I teach at an arts school in Vancouver, WA. I’ve noticed an uptick in rude and offensive and ignorant behavior/joking amongst middle schoolers and early high schoolers (including antisemitic jokes), some of which I’m sure is due to the online communities they frequented in isolation they experienced during quarantine. It is clear they are too young to really understand the harm of these comments.
My question is, what is the best course of action when overhearing younger kids say these things—particularly the antisemetic jokes?
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Hi Ben. Thank you for doing this.
I teach at an arts school in Vancouver, WA. I’ve noticed an uptick in rude and offensive and ignorant behavior/joking amongst middle schoolers and early high schoolers (including antisemitic jokes), some of which I’m sure is due to the online communities they frequented in isolation they experienced during quarantine. It is clear they are too young to really understand the harm of these comments.
My question is, what is the best course of action when overhearing younger kids say these things—particularly the antisemetic jokes?
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