Conservative confusion over schools

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Anonymous wrote:Bottom line: equity is a political loser.

I didn’t vote for Youngkin, but I will be supporting republicans as long as dems keep pushing this nonsense.

Equity is a loser
Equity is nonsense

Wow. Look at you. You likely completely lack any ability to consider what things would be like if the roles were reversed and you were on the losing end instead of being on the winning end.

Not that PP, but I believe the point is that this obsessive focus on "equity," rather than academics, is a losing proposition. I would agree with that. Just take a look at what's been going on in FCPS, and no doubt other public school systems across the US. Enough already. Stop spending gobs of money and resources on this nonsense and maybe instead, beef up the actual ACADEMICS.

https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/Board.nsf/files/BTFRCZ6CA62E/$file/Final%20Anti-Racism%20Anti-Bias%20Curriculum%20Work%20Session%20Sept%2014%202020.pdf

Who is saying equity should be taught instead of academics, math, writing and reading? Do you have an actual citation you can provide?

DP, but just a few responses up, someone discussed teaching "anti racism." That is political activism. It's not academics.

Where did anyone say "anti racism" should be taught instead of, and at the expense of academics?

Be specific.

Schedules are a zero sum game. If you talk about anti racism in class. You are not teaching math. So when a pp said that anti-racism should be taught in school, it is logical to conclude that the pp favors teaching that political ideology in schools at the cost of academics.

Come on, now.

Not an answer, try again. Show us a school curriculum that has directly replaced the math class with anti-tacism class. If you can't probe the claim, then stop making the claim.

No one is claiming that there is an actual class called "equity" or "CRT". We are saying it is in the messaging, the discussions, the activities.

You're eventually going to shift your argument from "it's not happening" to "it's good and right that it is happening." The left generally no longer denies teaching "restorative justice" etc.

LMAO! You're the one backpedaling. Above it was directly claimed that anti-racism was being taught in place of math.

Schedules are a zero sum game. If you talk about anti racism in class. You are not teaching math.

And now you're backpedaling. Please stop embarrasing yourself.

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Anonymous wrote:And also, Asian Americans are the most harmed by equity.

Asian americans are hugely overrepresented in many areas of privilege. That's pretty much the opposite of being harmed.

Not as much as Jews

Only when Asian American overrepresentation hits Jewish levels can you complain

Otherwise it sounds like you are biased

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Current elementary public-school teacher here. So many posters, along with DeSantis, are missing the point. Schools aren't teaching kids to "hate America" - we are, however, making sure that students understand the bad alongside the good. We teach about the Revolution and the Constitution as well as the Civil War, just like we learned when we were in school. I don't believe that a focus on Western civ and Western lit and the Christian-Judeo tradition only is appropriate in our country today, and that's a big part of the problem in DeSantis's plan. Exposing students to the history of the world outside of Europe helps them to better understand contemporary issues. Mini-lessons on famous mathematicians, math history, and math-based careers don't take away from teaching math - they enhance those lessons, as students build connections between topics and better understand what they can do with the math they learn.

Keep in mind that 20 or more years ago we didn't have the pervasiveness of social media and cell phones recording everywhere, so today's students are growing up with more conflicting and confusing information than we did. It would be negligent for schools not to adapt to that reality and to ignore the need to help them navigate it.

The vast majority of schools out there are using equity as a push to improve learning and successful outcomes for every student, not to 'dumb down' or ignore achievements of our brightest. The problem is that the ill-conceived or misunderstood initiatives out there make the news. Believe me, those ideas frustrate even liberal teachers and are almost always created by some clueless administrator who can't grasp cause-and-effect.

The bottom line for many of us is that we want all students to feel comfortable and confident, regardless of skin color, religion, languages spoken at home, or sexual orientation. BUT we also want these future employers and leaders to be able to look past the skin color, religion, languages, sexual orientation, etc. of others so that they don't make unfair judgements. Stifling their ability to do this because it makes their parents uncomfortable is wrong.

Thank you for your perspective. I'm curious, how often do parents engage with you directly to discuss this sort of issue? I'm thinking more conversations between parents and teachers would create a better situation than...whatever it is we have now.

I grew up in a small town where it was pretty common for us to see teachers, principals or school board members at the grocery store. Now as a FCPS parent the sheer size of the district is overwhelming and there are so many levels of administration between us and the people making the decisions.

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Anonymous wrote:Bottom line: equity is a political loser.

I didn’t vote for Youngkin, but I will be supporting republicans as long as dems keep pushing this nonsense.

