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1: The Book of Statuses

1: The Book of Statuses

Released Thursday, 30th July 2020
 7 people rated this episode
1: The Book of Statuses

1: The Book of Statuses

1: The Book of Statuses

1: The Book of Statuses

Thursday, 30th July 2020
 7 people rated this episode
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Notable quote from this episode, said by one of the original PTA parents whose child attended prior to the white parents joining and raising donor funds for French, an enrichment course: "I'd rather have a dinner where people of different cultures bring their food, and we share together, than have somebody else cater it. That's how I feel you build community."
This podcast is well put together and has substance. It, unfortunately, draws from a zero-sum, false dichotomy. The critique of parents who push and value a French program is intellectually dishonest. The statement that because some white parents value French therefore Spanish, Arabic, and others do not have value is the wrong argument. Because one person values a thing does not affect the value of anything else. Also, the agreement to have a prominent French program is what brought the new students (and funding) the Principal was seeking. The new students and money were what was improving the school, even according to your story. This is an entertaining podcast but its frustrating because there is so much intellectual dishonesty.
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