Liz Sohyeon Kleinrock 💛 한소현 on Instagram: "Year 4 of this post and it keeps growing! Now updated to respond to all of the “whataboutisms” of the season! ❄️ I’m no longer surprised to see many “anti bias” and “culturally responsive” educators deck their classrooms for with Christmas. I’m just tired. Although symbols like Santa, elves, reindeer, and ornaments are ingrained in mainstream society, they represent the dominant Christian narrative (because they definitely do not represent other religious winter holidays) and as “cute” as you might think your classroom is, teachers have to consider who is being included and who is not. ❄️ As a non Christian student and now as a teacher, I know I’m in the minority here, but take my word that it is not fun to be in a room with folx who assume you must celebrate Christmas just because many people do. Please don’t assume that all of your students celebrate Christmas, or even any winter religious holiday. This includes arts and crafts projects, and songs for winter pageants that we tend to hear during the month of December. ❄️ I’ve seen some folx argue, “Well I have non Christian students and they LOVE the tree in the classroom!” One non Christian student doesn’t speak for all, and you also don’t know how their families might feel about it. Also, a person’s silence doesn’t mean they like it. ❄️ If you’re going to teach about Christmas, are you teaching about Passover, Kwanzaa, Diwali, Ramadan, Eid, Lunar New Year, etc. in ways that do NOT “other” non Christian holidays and culture? Does your holiday unit only take place in December? ❄️ If you read this post as “Liz is attacking Christmas,” take a breath, read the post, and reflect on why you feel defensive. You can’t promote inclusivity and diversity and then become extremely fragile at the thought of Christmas NOT being centered. The entire month of December in the US centers Christmas. Consider what it means for you to share the space with others. I’m pretty sure that’s what the “spirit of the season” is supposed to be about!"

Liz Sohyeon Kleinrock 💛 한소현 shared a post on Instagram: "Year 4 of this post and it keeps growing! Now updated to respond to all of the “whataboutisms” of the season! ❄️ I’m no longer surprised to see many “anti bias” and “culturally responsive” educators deck their classrooms for with Christmas. I’m just tired. Although symbols like Santa, elves, reindeer, and ornaments are ingrained in mainstream society, they represent the dominant Christian narrative (because they definitely do not represent other religious winter holidays) and as “cute” as you might think your classroom is, teachers have to consider who is being included and who is not. ❄️ As a non Christian student and now as a teacher, I know I’m in the minority here, but take my word that it is not fun to be in a room with folx who assume you must celebrate Christmas just because many people do. Please don’t assume that all of your students celebrate Christmas, or even any winter religious holiday. This includes arts and crafts projects, and songs for winter pageants that we tend to hear during the month of December. ❄️ I’ve seen some folx argue, “Well I have non Christian students and they LOVE the tree in the classroom!” One non Christian student doesn’t speak for all, and you also don’t know how their families might feel about it. Also, a person’s silence doesn’t mean they like it. ❄️ If you’re going to teach about Christmas, are you teaching about Passover, Kwanzaa, Diwali, Ramadan, Eid, Lunar New Year, etc. in ways that do NOT “other” non Christian holidays and culture? Does your holiday unit only take place in December? ❄️ If you read this post as “Liz is attacking Christmas,” take a breath, read the post, and reflect on why you feel defensive. You can’t promote inclusivity and diversity and then become extremely fragile at the thought of Christmas NOT being centered. The entire month of December in the US centers Christmas. Consider what it means for you to share the space with others. I’m pretty sure that’s what the “spirit of the season” is supposed to be about!". Follow their account to see 990 posts.