I don't think we need to teach CRT in schools. We need to expose kids and adults to RESPECT, by doing, modeling, teaching and exercising being respectful. Respect crosses gender, race, skin color, social boundaries, creates bridges; it brings hope and the best in people. It is the game changer.
I don't think we need to teach CRT in schools. We need to expose kids and adults to RESPECT, by doing, modeling, teaching and exercising being respectful. Respect crosses gender, race, skin color, social boundaries, creates bridges; it brings hope and the best in people. It is the game changer.
Worth watching this 90min conversation with former SCJ Souter in 2012. Among many sub themes, civics in public education curriculum, and thoughts around how democracies die.
So critical race theory is just a theory, I think itтАЩs mostly a distraction right now. I think what most of us believe is that we do need to teach the facts about slavery and as you pointed out we need to teach respect for diverse kinds of individuals, all kinds of diversity. The Republicans have seized upon CRT as if it was the bogeyman! ItтАЩs a complete distraction
Teachers however should take such courses. School curricula has many opportunities to open opportunities for discussions and critical thinking. Take African American Month as an example. In average, that month will pass as another check box exercise, kids talking about the same icons between slavery and civil rights, except for opportunities in colleges and other rare initiatives in mass communication platforms. There is little to no mentioning of Ella Baker, Malcom X, the writings or works of Frederick Douglas, or W.E.B Dubois and their respective legacies.
CRT is an academic theory in education about teaching our historical truth in public education instead of white washed lies we have all been taught throughout our history. CRT is only taught in post secondary programs. The Republicans in this country are using the call to teach the truth in our public education (at long last) as a wedge issue to invigorate their white supremacist base. This issue has been discussed in this forum at length repeatedly, with many academics offering great references for the motivated self learners here to educate themselves on this racist dirty trick coming from the GOP.
With all respect, you condescending remarks are out of place. A person truly vested in opening up and sharing knowledge would have provided the sources and left the judgement aside. I have seen academics presenting themselves in different ways, with some looking for the spotlight on their opinions based on their credentials in forums such as this, and those who share their credentialed wealth of knowledge and expertise to inspire, challenge, educate and advance something for the greater good.
Zelita, IтАЩm sorry I have no clue what I said that you might have interpreted as condescending. I greatly benefit from the knowledge freely given in this space. Whatever someoneтАЩs motivation for sharing knowledge, as long as they arenтАЩt intending to deceive me. IтАЩm grateful. Sending my best your way. No harm was intended.
Can you provide reliable evidence of this? Have to say, I'm skeptical. For about 50 years now, I've been accused of being "anti-male" when I talk about sexism and of being a "race traitor" (I'm white) when I talk about racism in public life or U.S. history. Privileged people have a long history of accusing the rest of us of making them feel bad.
As a woman, I have heard plenty of mansplaining, ignoring what I have to say, and the worst, when I complained about the lack of preparation for my girls' basketball games, I was told that it was because of having a period, all the while, being held in a bear hug by the athletic director.
Coincidence: Right now I'm listening to a panel discussion on "history, race & exclusion." Heather McGhee (author of _The Sum of Us,_ a must-read) just spoke about how now in Tennessee the state can pull funding from a school if anything being taught makes a white child uncomfortable. The example she gave was a lesson about Ruby Bridges, who at the age of SIX integrated an elementary school in Louisiana.
I saw a meme from a R friend of mine which implied exactly this. She got an earful including the fact that some of my ancestors owned slaves. I am not responsible for that. However, being caucasian has given me a leg up. This is the same person who told me she was glad she wasn't as educated as I am. I told her that while my education helps me understand the history, it has nothing to do with my aversion to racism which was awakened in Chicago when i was seven and saw racism in action. It was wrong then; it is wrong now.
Hmm David. That provides no evidence for your generalization. And hereтАЩs some news. White kids and really, most kids, are programmed by their families and environments before they ever hit pre-k. And to be frank with you, the common good of public education blurs the lines of many child prejudices and most soft bias by cooperative approaches teachers take in creating a community in their classrooms.
The simple truth of it is that the Trumplicans have demonized CRT so they can demonize public schools and teachers who apparently are teaching dangerous race theories. It has nothing to do with what their true aim is. They want to be I control of schools and funnel money to private schools where proper discourse and time will be given to Aryan White philosophy and keep those black and brown and poor white kids in the public schools with reduced funding. Sounds conspiratorial? It is.
? How are white kids being taught to feel guilty for "White Privilege?" White Privilege is real, but understanding the issues of racism, especially the economic deprivations that go with it is tantamount to learning fairness and humanity.
