Are you okay with students learning abou CRT

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Anonymous wrote:Don't you wonder who these folks who are constantly bringing up CRT are?

That's circular reasoning from Fox News hosts, whipping up these poor sad, sorry wives into a frenzy so they have something to do and don't realize what sorry, sad lives they have and go vote for the GOP status quo.

They lock themselves in their McMansions scared that Black people are coming to ask for reparations or something. I feel sorry for them, Karens!

You are disgusting!

Actually, you are. Always remember you have all of society’s advantages yet still think you are the victim. Try to work on that if you don’t drown in your white tears first.

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This is the type of debate kids miss when they solely focus on career. I understand the need for a job after college, but if our nation’s brightest don’t want to be bothered with reflective and critical thinking, we have a fundamental social/political/economic problem.

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Why is CRT viewed as controversial? Assumes that entire construct of US Laws and Government intentionally devised with institutionalized racism as primary goal.

The U.S., and all of its laws and institutions, were founded and created based on white supremacy—the assumption that lighter skin and European ancestry meant that white people were better and deserved a higher social and economic position than people of color. Because racism is embedded within our systems and institutions, codified in law, and woven into American public policy, this racial inequality is replicated and maintained over time. Thus, systemic racism shows up in nearly every facet of life for people of color.

Instruction often takes a deficits-based approach, characterizing students of color as being in need of remediation rather than appreciating their talents and giftedness.

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Anonymous wrote:They are now saying that CRT will only be taught in college.. why do college kids have to learn about CRT?
Are you okay with it? I have opinion I just want to know what other people think.

To me it's just like offering Western Civ. (it should be an elective if anyone wants to take it).

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I want more truth in history class. I don't like banning books or ideas or facts. The truth is like a lion, set it free and it will defend itself. Set CRT free and it will defend itself.

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Anonymous wrote:Why is CRT viewed as controversial? Assumes that entire construct of US Laws and Government intentionally devised with institutionalized racism as primary goal.

The U.S., and all of its laws and institutions, were founded and created based on white supremacy—the assumption that lighter skin and European ancestry meant that white people were better and deserved a higher social and economic position than people of color. Because racism is embedded within our systems and institutions, codified in law, and woven into American public policy, this racial inequality is replicated and maintained over time. Thus, systemic racism shows up in nearly every facet of life for people of color.

Instruction often takes a deficits-based approach, characterizing students of color as being in need of remediation rather than appreciating their talents and giftedness.

No other opinion can be discussed, so this is hypocrisy. Especially in an academy of higher learning. No other viewpoint can possibly be expressed, thus it's t's exactly the opposite of engaging in "critical thinking."

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Anonymous wrote:People on the far-right think their sh*t doesn’t stink. And, anything that suggests otherwise is either socialism or communism. All of this is by definition, thus there is no gray area to even debate. If you think there is a gray area, clearly you are not Christian or a Patriot.

People in the far left also thinks the same and i am pretty far left from the center and tired of it.

Agreed. On both sides, the problem is that there is no legitimate center. You’re either with me or against me. In that world, compromise is a dirty word, which, by definition, leads to a divided nation.

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Anonymous wrote:I want more truth in history class. I don't like banning books or ideas or facts. The truth is like a lion, set it free and it will defend itself. Set CRT free and it will defend itself.

But who's going to question it? You can't be serious. You want a student to get thrown out of class or out of school altogether?

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Anonymous wrote:No, because it's obvious what it is. And whatever time is spent on it replaces something else on the currciulum.

it's obvious that some people who are vehemently against it don't know what it is.

Time spent replacing something else.... I guess they shouldn't bother teaching about slavery or segregation in this country's history. It's time spent away from teaching how the US single handedly won WWII (that was sarcasm btw).

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Anonymous wrote:They are now saying that CRT will only be taught in college.. why do college kids have to learn about CRT?
Are you okay with it? I have opinion I just want to know what other people think.

To me it's just like offering Western Civ. (it should be an elective if anyone wants to take it).

Why bother with US history at all while we are at it.

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Anonymous wrote:No, because it's obvious what it is. And whatever time is spent on it replaces something else on the currciulum.

it's obvious that some people who are vehemently against it don't know what it is.

Time spent replacing something else.... I guess they shouldn't bother teaching about slavery or segregation in this country's history. It's time spent away from teaching how the US single handedly won WWII (that was sarcasm btw).

40 years ago in college we were required to take black history in my major. But I'm ok with that. CRT seems something a bit different. O.k. if it is an elective and not a requirement.

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It’s COLLEGE. You can’t helicopter what your kid studies in college. Unless you make them enroll in Liberty U.

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Anonymous wrote:Why is CRT viewed as controversial? Assumes that entire construct of US Laws and Government intentionally devised with institutionalized racism as primary goal.

The U.S., and all of its laws and institutions, were founded and created based on white supremacy—the assumption that lighter skin and European ancestry meant that white people were better and deserved a higher social and economic position than people of color. Because racism is embedded within our systems and institutions, codified in law, and woven into American public policy, this racial inequality is replicated and maintained over time. Thus, systemic racism shows up in nearly every facet of life for people of color.

Instruction often takes a deficits-based approach, characterizing students of color as being in need of remediation rather than appreciating their talents and giftedness.

This captures aspects of CRT, but its strident tone is designed to stir opposition. While it is undeniable that post-Civil War many whites sought to limit black opportunities and living locations, the notion that EVERY law and effort made by whites INTENTIONALLY hurt blacks goes a bit far. Nonetheless, the overall sense that such discrimination exists, continues to exists, and to some degree is engineered is worth examining.

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Anonymous wrote:I am okay with my DC learning about anything. Saying that, as far as I understand it, CRT is about tearing down the current system as it is deemed racist - this is total BS and I am absolutely not okay with that. Do I think kids should be aware of systematic racism - absolutely, it exist and it should be dealt with!But do we have to tear the entire system to fix it - i don’t think so, that is inviting chaos an anarchy!

You misunderstand. CRT is a theoretical framework for looking at the law, and history.

So, to take an example that is pretty well understood, CRT led to a reevaluation of sentencing discrepancies. Rather than just accepting that cocaine possession was worth 2 years in jail, but crack was worth 10 years, critical race theorists examined the reasons why those discrepancies existed. SURPRISE! It was because of race. So, they advocated for political change because "the law" was not neutral. It was racialized.

Basically, it's a lens through which to view the law and history. To take another analogy, it's like a lens used to look at literature. You can read a classic book for the story, or for the prose, or as a way to understand how certain groups existed within the time and place when the book was written. So, you can take the same book and apply different lenses to understand it in different ways.

All of which to say, CRT is not actually prescriptive. It's not about tearing down racist systems, even though I think we should tear down racist systems. It's about identifying the places in the law and in US history where race intersects with our understanding.

I’m not even sure what you describe is “CRT.” Analyzing data for race-based disparities is common in many disciplines and I don’t think it all falls under a single label or theory.

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Actual critical race theory is a college level discussion topic. A lot of people water down the definition of CRT when they’re really talking about teaching different perspectives or basic critical thinking skills.