My 5yo's teacher is insufferably woke

[Ladyday1995]

Apologies if this is not in the right category.

My DS started year 1 in September. His new teacher has been somewhat of a thorn in my side for a few weeks. Nothing serious though and I've never had much need to speak much to her.
DS came home last week waxing lyrically about COP26, how we are wrecking the planet and destroying animals habitats. He quite rightly doesn't understand what he can do about it, we live a fairly "green" lifestyle etc. We talked about it at length so I could make sure he understood.
Anyway, I'm not all too happy that this is what he's being taught in his valuable schooling hours. I've had a little peep on teachers Twitter and she jumps on many trendy societal issues of today, even supporting insulate Britain FFS.
I realise this is a slippery slope. I'm in Wales and I know the gov has recently slipped past a controversial new "diversity and equality" plan for the curriculum. I can't say I agree with much of what I've read being taught to children, particularly regarding sex education, and gender identity.
It's a bit of a minefield. The climate change lessons aren't ideal, but I digress. My worry starts when the PSE lessons start. Ideally I'd not have my son attend these lessons at all. I am more than capable of explaining these matters to him myself when I think he is mature enough to understand. Is it unreasonable to ask for a more detailed report of what they will be studying? I don't want to look like some Pearl clutching bigot. I am concerned about how much of his teacher's political stances could seep into her teaching practice. Does anyone else have any experience or ideas of what little uns are being taught in school these days?

It's been two years of abject psychological hell for children
Has it? For ones as young as your DS? I also have a 5 year old DS in year 1. The pandemic for him has meant; a fairly short period of homeschooling, a fairly short period where he couldn't see his friends or cousin, seeing people in masks in shops, a fairly short period where he couldn't go swimming. It's not been a big deal really. Totally get that for a lot of teens it must have been scary and isolating. For kids that were that young during it? Nah.

But charity, compassion, help and support are not left-wing concepts! They are qualities that would be displayed by all decent people, whatever side they are on. (Don't forget left-wingers like Corbin associate themselves with the likes of Hamas and the IRA. I don't want to start a discussion on this but just to point out that the extreme views on the left and on the right are similar.)

I am not a teacher, but would have said openly that I don't want to disclose my political views because it would be considered unprofessional, thereby teaching the children how to handle a tricky situation. And the reason it would be considered unprofessional is because it would be unduly influencing the children and not presenting them with balanced facts to make their own decisions. Honesty would have been a good policy.

As to the home ed bashing, what a load of nonsense!

I remember teaching my son about how the son would consume the earth one day. DS was so upset. I dont think I was right. I think its probably best to let kids be kids and thrive at that. Getting them ready for leaving school. That is a difficult one, the issue is group think when the education industry say right what do we teach, and as they are all woke they come up with woke ideas which everyone agrees with. Except its not everyone, its everyone in establishment. Same as Brexit, groupthink.
I like what Ireland did on abortion and also random population selection and similar ideas to stop this stuff. Like teaching how two men or two women can equaly have a child as a man and a woman. Completely agree with "the gov has recently slipped past a controversial new "diversity and equality" plan for the curriculum" I am fuming about it. Went down very badly in Birmingham so they decided to roll out country wide on Peter Tachill's say so. No representative democracy there. Except you cant withdraw children against it, that was made illegal, as has protesting against it, that was also made illegal. 1984 like and this from Maggie's party.

I think the earlier you start the better. Empower your child to use their voice from as early on as possible. It's not like she is making it up. You can't avoid it - climate change will affect your child. Education without fear from the earliest age is critical.