Equity is a loser
Equity is nonsense

Wow. Look at you. You likely completely lack any ability to consider what things would be like if the roles were reversed and you were on the losing end instead of being on the winning end.

Not that PP, but I believe the point is that this obsessive focus on "equity," rather than academics, is a losing proposition. I would agree with that. Just take a look at what's been going on in FCPS, and no doubt other public school systems across the US. Enough already. Stop spending gobs of money and resources on this nonsense and maybe instead, beef up the actual ACADEMICS.

https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/Board.nsf/files/BTFRCZ6CA62E/$file/Final%20Anti-Racism%20Anti-Bias%20Curriculum%20Work%20Session%20Sept%2014%202020.pdf

Who is saying equity should be taught instead of academics, math, writing and reading? Do you have an actual citation you can provide?

DP, but just a few responses up, someone discussed teaching "anti racism." That is political activism. It's not academics.

Where did anyone say "anti racism" should be taught instead of, and at the expense of academics?

Be specific.

Schedules are a zero sum game. If you talk about anti racism in class. You are not teaching math. So when a pp said that anti-racism should be taught in school, it is logical to conclude that the pp favors teaching that political ideology in schools at the cost of academics.

Come on, now.

Not an answer, try again. Show us a school curriculum that has directly replaced the math class with anti-tacism class. If you can't probe the claim, then stop making the claim.

No one is claiming that there is an actual class called "equity" or "CRT". We are saying it is in the messaging, the discussions, the activities.

You're eventually going to shift your argument from "it's not happening" to "it's good and right that it is happening." The left generally no longer denies teaching "restorative justice" etc.

LMAO! You're the one backpedaling. Above it was directly claimed that anti-racism was being taught in place of math.

Schedules are a zero sum game. If you talk about anti racism in class. You are not teaching math.

And now you're backpedaling. Please stop embarrasing yourself.

I cant tell if you are dumb or trying to box me in to make the argument easier for you to tackle.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Bottom line: equity is a political loser.

I didn’t vote for Youngkin, but I will be supporting republicans as long as dems keep pushing this nonsense.

I bet you did if you make a statement like this. Wake up-republicans are blurring the lines of state and church. And yes they are dumbing down education. Is that what you want for our kids. I don't want to live in another FL.

If you truly believe equity doesn't matter, then you should put your money where your mouth is and move somewhere like Chickasaw Alabama and enroll your kids there and see how they do. (hint: it's one of the poorest school districts in the country, and predictaby (well, maybe not for you clueless right wingers) the educational outcomes are not great.

If Chickasaw AL is the place that needs equity then why does it raise its head so often in middle and upper class areas?

Can we take all its promoters in those areas and send THEM to Chickasaw where they can actually help?

The DMV population is heavily blue and is around 6.8 million. The population of Alabama is just over 4 million. If all of the liberals in the DMV packed up, took their jobs and businesses and everything else and moved to Alabama, it would instantly flip Alabama blue and would increase its GDP, profits, tax base and everything else, and would give the schools far more resources and ability to improve than they have now.

And without them, the DMV would implode, schools would lose tax base and regress significantly and things would go into complete decline and soon your schools will be off as bad as Alabama schools were in 2021, because clueless people like you don't know what you're talking about.

Most of DMV is connected to government. Thus, useless to most of the private market.

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Anonymous wrote:Bottom line: equity is a political loser.

I didn’t vote for Youngkin, but I will be supporting republicans as long as dems keep pushing this nonsense.

Equity is a loser
Equity is nonsense

Wow. Look at you. You likely completely lack any ability to consider what things would be like if the roles were reversed and you were on the losing end instead of being on the winning end.

Not that PP, but I believe the point is that this obsessive focus on "equity," rather than academics, is a losing proposition. I would agree with that. Just take a look at what's been going on in FCPS, and no doubt other public school systems across the US. Enough already. Stop spending gobs of money and resources on this nonsense and maybe instead, beef up the actual ACADEMICS.

https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/Board.nsf/files/BTFRCZ6CA62E/$file/Final%20Anti-Racism%20Anti-Bias%20Curriculum%20Work%20Session%20Sept%2014%202020.pdf

Who is saying equity should be taught instead of academics, math, writing and reading? Do you have an actual citation you can provide?

DP, but just a few responses up, someone discussed teaching "anti racism." That is political activism. It's not academics.

Where did anyone say "anti racism" should be taught instead of, and at the expense of academics?