I don't think they are being taught to feel guilty. I believe guilty comes more as a dynamic from not knowing or understanding how to bridge the past into wherecone finds him/herself and what we can do now to prevent those undesirable systems to ever prevailing again.
This is where the educational professional comes in, because bringing guilty is not the answer but respect, empathy and ownership to solutions, critical thinking. Guilty is a dead end situation. If a young child learns these basic core values such as respect/empathy from young age, they will see these events less as a reflection on who they are personally while grasping their responsibility to ensure such actions don't happen again, and this is a collective responsibility as well.
Wow! Really??? ThatтАЩs your justification? IтАЩm going to guess you wonтАЩt care David, but I canтАЩt deal with your unwillingness to see thru the glass less darkly. IтАЩm pretty sure we will get to the truth and a reversal of white supremacy come hell or high water and IтАЩm tired of this ЁЯТй. So, whatever Dude. This is the best response I can come up with for you today:
No there is nothing reasonable in finding a couple of anecdotal stories and presenting them as evidence to tear apart a painfully necessary theory that has been being molded and shaped for decades at a professional graduate level. Change is messy and imperfect and usually uncomfortable. I canтАЩt even begin to address your claim that тАЬyouтАЭ donтАЩt believe in white supremacy. This has nothing to do with your beliefs, and point of fact is that we are currently drowning in white supremacy on steroids and it makes me physically ill.
David, seeing as how you follow and disseminate posts by Bari Weiss who is a known opportunist, sensationalist, and rape apologist, it doesn't surprise me that you are coming here trying to spew some pretty wack ideas.
"Our analysis has been touted by the top conservatives in the world, including Donald Trump Jr., Dan Bongino, Dinesh DтАЩSouza, James Woods, Kris Paronto, Candace Owens, Larry Elder, and Sarah Palin."
I don't think we need to teach CRT in schools. We need to expose kids and adults to RESPECT, by doing, modeling, teaching and exercising being respectful. Respect crosses gender, race, skin color, social boundaries, creates bridges; it brings hope and the best in people. It is the game changer.
Both. We need both.
We need to teach accurate American History and civic responsibility. These are labels we can unite under. Messaging matters.
Do we even teach civics anymore? ItтАЩs not hard to tell the truth. For the honest ha ha Ha. And IтАЩm not making a joke.
Worth watching this 90min conversation with former SCJ Souter in 2012. Among many sub themes, civics in public education curriculum, and thoughts around how democracies die.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=yVJhXQB1TAk
Yes, definitely.
So critical race theory is just a theory, I think itтАЩs mostly a distraction right now. I think what most of us believe is that we do need to teach the facts about slavery and as you pointed out we need to teach respect for diverse kinds of individuals, all kinds of diversity. The Republicans have seized upon CRT as if it was the bogeyman! ItтАЩs a complete distraction
One more in a long list, per DJT, et al.
Teachers however should take such courses. School curricula has many opportunities to open opportunities for discussions and critical thinking. Take African American Month as an example. In average, that month will pass as another check box exercise, kids talking about the same icons between slavery and civil rights, except for opportunities in colleges and other rare initiatives in mass communication platforms. There is little to no mentioning of Ella Baker, Malcom X, the writings or works of Frederick Douglas, or W.E.B Dubois and their respective legacies.
CRT is an academic theory in education about teaching our historical truth in public education instead of white washed lies we have all been taught throughout our history. CRT is only taught in post secondary programs. The Republicans in this country are using the call to teach the truth in our public education (at long last) as a wedge issue to invigorate their white supremacist base. This issue has been discussed in this forum at length repeatedly, with many academics offering great references for the motivated self learners here to educate themselves on this racist dirty trick coming from the GOP.
With all respect, you condescending remarks are out of place. A person truly vested in opening up and sharing knowledge would have provided the sources and left the judgement aside. I have seen academics presenting themselves in different ways, with some looking for the spotlight on their opinions based on their credentials in forums such as this, and those who share their credentialed wealth of knowledge and expertise to inspire, challenge, educate and advance something for the greater good.
Zelita, IтАЩm sorry I have no clue what I said that you might have interpreted as condescending. I greatly benefit from the knowledge freely given in this space. Whatever someoneтАЩs motivation for sharing knowledge, as long as they arenтАЩt intending to deceive me. IтАЩm grateful. Sending my best your way. No harm was intended.
Can you provide reliable evidence of this? Have to say, I'm skeptical. For about 50 years now, I've been accused of being "anti-male" when I talk about sexism and of being a "race traitor" (I'm white) when I talk about racism in public life or U.S. history. Privileged people have a long history of accusing the rest of us of making them feel bad.
