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kimbutgar

(25,100 posts)
Thu May 8, 2025, 10:19 PM May 8

Today I substituted for a kindergarten class

And I had yard duty while monitoring the snack break before recess this little girl said to me Kamala should have been president and things would have been better. . I was surprised but silent, then this girl went on and asked the other kids if they liked the orange felon. They all said they wanted Kamala as president, I was a little taken back and did not express my political preferences. But was shocked that they brought it up. Then I heard from another Kindergarten teacher that one of her students who is named Elon hates his name and is depressed ! The teacher said that maybe they could start using his middle name instead of Elon during a parent teacher conference. I have subbed in that class numerous times and while doing attendance he looked down and was upset.

Shockingly these 6 year old must listen to their parents talking at home against the orange Hitler and Elon and inside I was laughing. I remembered the day after the orange Hitler was elected 2016 subbing a third grade class and the kids were crying and I had trouble doing the lesson plan because all they wanted to talk about was how they were scared for family memebers who were Asian and Hispanic and not naturalized citizens. I told the teacher the next time I saw them what happened and the teacher admitted he was stressed out that day and purposely took the day off!

Little 6 year olds have more sense than magas!

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MurrayDelph

(5,557 posts)
11. Not the first time a name became poisoned. I had an uncle whose name was Adolf
Fri May 9, 2025, 05:45 PM
May 9

He went by the name Al.

Alice Kramden

(2,611 posts)
6. This gives me a boost in hope
Thu May 8, 2025, 11:28 PM
May 8

Hearing that little children have this amount of insight - thank you

NJCher

(40,096 posts)
7. The name thing can last a long time
Fri May 9, 2025, 12:33 AM
May 9

I went to school with a kid named John Booth. Not John Wilkes Booth, just John Booth. Whenever we studied Lincoln’s assassination, this kid would act out.

vanlassie

(5,945 posts)
8. My Six year old British American grandson
Fri May 9, 2025, 12:45 AM
May 9

(Super smart autistic) was mad at his British Nan. He said “You’re…..Conservative! You LIKE Trump!” (Pretty sure she doesn’t!!). Son in law said he figured that was the worst insult he could think of, in the moment!

SWBTATTReg

(25,273 posts)
9. The hate that djt and muskrat experience are true and very real by most other Americans.
Fri May 9, 2025, 05:03 PM
May 9

The two of them have been all over the map, full of BS ideas, and are truly dumb.

History will show this in quite exquisite detail.

FakeNoose

(37,369 posts)
12. It breaks my heart that teachers are required to keep silent
Fri May 9, 2025, 09:55 PM
May 9

... rather than share their own enlightened views about our current events in the news. But I do understand that any teacher who foolishly speaks up would be quickly and unfairly fired.

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