Minnesota fourth-graders told to hide ‘equity survey’ questions from parents

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dukkha

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A Sartell-St. Stephen School District student is speaking out after the school required grade-school children to take an equity survey.

Some students didn’t understand some of the surveys questions, but were told by a teacher they couldn’t repeat the survey questions to their parents, according to a video uploaded by Alphanews.

The survey asked questions that some students didn’t understand. Even after hearing an explanation from their teacher, some still couldn't comprehend the survey questions.

But a teacher told the students they couldn’t ask their parents for help, according to student Haylee Yasgar.

“My teacher said that I could not skip any questions even when I didn’t understand them. One question asked us what gender we identify with. I was very confused along with a lot of other classmates,” Yasgar said during Monday night’s meeting.

She said students were told they could not “repeat any of the questions to our parents.”

The school district hasn’t yet responded to a request for comment. It’s unclear what value a survey holds if respondents don’t understand the questions.

“Being asked to hide this from my mom made me very uncomfortable, like I was doing something wrong,” she told the school board.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/min...cle_be43911c-ebea-11eb-aa0e-47cedd63c500.html
 
the one good thing that came from the lockdown is parents got exposed (virtual learning) to what the kids are being exposed to
 
Telling a kids "not to tell their parents" something is how pedophiles work. I wonder if the school realized the kids belong to their parents and not the school.
 
AProudLefty said:
It's a confidential survey to give an accurate representation of the workforce.
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So why do grade schoolers have to take the survey? They're years from the workforce. they don't even understand the questions.
And what is the purpose?
Oh, to give an accurate representation of the workforce. :doh:
Who comes up with this crap?
 
dukkha said:
A Sartell-St. Stephen School District student is speaking out after the school required grade-school children to take an equity survey.

Some students didn’t understand some of the surveys questions, but were told by a teacher they couldn’t repeat the survey questions to their parents, according to a video uploaded by Alphanews.

The survey asked questions that some students didn’t understand. Even after hearing an explanation from their teacher, some still couldn't comprehend the survey questions.

But a teacher told the students they couldn’t ask their parents for help, according to student Haylee Yasgar.

“My teacher said that I could not skip any questions even when I didn’t understand them. One question asked us what gender we identify with. I was very confused along with a lot of other classmates,” Yasgar said during Monday night’s meeting.

She said students were told they could not “repeat any of the questions to our parents.”

The school district hasn’t yet responded to a request for comment. It’s unclear what value a survey holds if respondents don’t understand the questions.

“Being asked to hide this from my mom made me very uncomfortable, like I was doing something wrong,” she told the school board.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/min...cle_be43911c-ebea-11eb-aa0e-47cedd63c500.html
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So, it was supposedly a grade school, K-6, so just how good of a source is “according to student Haylee Yasgar” who for all we know could be a First Grader?
 
anonymoose said:
So why do grade schoolers have to take the survey? They're years from the workforce. they don't even understand the questions.
And what is the purpose?
Oh, to give an accurate representation of the workforce. :doh:
Who comes up with this crap?
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Western’s employment equity survey is a crucial component of Western’s commitment to diversity. As such, all employees of the university (staff and faculty) are strongly encouraged to take the few minutes necessary to complete this confidential survey. The purpose of the survey is to provide an accurate picture of the composition of Western's workforce. This information is essential to develop employment equity programs at Western and to measure our progress towards creating an equitable workplace and building a diverse workforce.

https://www.uwo.ca/equity/diversity/employment/survey.html
 
AProudLefty said:
I guess it's the teacher/admin workforce.

That's one way to stick it up to them. :laugh:
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I googled equity survey.
Wish I could take it. I'd have a field day with it.

Belonging
How much faculty and staff feel that they are valued members of the school community.
1. How well do your colleagues at school understand you as a person?

2. How connected do you feel to other adults at your school?

3. How much respect do colleagues in your school show you?

4. How much do you matter to others at this school?

5. Overall, how much do you feel like you belong at your school?

Cultural Awareness and Action (Adult Focus)
How well a school supports faculty and staff in learning about, discussing, and confronting issues of race, ethnicity, and culture.
6. How often do school leaders encourage you to teach about people from different races, ethnicities, or cultures?

7. How often do you think about what colleagues of different races, ethnicities, or cultures experience?

8. How confident are you that adults at your school can have honest conversations with each other about race?

9. At your school, how often are you encouraged to think more deeply about race-related topics?

10. How comfortable are you discussing race-related topics with your colleagues?

11. How often do adults at your school have important conversations about race, even when they might be uncomfortable?

12. When there are major news events related to race, how often do adults at your school talk about them with each other?

13. How well does your school help staff speak out against racism?

Cultural Awareness and Action (Student Focus)
How well a school supports students in learning about, discussing, and confronting issues of race, ethnicity, and culture.
14. How often are students given opportunities to learn about people from different races, ethnicities, or cultures?

15. How often do you think about what students of different races, ethnicities, or cultures experience?

16. How confident are you that adults at your school can have honest conversations with students about race?

17. At your school, how often are students encouraged to think more deeply about race-related topics?

18. How comfortable are you discussing race-related topics with your students?

19. How often do students at your school have important conversations about race, even when they might be uncomfortable?

20. When there are major news events related to race, how often do adults at your school talk about them with students?

21. How well does your school help students speak out against racism?

Educating All Students
Faculty perceptions of their readiness to address issues of diversity.
22. How easy do you find interacting with students at your school who are from a different cultural background than your own?