As a woman, I have heard plenty of mansplaining, ignoring what I have to say, and the worst, when I complained about the lack of preparation for my girls' basketball games, I was told that it was because of having a period, all the while, being held in a bear hug by the athletic director.
Coincidence: Right now I'm listening to a panel discussion on "history, race & exclusion." Heather McGhee (author of _The Sum of Us,_ a must-read) just spoke about how now in Tennessee the state can pull funding from a school if anything being taught makes a white child uncomfortable. The example she gave was a lesson about Ruby Bridges, who at the age of SIX integrated an elementary school in Louisiana.
Sorry to be so blunt since CRT is once again being misrepresented again in our community again today.
White тАЬkidsтАЭ are not being taught to feel guilty.
I mean, really?
I saw a meme from a R friend of mine which implied exactly this. She got an earful including the fact that some of my ancestors owned slaves. I am not responsible for that. However, being caucasian has given me a leg up. This is the same person who told me she was glad she wasn't as educated as I am. I told her that while my education helps me understand the history, it has nothing to do with my aversion to racism which was awakened in Chicago when i was seven and saw racism in action. It was wrong then; it is wrong now.
Hmm David. That provides no evidence for your generalization. And hereтАЩs some news. White kids and really, most kids, are programmed by their families and environments before they ever hit pre-k. And to be frank with you, the common good of public education blurs the lines of many child prejudices and most soft bias by cooperative approaches teachers take in creating a community in their classrooms.
The simple truth of it is that the Trumplicans have demonized CRT so they can demonize public schools and teachers who apparently are teaching dangerous race theories. It has nothing to do with what their true aim is. They want to be I control of schools and funnel money to private schools where proper discourse and time will be given to Aryan White philosophy and keep those black and brown and poor white kids in the public schools with reduced funding. Sounds conspiratorial? It is.
? How are white kids being taught to feel guilty for "White Privilege?" White Privilege is real, but understanding the issues of racism, especially the economic deprivations that go with it is tantamount to learning fairness and humanity.
I don't think they are being taught to feel guilty. I believe guilty comes more as a dynamic from not knowing or understanding how to bridge the past into wherecone finds him/herself and what we can do now to prevent those undesirable systems to ever prevailing again.
No amount of mansplaining is going to make your point David.
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This is where the educational professional comes in, because bringing guilty is not the answer but respect, empathy and ownership to solutions, critical thinking. Guilty is a dead end situation. If a young child learns these basic core values such as respect/empathy from young age, they will see these events less as a reflection on who they are personally while grasping their responsibility to ensure such actions don't happen again, and this is a collective responsibility as well.
тАЬIn a lot of schools, under the rubric of CRT, white kids are being taught to feel guilty for their "white privilege" Another fascist assumption.
Wow! Really??? ThatтАЩs your justification? IтАЩm going to guess you wonтАЩt care David, but I canтАЩt deal with your unwillingness to see thru the glass less darkly. IтАЩm pretty sure we will get to the truth and a reversal of white supremacy come hell or high water and IтАЩm tired of this ЁЯТй. So, whatever Dude. This is the best response I can come up with for you today:
https://crooksandliars.com/2021/08/joy-reid-fire-calls-out-hypocritical-gop
No there is nothing reasonable in finding a couple of anecdotal stories and presenting them as evidence to tear apart a painfully necessary theory that has been being molded and shaped for decades at a professional graduate level. Change is messy and imperfect and usually uncomfortable. I canтАЩt even begin to address your claim that тАЬyouтАЭ donтАЩt believe in white supremacy. This has nothing to do with your beliefs, and point of fact is that we are currently drowning in white supremacy on steroids and it makes me physically ill.
https://www.npr.org/2021/06/20/1008449181/understanding-the-republican-opposition-to-critical-race-theory
David, seeing as how you follow and disseminate posts by Bari Weiss who is a known opportunist, sensationalist, and rape apologist, it doesn't surprise me that you are coming here trying to spew some pretty wack ideas.
This publication is an admittedly opinion-based source rather than original news/analysis, just so you know. See below.
https://www.bizpacreview.com/about-us/
Skimming down THAT page says it all, doesnt it?
"Our analysis has been touted by the top conservatives in the world, including Donald Trump Jr., Dan Bongino, Dinesh DтАЩSouza, James Woods, Kris Paronto, Candace Owens, Larry Elder, and Sarah Palin."
Who's on fire? Christy's on fire!
And the truth about all that has happened and continues to happen.