Be specific.

Schedules are a zero sum game. If you talk about anti racism in class. You are not teaching math. So when a pp said that anti-racism should be taught in school, it is logical to conclude that the pp favors teaching that political ideology in schools at the cost of academics.

Come on, now.

Not an answer, try again. Show us a school curriculum that has directly replaced the math class with anti-tacism class. If you can't probe the claim, then stop making the claim.

No one is claiming that there is an actual class called "equity" or "CRT". We are saying it is in the messaging, the discussions, the activities.

You're eventually going to shift your argument from "it's not happening" to "it's good and right that it is happening." The left generally no longer denies teaching "restorative justice" etc.

LMAO! You're the one backpedaling. Above it was directly claimed that anti-racism was being taught in place of math.

Schedules are a zero sum game. If you talk about anti racism in class. You are not teaching math.

And now you're backpedaling. Please stop embarrasing yourself.

I cant tell if you are dumb or trying to box me in to make the argument easier for you to tackle.

You did just fine boxing yourself in, bruh. Don't make claims that you can't back up.

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Anonymous wrote:Bottom line: equity is a political loser.

I didn’t vote for Youngkin, but I will be supporting republicans as long as dems keep pushing this nonsense.

I bet you did if you make a statement like this. Wake up-republicans are blurring the lines of state and church. And yes they are dumbing down education. Is that what you want for our kids. I don't want to live in another FL.

If you truly believe equity doesn't matter, then you should put your money where your mouth is and move somewhere like Chickasaw Alabama and enroll your kids there and see how they do. (hint: it's one of the poorest school districts in the country, and predictaby (well, maybe not for you clueless right wingers) the educational outcomes are not great.

If Chickasaw AL is the place that needs equity then why does it raise its head so often in middle and upper class areas?

Can we take all its promoters in those areas and send THEM to Chickasaw where they can actually help?

The DMV population is heavily blue and is around 6.8 million. The population of Alabama is just over 4 million. If all of the liberals in the DMV packed up, took their jobs and businesses and everything else and moved to Alabama, it would instantly flip Alabama blue and would increase its GDP, profits, tax base and everything else, and would give the schools far more resources and ability to improve than they have now.

And without them, the DMV would implode, schools would lose tax base and regress significantly and things would go into complete decline and soon your schools will be off as bad as Alabama schools were in 2021, because clueless people like you don't know what you're talking about.

Most of DMV is connected to government. Thus, useless to most of the private market.

DeSantis says he wants to move government out of DC anyhow so...

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Bottom line: equity is a political loser.

I didn’t vote for Youngkin, but I will be supporting republicans as long as dems keep pushing this nonsense.

Equity is a loser
Equity is nonsense

Wow. Look at you. You likely completely lack any ability to consider what things would be like if the roles were reversed and you were on the losing end instead of being on the winning end.

Not that PP, but I believe the point is that this obsessive focus on "equity," rather than academics, is a losing proposition. I would agree with that. Just take a look at what's been going on in FCPS, and no doubt other public school systems across the US. Enough already. Stop spending gobs of money and resources on this nonsense and maybe instead, beef up the actual ACADEMICS.

https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/Board.nsf/files/BTFRCZ6CA62E/$file/Final%20Anti-Racism%20Anti-Bias%20Curriculum%20Work%20Session%20Sept%2014%202020.pdf

Who is saying equity should be taught instead of academics, math, writing and reading? Do you have an actual citation you can provide?

DP, but just a few responses up, someone discussed teaching "anti racism." That is political activism. It's not academics.

Where did anyone say "anti racism" should be taught instead of, and at the expense of academics?

Be specific.

Schedules are a zero sum game. If you talk about anti racism in class. You are not teaching math. So when a pp said that anti-racism should be taught in school, it is logical to conclude that the pp favors teaching that political ideology in schools at the cost of academics.

Come on, now.

Not an answer, try again. Show us a school curriculum that has directly replaced the math class with anti-tacism class. If you can't probe the claim, then stop making the claim.

No one is claiming that there is an actual class called "equity" or "CRT". We are saying it is in the messaging, the discussions, the activities.

You're eventually going to shift your argument from "it's not happening" to "it's good and right that it is happening." The left generally no longer denies teaching "restorative justice" etc.

LMAO! You're the one backpedaling. Above it was directly claimed that anti-racism was being taught in place of math.

Schedules are a zero sum game. If you talk about anti racism in class. You are not teaching math.

And now you're backpedaling. Please stop embarrasing yourself.