23. How comfortable would you be incorporating new material about people from different backgrounds into your curriculum?

24. How knowledgeable are you regarding where to find resources for working with students who have unique learning needs?

25. If students from different backgrounds struggled to get along in your class, how comfortable would you be intervening?

26. How easy would it be for you to teach a class with groups of students from very different religions from each other?

27. In response to events that might be occurring in the world, how comfortable would you be having conversations about race with your students?

28. How easily do you think you could make a particularly overweight student feel like a part of class?

29. How comfortable would you be having a student who could not communicate well with anyone in class because their home language was unique?

30. When a sensitive issue of diversity arises in class, how easily can you think of strategies to address the situation?

Professional Learning About Equity
Perceptions of the quantity and quality of equity-focused professional learning opportunities available to faculty and staff.

31. At your school, how valuable are the equity-focused professional development opportunities?

32. When it comes to promoting culturally responsive practices, how helpful are your colleagues’ ideas for improving your practice?

33. How often do professional development opportunities help you explore new ways to promote equity in your practice?

34. Overall, how effective has your school administration been in helping you advance student equity?
https://www.panoramaed.com/blog/29-questions-teachers-staff-equity-inclusion-cultural-competency
 
AProudLefty said:
Western’s employment equity survey is a crucial component of Western’s commitment to diversity. As such, all employees of the university (staff and faculty) are strongly encouraged to take the few minutes necessary to complete this confidential survey. The purpose of the survey is to provide an accurate picture of the composition of Western's workforce. This information is essential to develop employment equity programs at Western and to measure our progress towards creating an equitable workplace and building a diverse workforce.

https://www.uwo.ca/equity/diversity/employment/survey.html
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I think I need to take a break from here to insulate myself from what society has become.
What happened to the good old days when playground fights solved problems?
 
anonymoose said:
I googled equity survey.
Wish I could take it. I'd have a field day with it.

Belonging
How much faculty and staff feel that they are valued members of the school community.
1. How well do your colleagues at school understand you as a person?

2. How connected do you feel to other adults at your school?

3. How much respect do colleagues in your school show you?

4. How much do you matter to others at this school?

5. Overall, how much do you feel like you belong at your school?

Cultural Awareness and Action (Adult Focus)
How well a school supports faculty and staff in learning about, discussing, and confronting issues of race, ethnicity, and culture.
6. How often do school leaders encourage you to teach about people from different races, ethnicities, or cultures?

7. How often do you think about what colleagues of different races, ethnicities, or cultures experience?

8. How confident are you that adults at your school can have honest conversations with each other about race?

9. At your school, how often are you encouraged to think more deeply about race-related topics?

10. How comfortable are you discussing race-related topics with your colleagues?

11. How often do adults at your school have important conversations about race, even when they might be uncomfortable?

12. When there are major news events related to race, how often do adults at your school talk about them with each other?

13. How well does your school help staff speak out against racism?

Cultural Awareness and Action (Student Focus)
How well a school supports students in learning about, discussing, and confronting issues of race, ethnicity, and culture.
14. How often are students given opportunities to learn about people from different races, ethnicities, or cultures?

15. How often do you think about what students of different races, ethnicities, or cultures experience?

16. How confident are you that adults at your school can have honest conversations with students about race?

17. At your school, how often are students encouraged to think more deeply about race-related topics?

18. How comfortable are you discussing race-related topics with your students?

19. How often do students at your school have important conversations about race, even when they might be uncomfortable?

20. When there are major news events related to race, how often do adults at your school talk about them with students?

21. How well does your school help students speak out against racism?

Educating All Students
Faculty perceptions of their readiness to address issues of diversity.
22. How easy do you find interacting with students at your school who are from a different cultural background than your own?

23. How comfortable would you be incorporating new material about people from different backgrounds into your curriculum?

24. How knowledgeable are you regarding where to find resources for working with students who have unique learning needs?

25. If students from different backgrounds struggled to get along in your class, how comfortable would you be intervening?

26. How easy would it be for you to teach a class with groups of students from very different religions from each other?

27. In response to events that might be occurring in the world, how comfortable would you be having conversations about race with your students?

28. How easily do you think you could make a particularly overweight student feel like a part of class?

29. How comfortable would you be having a student who could not communicate well with anyone in class because their home language was unique?

30. When a sensitive issue of diversity arises in class, how easily can you think of strategies to address the situation?

Professional Learning About Equity
Perceptions of the quantity and quality of equity-focused professional learning opportunities available to faculty and staff.

31. At your school, how valuable are the equity-focused professional development opportunities?

32. When it comes to promoting culturally responsive practices, how helpful are your colleagues’ ideas for improving your practice?

33. How often do professional development opportunities help you explore new ways to promote equity in your practice?

34. Overall, how effective has your school administration been in helping you advance student equity?
https://www.panoramaed.com/blog/29-questions-teachers-staff-equity-inclusion-cultural-competency
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And can you tell us exactly how many schools actually used this particular survey offered by probably what is one of hundreds businesses looking for school contracts?
 
When bullies effectively put geeks on notice to stop being a geek? Altering their persona for their own good?
 
archives said:
So, it was supposedly a grade school, K-6, so just how good of a source is “according to student Haylee Yasgar” who for all we know could be a First Grader?
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Lol, yes, children often get things wrong. It’s often amusing and embarrassing to either or both teacher and parents some of the things I’ve heard grade school kids repeating what they thought was said.
 
I agree, Republican parents are far too immature to take part in the conversations between teachers and their children.
 
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