FCPS paying for Critical Race Theory curriculum. To be implemented in a year

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Where do I petition to change the license plates to "Virginia is for racists?"
As clearly shown on this thread, 90% are racist.

Sigh. Everyone is racist - that is what systemic racism means. It isn’t just abusive cops and the KKK who are racist. White people who say all the right things are racist but can’t acknowledge it. Even the victims of racism can be riddled with a self loathing that they have trouble addressing and which hampers their development. See, there is this thing called subconsciousness… So stop targeting people and work on communicating with them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Where do I petition to change the license plates to "Virginia is for racists?"
As clearly shown on this thread, 90% are racist.

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just saw the post about the NEA meeting in another thread (with the mandatory mask item highlighted). Did anyone else notice that CRT is worked into many of the business items? I cut and paste one that was adopted and one that is awaiting discussion. I'm curious what those who are saying about CRT isn't a thing in schools and how it is not being taught. Maybe it is not being taught now, but sure seems like it is setting up schools to be teaching it soon....

From Business Item A (adopted): Result in increasing the implementation of culturally responsive education, critical race theory, and ethnic (Native people, Asian, Black, Latin(o/a/x), Middle Eastern, North African, and Pacific Islander) Studies curriculum in pre- K-12 and higher education;

From Business Item 39 (Awaiting Debate): The NEA will, with guidance on implementation from the NEA president and chairs of the Ethnic Minority Affairs Caucuses:

A. Share and publicize, through existing channels, information already available on critical race theory (CRT) -- what it is and what it is not; have a team of staffers for members who want to learn more and fight back against anti-CRT rhetoric; and share information with other NEA members as well as their community members.

B. Provide an already-created, in-depth, study that critiques empire, white supremacy, anti-Blackness, anti-Indigeneity, racism, patriarchy, cisheteropatriarchy, capitalism, ableism, anthropocentrism, and other forms of power and oppression at the intersections of our society, and that we oppose attempts to ban critical race theory and/or The 1619 Project.

C. Publicly (through existing media) convey its support for the accurate and honest teaching of social studies topics, including truthful and age-appropriate accountings of unpleasant aspects of American history, such as slavery, and the oppression and discrimination of Indigenous, Black, Brown, and other peoples of color, as well as the continued impact this history has on our current society. The Association will further convey that in teaching these topics, it is reasonable and appropriate for curriculum to be informed by academic frameworks for understanding and interpreting the impact of the past on current society, including critical race theory.

D. Join with Black Lives Matter at School and the Zinn Education Project to call for a rally this year on October 14—George Floyd’s birthday—as a national day of action to teach lessons about structural racism and oppression—even in places where it is illegal and requires civil disobedience. Followed by additional days of action that recognize and honor lives taken such as Breonna Taylor, Philando Castile, and others. The National Education Association shall publicize these National Days of Action to all its members, including in NEA Today.

E. Conduct a listening tour that will educate members on the tools and resources needed to defend honesty in education including but not limited to tools like CRT.

F. Commit President Becky Pringle to make public statements across all lines of media that support racial honesty in education including but not limited to critical race theory.

Read the full text here: https://ra.nea.org/business-items/?type=nbi&yr=2021&pg=all

See, this is what I hate — people telling me what to teach because they think education is about indoctrination. As a teacher, I cannot believe actual teachers backed this BS. It looks like the organization is trying to form some kind of counter response to extreme right wing censorship of topics (like evolution theory or our government’s history of crimes) but this is not the way to go. I am not some mouthpiece for the ideology du jour.

You are the problem and the reason the U.S. is racist. You have no business teaching anything to anyone.

This is typical of what we have as teachers. This is why the system needs to be changed. First thing we need to do is acknowledge that we have a system of white supremacy in place. Then, it needs to be replaced by a system of justice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where do I petition to change the license plates to "Virginia is for racists?"
As clearly shown on this thread, 90% are racist.

Sigh. Everyone is racist - that is what systemic racism means. It isn’t just abusive cops and the KKK who are racist. White people who say all the right things are racist but can’t acknowledge it. Even the victims of racism can be riddled with a self loathing that they have trouble addressing and which hampers their development. See, there is this thing called subconsciousness… So stop targeting people and work on communicating with them.

America is racist broadly and that is the main reason why poc from all over the world come or try to come, stay for years and/or become citizens.

It's a terrible terrible place unless you are white.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just saw the post about the NEA meeting in another thread (with the mandatory mask item highlighted). Did anyone else notice that CRT is worked into many of the business items? I cut and paste one that was adopted and one that is awaiting discussion. I'm curious what those who are saying about CRT isn't a thing in schools and how it is not being taught. Maybe it is not being taught now, but sure seems like it is setting up schools to be teaching it soon....

From Business Item A (adopted): Result in increasing the implementation of culturally responsive education, critical race theory, and ethnic (Native people, Asian, Black, Latin(o/a/x), Middle Eastern, North African, and Pacific Islander) Studies curriculum in pre- K-12 and higher education;

From Business Item 39 (Awaiting Debate): The NEA will, with guidance on implementation from the NEA president and chairs of the Ethnic Minority Affairs Caucuses:

A. Share and publicize, through existing channels, information already available on critical race theory (CRT) -- what it is and what it is not; have a team of staffers for members who want to learn more and fight back against anti-CRT rhetoric; and share information with other NEA members as well as their community members.

B. Provide an already-created, in-depth, study that critiques empire, white supremacy, anti-Blackness, anti-Indigeneity, racism, patriarchy, cisheteropatriarchy, capitalism, ableism, anthropocentrism, and other forms of power and oppression at the intersections of our society, and that we oppose attempts to ban critical race theory and/or The 1619 Project.

