Florida teacher disciplined over giving students form asking how "privileged" they are

[davidn3600]

Parents are outraged after their children had to fill out a form -- titled "How privileged are you?" -- during a Spanish class at Monroe Middle School.

Race and sex are two common questions students fill out on forms every year. But what about gender, sexual orientation or religion? Students at Monroe Middle had to do just that.

The form was handed out in a Spanish class to seventh- and eighth-graders. At the top, the form asked, "How privileged are you?"

Regina Stiles' daughter is in the class. When her daughter came to the "Disability" column, she had to reveal that she had ADHD.

"She has ADHD and apparently the teacher said there are some kids in this class that have ADHD, and ADHD is a mental illness, and that's why she circled that. To me ADHD is not a mental disability. It's something she has," says Stiles.

Other sections included religion and gender where kids were asked to circle "Cisgender," "Transgender" or "GenderQueer."

http://www.wtsp.com/news/education/teacher-disciplined-for-asking-students-to-fill-out-privilege-form/121622647

[Buzz Clik]

1. This is a common exercise, but never has such specifics.

What a knucklehead.

[csziggy]

6. Even if the students are given a questionnaire to raise awareness of privilege

It is not appropriate in Spanish class! It could possibly be appropriate in one of the social science classes, if they even teach those today. And to single out a student for ADHD and call it a "mental illness" is reprehensible.

[RKP5637]

2. Invasion of privacy, clear and simple IMO. n/t

[Taitertots]

3. What ever happened to just saying "no"?

I would have just said "oh this is stupid", crumpled it up and thrown it away. Boo hoo I'll lose 5pts.

Or I would have just trolled them by giving absurd answers.

[Drahthaardogs]

8. Woe to any teacher that gave us something like that

When I was in school. We would have had great fun at her expense. I doubt she would ever do something like that again. Yes, we were immature assholes in Jr. High. No teacher in her right mind would have given this to us.

[romanic]

4. Sounds like more Common Core

bullshit to me.

[oberliner]

5. It sounds nothing like that.

You obvious do not know what Common Core is.

[linuxman]

7. She should have signed up to teach sociology if that's her interest.

Spanish class is for something else. I can't remember exactly what...