I cant tell if you are dumb or trying to box me in to make the argument easier for you to tackle.

Calling someone dumb when outflanked in an argument ranks right up there with "poopyhead" on the playground.

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Anonymous wrote:Bottom line: equity is a political loser.

I didn’t vote for Youngkin, but I will be supporting republicans as long as dems keep pushing this nonsense.

Equity is a loser
Equity is nonsense

Wow. Look at you. You likely completely lack any ability to consider what things would be like if the roles were reversed and you were on the losing end instead of being on the winning end.

Not that PP, but I believe the point is that this obsessive focus on "equity," rather than academics, is a losing proposition. I would agree with that. Just take a look at what's been going on in FCPS, and no doubt other public school systems across the US. Enough already. Stop spending gobs of money and resources on this nonsense and maybe instead, beef up the actual ACADEMICS.

https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/Board.nsf/files/BTFRCZ6CA62E/$file/Final%20Anti-Racism%20Anti-Bias%20Curriculum%20Work%20Session%20Sept%2014%202020.pdf

Who is saying equity should be taught instead of academics, math, writing and reading? Do you have an actual citation you can provide?

DP, but just a few responses up, someone discussed teaching "anti racism." That is political activism. It's not academics.

Where did anyone say "anti racism" should be taught instead of, and at the expense of academics?

Be specific.

Schedules are a zero sum game. If you talk about anti racism in class. You are not teaching math. So when a pp said that anti-racism should be taught in school, it is logical to conclude that the pp favors teaching that political ideology in schools at the cost of academics.

Come on, now.

Not an answer, try again. Show us a school curriculum that has directly replaced the math class with anti-tacism class. If you can't probe the claim, then stop making the claim.

No one is claiming that there is an actual class called "equity" or "CRT". We are saying it is in the messaging, the discussions, the activities.

You're eventually going to shift your argument from "it's not happening" to "it's good and right that it is happening." The left generally no longer denies teaching "restorative justice" etc.

LMAO! You're the one backpedaling. Above it was directly claimed that anti-racism was being taught in place of math.

Schedules are a zero sum game. If you talk about anti racism in class. You are not teaching math.

And now you're backpedaling. Please stop embarrasing yourself.

I cant tell if you are dumb or trying to box me in to make the argument easier for you to tackle.

You did just fine boxing yourself in, bruh. Don't make claims that you can't back up.

So are you fine if we dont teach about anti racism in schools?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Bottom line: equity is a political loser.

I didn’t vote for Youngkin, but I will be supporting republicans as long as dems keep pushing this nonsense.

Equity is a loser
Equity is nonsense

Wow. Look at you. You likely completely lack any ability to consider what things would be like if the roles were reversed and you were on the losing end instead of being on the winning end.

Not that PP, but I believe the point is that this obsessive focus on "equity," rather than academics, is a losing proposition. I would agree with that. Just take a look at what's been going on in FCPS, and no doubt other public school systems across the US. Enough already. Stop spending gobs of money and resources on this nonsense and maybe instead, beef up the actual ACADEMICS.

https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/Board.nsf/files/BTFRCZ6CA62E/$file/Final%20Anti-Racism%20Anti-Bias%20Curriculum%20Work%20Session%20Sept%2014%202020.pdf

Who is saying equity should be taught instead of academics, math, writing and reading? Do you have an actual citation you can provide?

DP, but just a few responses up, someone discussed teaching "anti racism." That is political activism. It's not academics.

Where did anyone say "anti racism" should be taught instead of, and at the expense of academics?

Be specific.

Schedules are a zero sum game. If you talk about anti racism in class. You are not teaching math. So when a pp said that anti-racism should be taught in school, it is logical to conclude that the pp favors teaching that political ideology in schools at the cost of academics.

Come on, now.

Not an answer, try again. Show us a school curriculum that has directly replaced the math class with anti-tacism class. If you can't probe the claim, then stop making the claim.

No one is claiming that there is an actual class called "equity" or "CRT". We are saying it is in the messaging, the discussions, the activities.

You're eventually going to shift your argument from "it's not happening" to "it's good and right that it is happening." The left generally no longer denies teaching "restorative justice" etc.

LMAO! You're the one backpedaling. Above it was directly claimed that anti-racism was being taught in place of math.

Schedules are a zero sum game. If you talk about anti racism in class. You are not teaching math.

And now you're backpedaling. Please stop embarrasing yourself.

I cant tell if you are dumb or trying to box me in to make the argument easier for you to tackle.

