You've been looking in the wrong direction, the dangers are coming from the Left - read OP

Here’s Mr. Slave.

Won’t someone please think of the children TM

Is this your new “school curriculum concern”

The most dangerous thing you can have in a subcommittee hearing: a sign that says 1 kid is greater than all the guns

Look at all those strong muscular law enforcement officers with guns taking care of the danger

That was a close one. If these audience members could read they'd be very upset.

It is absurd, but what’s even more absurd is to use an example which demonstrates that they’re not actually interested in keeping politics out of education, their only concern is keeping ideas they don’t like, out of education.

There’s no great irony there either in the fact that Jonathan Haidt made no real commentary on the education system in the US, let alone did he study it in any great detail, nor did his co-writer Greg Lukianoff - neither of them were particularly interested in education in the first place in writing the book. Haidt, a psychologist, was seeking to promote his ideas about mindfulness and CBT, and Lukianoff, a lawyer, was seeking to promote his ideas about using freedom of speech law to amplify his ideas and quell dissent on college campuses in the US.

Political shenanigans does indeed make for strange bedfellows at times, and this was no different, particularly when the whole mindfulness and CBT stuff is very much leftist thing, introduced in Irish schools going back a few years now, as wellness.

It’s intended as an alternative to religion in an increasingly secular society, which the US education system is, which the Irish education system is, and the fact is that education is provided by religious groups and institutions for the most part, which disgruntled lefties who wish refer to themselves as ‘centrist’ or ‘conservative’ would rather maintain, than cede ground to progressive ideas.

There’s no irony either in rapid attempting to import culture wars BS from the US and apply it to an Irish context where it sure as hell can’t be applied.

Either exceptionally tolerant or incredibly forgetful of the NYT.

'with the editors and journalists in the building'

You haven't supprted it, you've linked to a book about American education and implied that it's on its way here. That's vague even for you. For one thing: what part of the US? Education of social issues in Florida is very different to education of social issues in California. Which state we talking about here? And which policies?

I mean, I could take it that you're implying that, because some states teach creationism, Ireland is going to start doing it soon?

And, needless to say, no mention of any specific reason why you are against the idea of educating Irish children - why can' you just come out, be honest, and say you don't have a clue what's being proposed and you have no idea why you're against it?

Give us reasons! NOT vague links!

That's because I don't know what the evidence supports.

The evidence supports your "concerns" - ok, but without knowing what your concerns are, how do I know if the evidence supports them? And as you know, I don't believe you have concerns in the first place - so how could I? I believe you're scaremongering and refuse to admit it.

In relation to the specific book - the topic of the book is nothing to do with either transgender issues or education in Ireland, why should I believe it supports anything?

WTF has this got to do with the thread title?

No Limits to the left, the Cork Lord Mayor has responded to those harassing library staff. Ross has a reputation for beating people up and clearly gets a bit upset by the Lord Mayor. 😂

Who's this Ross Lahive fella?

I'm assuming this is in connection with the trans-awareess books in Cork libraries being objected to (or whatever happened) but what's he accusing the mayor of doing with regard to closing the library?

... and then goes and lies about it, where have I head this before?

Sounds like a particularly nasty and somewhat ignorant piece of work

Man, the things people track down to be outraged by.... Now an elementary school gets harangued by loons.

A Kindergarten has a playdate and meanwhile in Jacksonville a nutty right winger with swastikas on his gun targeted and murdered some black folk.

But, yeah, the "dangers are coming from the Left".

This thread is fucking ridiculous. 🙄

Ah, but that was the FAR right, you know, so that doens't count!

They'll blame the kids for being trans and, depending on the state, be aquitted.

To be fair, I don't think it's a great idea. You can't really push for diversity and inclusion and then create events like this. It's exclusive and it encourages segregation.

I get what you're saying with regards to BIPOC, and you highlight genuine problems, but this is not the best way to resolve them.

Clemson University is a real University. Still dealt with a lot of hoaxes over the years on TikTok and YikYak.

Let's try and keep on our thinking hats.