facts About K-12 Education Funding

Quote:States and localities are the primary sources of K-12 education funding and always have been.

In the 2004-05 school year, 83 cents out of every dollar spent on education is estimated to come from the state and local levels (45.6 percent from state funds and 37.1 percent from local governments). The federal government's share is 8.3 percent. The remaining 8.9 percent is from private sources, primarily for private schools. [ * * ] This division of support remains consistent with our nation's historic reliance on local control of schools.

(02-13-2018 10:26 PM)umbluegray Wrote:  

(02-13-2018 09:01 PM)Old Dominion Wrote:  

(02-13-2018 07:33 PM)shere khan Wrote:  Every dime of taxes paid for public school should be deductible towards choosing a private school. After all, democrats are pro choice arent they?

Stop crying. Run for a seat on your local school board and do something about it. You whine about everything ever post anything positive?

School boards have very little authority.

Schools are run by the state government. Each state creates districts which are responsible for the day-to-day operations of the schools. The state sets the curriculum. Districts can choose among approved options.

If a school fail to meet certain criteria the state can take direct control of the school.


With ~75-80% of a districts budget going to salaries, wages & benefits and the bulk of the remaining 20-25% going to facilities, transportation, food services, etc, very little money remains for educational programs.

Add to this the fact that by accepting federal education dollars ear-marked for federal education programs (English as a 2nd Language, before and after school care, etc) the states become bound to federal education policy.

A local school board member has very little say over education policy.

pocketbook is all they understand, like everything else.

(02-13-2018 05:35 PM)Fo Shizzle Wrote:  FFS. This social engineering is going to destroy society.

you sir, yes sir.....

#algorism

#waytogo

(02-13-2018 07:27 PM)ark30inf Wrote:  The idea seems to be to have an entire generation grow up with no attachments to anyone but yhe state.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G870A using Tapatalk

That's the conclusion I ended up with.

(02-13-2018 10:13 PM)shere khan Wrote:  

(02-13-2018 09:01 PM)Old Dominion Wrote:  

(02-13-2018 07:33 PM)shere khan Wrote:  Every dime of taxes paid for public school should be deductible towards choosing a private school. After all, democrats are pro choice arent they?

Stop crying. Run for a seat on your local school board and do something about it. You whine about everything ever post anything positive?

posts like this are why it doesnt bother democrats, they dont have friends.

(02-13-2018 05:28 PM)CrimsonPhantom Wrote:  

Quote:The trend of banning the phrase “best friend” started in the United Kingdom, according to a 2013 report from The Sun:

TEACHERS are banning schoolkids from having best pals — so they don’t get upset by fall-outs. Instead, the primary pupils are being encouraged to play in large groups.

Educational psychologist Gaynor Sbuttoni said the policy has been used at schools in Kingston, South West London, and Surrey. She added: “I have noticed that teachers tell children they shouldn’t have a best friend and that everyone should play together.

As it turns out, the idea is catching on in the U.S., too. In fact, both administrators and educators appear to be supportive of eliminating the phrase in the name of inclusivity.

Dr. Barbara Greenberg, a clinical psychologist, told CBS New York about it.

“There's been a movement in some American and some European schools to ban the phrase 'best friend.' The idea of banning the phrase 'best friend' is a very intriguing social experiment,” Greenberg said. “I see kids come in all week long who are feeling dreadful because they are excluded and because they are nobody's best friend, or their best friend has moved on.”

Greenberg argued for further support of banning the phrase “best friend” in an article for U.S. News:

"This, to me, seems like a Herculean task. The notion of choosing best friends is deeply embedded in our culture. Nonetheless, there is, in my opinion, merit to the movement to ban having best friends.

Certainly in life we all benefit from having close friends and confidantes — those who really get us. On the other hand, there is something dreadfully exclusionary occurring when a middle schooler tells the girl sitting next to her that she is best friends with the girl sitting in front of them.

Of course, this scenario plays out in a variety of ways, but child after child comes to my therapy office distressed when their best friend has now given someone else this coveted title."

At this time, it's unclear which schools in the U.S. have axed “best friend” from students' vocabulary.

https://ijr.com/the-declaration/2018/02/...e=hs_email

How in the hell did we ever make it to adulthood without these batshite crazy educators?