You did just fine boxing yourself in, bruh. Don't make claims that you can't back up.

So are you fine if we dont teach about anti racism in schools?

Yes. Next question please.

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Anonymous wrote:Bottom line: equity is a political loser.

I didn’t vote for Youngkin, but I will be supporting republicans as long as dems keep pushing this nonsense.

Equity is a loser
Equity is nonsense

Wow. Look at you. You likely completely lack any ability to consider what things would be like if the roles were reversed and you were on the losing end instead of being on the winning end.

Not that PP, but I believe the point is that this obsessive focus on "equity," rather than academics, is a losing proposition. I would agree with that. Just take a look at what's been going on in FCPS, and no doubt other public school systems across the US. Enough already. Stop spending gobs of money and resources on this nonsense and maybe instead, beef up the actual ACADEMICS.

https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/Board.nsf/files/BTFRCZ6CA62E/$file/Final%20Anti-Racism%20Anti-Bias%20Curriculum%20Work%20Session%20Sept%2014%202020.pdf

I'm TOTALLY fine with that

Teach people not to discriminate themselves, don't teach them that every inequality stems from racism and that even though they can't identify who's being racist or how, they should still assume its presence and "do something" to be "anti-racist"
Who is saying equity should be taught instead of academics, math, writing and reading? Do you have an actual citation you can provide?

DP, but just a few responses up, someone discussed teaching "anti racism." That is political activism. It's not academics.

Where did anyone say "anti racism" should be taught instead of, and at the expense of academics?

Be specific.

Schedules are a zero sum game. If you talk about anti racism in class. You are not teaching math. So when a pp said that anti-racism should be taught in school, it is logical to conclude that the pp favors teaching that political ideology in schools at the cost of academics.

Come on, now.

Not an answer, try again. Show us a school curriculum that has directly replaced the math class with anti-tacism class. If you can't probe the claim, then stop making the claim.

No one is claiming that there is an actual class called "equity" or "CRT". We are saying it is in the messaging, the discussions, the activities.

You're eventually going to shift your argument from "it's not happening" to "it's good and right that it is happening." The left generally no longer denies teaching "restorative justice" etc.

LMAO! You're the one backpedaling. Above it was directly claimed that anti-racism was being taught in place of math.

Schedules are a zero sum game. If you talk about anti racism in class. You are not teaching math.

And now you're backpedaling. Please stop embarrasing yourself.

I cant tell if you are dumb or trying to box me in to make the argument easier for you to tackle.

You did just fine boxing yourself in, bruh. Don't make claims that you can't back up.

So are you fine if we dont teach about anti racism in schools?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Bottom line: equity is a political loser.

I didn’t vote for Youngkin, but I will be supporting republicans as long as dems keep pushing this nonsense.

Equity is a loser
Equity is nonsense

Wow. Look at you. You likely completely lack any ability to consider what things would be like if the roles were reversed and you were on the losing end instead of being on the winning end.

Not that PP, but I believe the point is that this obsessive focus on "equity," rather than academics, is a losing proposition. I would agree with that. Just take a look at what's been going on in FCPS, and no doubt other public school systems across the US. Enough already. Stop spending gobs of money and resources on this nonsense and maybe instead, beef up the actual ACADEMICS.

https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/Board.nsf/files/BTFRCZ6CA62E/$file/Final%20Anti-Racism%20Anti-Bias%20Curriculum%20Work%20Session%20Sept%2014%202020.pdf

Who is saying equity should be taught instead of academics, math, writing and reading? Do you have an actual citation you can provide?

DP, but just a few responses up, someone discussed teaching "anti racism." That is political activism. It's not academics.

Where did anyone say "anti racism" should be taught instead of, and at the expense of academics?

Be specific.

Schedules are a zero sum game. If you talk about anti racism in class. You are not teaching math. So when a pp said that anti-racism should be taught in school, it is logical to conclude that the pp favors teaching that political ideology in schools at the cost of academics.

Come on, now.

Not an answer, try again. Show us a school curriculum that has directly replaced the math class with anti-tacism class. If you can't probe the claim, then stop making the claim.

No one is claiming that there is an actual class called "equity" or "CRT". We are saying it is in the messaging, the discussions, the activities.

You're eventually going to shift your argument from "it's not happening" to "it's good and right that it is happening." The left generally no longer denies teaching "restorative justice" etc.

LMAO! You're the one backpedaling. Above it was directly claimed that anti-racism was being taught in place of math.

