Critical Race Theory

[Spongebob]

[The Grand Nudger]

The curriculum is a measuring device. Not so much that it's all kids need to know or all that can be taught, but a common core, if you will, by which teachers and students can all be assessed for development and competency. You have to follow it when you homeschool too, technically, but there's no enforcement. There are also a ton of books on curriculums all over the country that the reich wing is losing it's shit about in their current satanic panic.

If you get the parents to read these books, you'd probably find that even they don't quite understand what's supposed to be bad about the book. It's not the content, it's not the specific books, or the freedom of educators or the duty of parents. I'll let chris rufo explain it, it's his baby anyway.

"We will eventually turn critical race theory toxic, as we put all of the various cultural insanities under that brand category. The goal is to have the public read something crazy in the newspaper and immediately think 'critical race theory'."

Well done.

[Spongebob]

The curriculum is a measuring device.  Not so much that it's all kids need to know or all that can be taught, but a common core, if you will, by which teachers and students can all be assessed for development and competency.  You have to follow it when you homeschool too, technically, but there's no enforcement.  There are also a ton of books on curriculums all over the country that the reich wing is losing it's shit about in their current satanic panic.  

Oh, you said another dirty word, "common core".  (extreme sarcasm)  The RR has simply lost their shit about schools using a basic measuring bar for successful learning.  You know its Obama's Communist indoctrination, right?

If you get the parents to read these books, you'd probably find that even they don't quite understand what's supposed to be bad about the book.  It's not the content, it's not the specific books, or the freedom of educators or the duty of parents.  I'll let chris rufo explain it, it's his baby anyway.

From what I've read so far, this is part of the problem.  They don't seem to be even looking at the material; when the Fox News hunters say attack, they go wherever the finger is pointed and start clawing.  If they read this book, I don't see why anyone would object to it.  My wife described it as Diary of a Wimpy kid from a black kid's POV.

"We will eventually turn critical race theory toxic, as we put all of the various cultural insanities under that brand category. The goal is to have the public read something crazy in the newspaper and immediately think 'critical race theory'."

Well done.

I believe this is where we are now.

[brewer]

Of course I read the article.  I wouldn't have commented otherwise.  Your guess could be wrong.  The intention is to prevent teachers from discussing anything they deem "uncomfortable" for white children that regard race relations.  As I said in the OP, this now extends to the books that populate the library and of course the determination of what books pass muster is left up to a white person's judgement.  The book I mentioned in the OP doesn't sound remotely like something that should be banned.  But this is the sort of thing that happens when society does this kind of thing (speaking generally).  I believe this is little more than a modern version of Jim Crow.

Don't you mean communities judgement? Not all white people select white only. And wiki tells me that in 2019 only 41% of the non hispanic population was white.

[Spongebob]

[Ahriman]

I am definitely against the teaching of CRT 

[Spongebob]

I am definitely against the teaching of CRT 

Of course you are, but then you likely have no idea what it is either.  And you also don't understand that what I've been talking about is not Critical Race Theory at all!

[brewer]

[Ahriman]

I am definitely against the teaching of CRT 

Of course you are, but then you likely have no idea what it is either.  And you also don't understand that what I've been talking about is not Critical Race Theory at all!

I know what CRT boils down to, it's just black people wanting more power, same old shit. But not even ALL black people, I mean, it's just a dedicated group of malcontents who drafted the basis for CRT, anyway. I don't even think your average black person would benefit from teaching this crap.

[Spongebob]