WWCEP Do? Preschool / Fund Raising Concern - CEP Related

[OscarQ]

Sorry, this got long - tried breaking it up to make it readable.

My son has been attending a preschool for three years. This is his last year there.  This year I joined the fund raising committee.  They are in dire need of funds and direction on what to do, how to do it, etc. Basically I think they're a mess. So I want to help them out however I'm having some concerns.

The committee chair is a teacher at the school and she's being groomed to take over the running of the school.  She frequently - and rather randomly - spouts off against liberals.  

For example this morning at drop off she was being asked about making copies of a world map with continent labels. For whatever reason it had Europe and Asia listed as Eurasia.  I suck at geography but commented that my brother-in-law (who lives in Spain and she knows this) was taught that Australia is not a continent.  Kind of like "Ha ha ha, whatever, they're five, it doesn't have to be gospel right now anyway, directionaly correct will be just fine".  And BTW, they can't READ anyway so just tell them Europe and Asia if it's that big of a deal. This lead the teacher to go off about liberals and how they're always changing things.

It was a 20 second interaction and we went from making copies to liberals changing everything. I just headed straight for the door.

I have other concerns about the curriculum at the school too (was never an issue before but things seem to have changed this year).  For instance they dressed the kids up as pilgrims and "Indians" for Thanksgiving. ^o)  Which (1) seriously outdated terminology and (2) there are two kids from India in the class - maybe at least use the term Native American to not confuse the kids.

So my quandary is do I stick with the committee or do I bail? I don't want to raise funds for a school where I'm now questioning the curriculum and the leadership. Do I tell this teacher that she is, probably unintentionally, alienating people? My husband thinks I'm making an issue of it because I personally don't like her politics but I'm not the one bringing it into the conversation. I keep that stuff to myself in such settings.

My son has 5 months left there and then we're done with this place forever.

[MrsAxilla]

Only five months left? Fuck that. I'd be out.

[nikki25]

Jan 13, 2016 14:18:41 GMT -5 MrsAxilla said:

Only five months left? Fuck that. I'd be out.

This. It is not worth the effort. Hang tight and peace out in June.

[JayhawkGirl]

I would step aside now. If she's the heir apparent it's unlikely things will improve. And the election year will probably make her political comments more prolific and insufferable. Time & place lady, time & place.

I expect my kids to be taught the right information. If they're delving into the continents, at least label and teach them properly.

[livinitup]

Tell them why you've lost your desire to fundraiser for them.

[downtoearth]

I'd step down now. I probably wouldn't say anything unless another couple issues arose. Then I'd probably send an email to the board or the current head as you were leaving or right after. However, that might not help if they'll have already picked the person you dislike as the head, huh?

[OscarQ]

Jan 13, 2016 14:25:51 GMT -5 JayhawkGirl said:

I would step aside now. If she's the heir apparent it's unlikely things will improve. And the election year will probably make her political comments more prolific and insufferable. Time & place lady, time & place.

I expect my kids to be taught the right information. If they're delving into the continents, at least label and teach them properly.

According to Wikipedia (I know, I know but that's all I am googling right now)...

"Physiographically, Eurasia is a single continent.[3] The concepts of Europe and Asia as distinct continents date back to antiquity and their borders are geologically arbitrary, with the Ural and Caucasus ranges being the main delimiters between the two. Eurasia is connected to Africa at the Suez Canal, and Eurasia is sometimes combined with Africa as the supercontinent Afro-Eurasia.[5] Due to the vast landmass and differences in latitude, Eurasia exhibits all types of climate under the Köppen classification – including the harshest types of hot and cold temperatures, high and low precipitation and various types of nature."

So that map isn't wrong, it just isn't how I learned the continents.  And again, they're five.  I'd sweat this point more if they were being taught that Switzerland is in Asia when they're in an actual geography class.

Okay, thanks all.  I'm going to resign from the committee due to time commitment issues.  I feel like I attempted to make a contribution to how they structure their finances and guided them into setting up a couple different funds. They can use it or ignore it but I feel like I've contributed enough at this point.

[marriedfilingjoint]

Next time she makes a comment like that, I'd quip with something like, "I know you don't mean to, but your comments like that can be really alienating. Can we focus on the kids?" If she decides to STFU and start acting like a professional, awesome. If not, peace and good luck to her.