Schedules are a zero sum game. If you talk about anti racism in class. You are not teaching math.

And now you're backpedaling. Please stop embarrasing yourself.

I cant tell if you are dumb or trying to box me in to make the argument easier for you to tackle.

You did just fine boxing yourself in, bruh. Don't make claims that you can't back up.

So are you fine if we dont teach about anti racism in schools?

I'm TOTALLY fine with that

Teach people not to discriminate themselves. Don't teach them that every inequality stems from racism and that even though they can't identify who's being racist or how, they should still assume it's there and then "do something" to be "anti-racist" which is a term invented 5 minutes ago to sell books.

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Anonymous wrote:Bottom line: equity is a political loser.

I didn’t vote for Youngkin, but I will be supporting republicans as long as dems keep pushing this nonsense.

Equity is a loser
Equity is nonsense

Wow. Look at you. You likely completely lack any ability to consider what things would be like if the roles were reversed and you were on the losing end instead of being on the winning end.

Not that PP, but I believe the point is that this obsessive focus on "equity," rather than academics, is a losing proposition. I would agree with that. Just take a look at what's been going on in FCPS, and no doubt other public school systems across the US. Enough already. Stop spending gobs of money and resources on this nonsense and maybe instead, beef up the actual ACADEMICS.

https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/Board.nsf/files/BTFRCZ6CA62E/$file/Final%20Anti-Racism%20Anti-Bias%20Curriculum%20Work%20Session%20Sept%2014%202020.pdf

Who is saying equity should be taught instead of academics, math, writing and reading? Do you have an actual citation you can provide?

DP, but just a few responses up, someone discussed teaching "anti racism." That is political activism. It's not academics.

Where did anyone say "anti racism" should be taught instead of, and at the expense of academics?

Be specific.

Schedules are a zero sum game. If you talk about anti racism in class. You are not teaching math. So when a pp said that anti-racism should be taught in school, it is logical to conclude that the pp favors teaching that political ideology in schools at the cost of academics.

Come on, now.

Not an answer, try again. Show us a school curriculum that has directly replaced the math class with anti-tacism class. If you can't probe the claim, then stop making the claim.

No one is claiming that there is an actual class called "equity" or "CRT". We are saying it is in the messaging, the discussions, the activities.

You're eventually going to shift your argument from "it's not happening" to "it's good and right that it is happening." The left generally no longer denies teaching "restorative justice" etc.

LMAO! You're the one backpedaling. Above it was directly claimed that anti-racism was being taught in place of math.

Schedules are a zero sum game. If you talk about anti racism in class. You are not teaching math.

And now you're backpedaling. Please stop embarrasing yourself.

I cant tell if you are dumb or trying to box me in to make the argument easier for you to tackle.

You did just fine boxing yourself in, bruh. Don't make claims that you can't back up.

So are you fine if we dont teach about anti racism in schools?

“Antiracism” is perfectly made to appeal to totalitarian personalities - the evil is out there, in other people, in a way no one can define but that YOU can see because you have been chosen. Very reminiscent of Mao era slogans.

[Anonymous]

Conservatives aren't at all confused over schools. We know that our schools are in need of major reform and we have students who have fallen back in learning over the past two years.

Schools were not in great shape prior to the pandemic, but now we find having students out of school erased 2 decades of progress.....

https://www.forbes.com/sites/brianbushard/2022/09/01/pandemic-set-students-reading-levels-back-two-decades-heres-where-it-dropped-the-most/?sh=1b4a5fc17dcd

You would think with this kind of news, schools would double down on working on the core academic areas and finding ways to help struggling learners achieve. Instead, they are focusing on "equity" and gender issues.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Conservatives aren't at all confused over schools. We know that our schools are in need of major reform and we have students who have fallen back in learning over the past two years.

Schools were not in great shape prior to the pandemic, but now we find having students out of school erased 2 decades of progress.....

https://www.forbes.com/sites/brianbushard/2022/09/01/pandemic-set-students-reading-levels-back-two-decades-heres-where-it-dropped-the-most/?sh=1b4a5fc17dcd

You would think with this kind of news, schools would double down on working on the core academic areas and finding ways to help struggling learners achieve. Instead, they are focusing on "equity" and gender issues.

Prime example.... Instead of working to make learning more rigorous, just lower the bar for everyone........

School Districts Are Dropping Honors Classes In The Name Of Equity
https://www.wsj.com/articles/to-increase-equity-school-districts-eliminate-honors-classes-d5985dee