C. Publicly (through existing media) convey its support for the accurate and honest teaching of social studies topics, including truthful and age-appropriate accountings of unpleasant aspects of American history, such as slavery, and the oppression and discrimination of Indigenous, Black, Brown, and other peoples of color, as well as the continued impact this history has on our current society. The Association will further convey that in teaching these topics, it is reasonable and appropriate for curriculum to be informed by academic frameworks for understanding and interpreting the impact of the past on current society, including critical race theory.

D. Join with Black Lives Matter at School and the Zinn Education Project to call for a rally this year on October 14—George Floyd’s birthday—as a national day of action to teach lessons about structural racism and oppression—even in places where it is illegal and requires civil disobedience. Followed by additional days of action that recognize and honor lives taken such as Breonna Taylor, Philando Castile, and others. The National Education Association shall publicize these National Days of Action to all its members, including in NEA Today.

E. Conduct a listening tour that will educate members on the tools and resources needed to defend honesty in education including but not limited to tools like CRT.

F. Commit President Becky Pringle to make public statements across all lines of media that support racial honesty in education including but not limited to critical race theory.

Read the full text here: https://ra.nea.org/business-items/?type=nbi&yr=2021&pg=all

See, this is what I hate — people telling me what to teach because they think education is about indoctrination. As a teacher, I cannot believe actual teachers backed this BS. It looks like the organization is trying to form some kind of counter response to extreme right wing censorship of topics (like evolution theory or our government’s history of crimes) but this is not the way to go. I am not some mouthpiece for the ideology du jour.

You are the problem and the reason the U.S. is racist. You have no business teaching anything to anyone.

This is typical of what we have as teachers. This is why the system needs to be changed. First thing we need to do is acknowledge that we have a system of white supremacy in place. Then, it needs to be replaced by a system of justice.

Jesus. This is why it’s important to teach reading comprehension. You are completely misreading what people are objecting to.

[Anonymous]

All cultures have some form of majority control. Which makes sense. More people want whatever the majority wants. If the majority is poor, they want more things for the poor. If the majority is Christian, they want more things related to Christianity. Superiority says that something is inherently superior to another. White supremacy seems to me to say that white people are inherently superior because their skin color gives them some inherent trait that is better than other races. I don't know what law you are referring to federally or in the state of Virginia that says this. And I have no idea what all this racism is doing for people who are of more than once race which through 23 and me is just about everyone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just saw the post about the NEA meeting in another thread (with the mandatory mask item highlighted). Did anyone else notice that CRT is worked into many of the business items? I cut and paste one that was adopted and one that is awaiting discussion. I'm curious what those who are saying about CRT isn't a thing in schools and how it is not being taught. Maybe it is not being taught now, but sure seems like it is setting up schools to be teaching it soon....

From Business Item A (adopted): Result in increasing the implementation of culturally responsive education, critical race theory, and ethnic (Native people, Asian, Black, Latin(o/a/x), Middle Eastern, North African, and Pacific Islander) Studies curriculum in pre- K-12 and higher education;

From Business Item 39 (Awaiting Debate): The NEA will, with guidance on implementation from the NEA president and chairs of the Ethnic Minority Affairs Caucuses:

A. Share and publicize, through existing channels, information already available on critical race theory (CRT) -- what it is and what it is not; have a team of staffers for members who want to learn more and fight back against anti-CRT rhetoric; and share information with other NEA members as well as their community members.

B. Provide an already-created, in-depth, study that critiques empire, white supremacy, anti-Blackness, anti-Indigeneity, racism, patriarchy, cisheteropatriarchy, capitalism, ableism, anthropocentrism, and other forms of power and oppression at the intersections of our society, and that we oppose attempts to ban critical race theory and/or The 1619 Project.

C. Publicly (through existing media) convey its support for the accurate and honest teaching of social studies topics, including truthful and age-appropriate accountings of unpleasant aspects of American history, such as slavery, and the oppression and discrimination of Indigenous, Black, Brown, and other peoples of color, as well as the continued impact this history has on our current society. The Association will further convey that in teaching these topics, it is reasonable and appropriate for curriculum to be informed by academic frameworks for understanding and interpreting the impact of the past on current society, including critical race theory.

D. Join with Black Lives Matter at School and the Zinn Education Project to call for a rally this year on October 14—George Floyd’s birthday—as a national day of action to teach lessons about structural racism and oppression—even in places where it is illegal and requires civil disobedience. Followed by additional days of action that recognize and honor lives taken such as Breonna Taylor, Philando Castile, and others. The National Education Association shall publicize these National Days of Action to all its members, including in NEA Today.

E. Conduct a listening tour that will educate members on the tools and resources needed to defend honesty in education including but not limited to tools like CRT.

F. Commit President Becky Pringle to make public statements across all lines of media that support racial honesty in education including but not limited to critical race theory.

Read the full text here: https://ra.nea.org/business-items/?type=nbi&yr=2021&pg=all

See, this is what I hate — people telling me what to teach because they think education is about indoctrination. As a teacher, I cannot believe actual teachers backed this BS. It looks like the organization is trying to form some kind of counter response to extreme right wing censorship of topics (like evolution theory or our government’s history of crimes) but this is not the way to go. I am not some mouthpiece for the ideology du jour.

You are the problem and the reason the U.S. is racist. You have no business teaching anything to anyone.

Whoa. You have no idea who I am or what I teach. You also don’t understand why I object to CRT. More than half of the authors on my curriculum last year were African American or Latino authors. I know the U.S. is racist and misogynist but I believe you aren’t going to truly teach people that through explicit instruction couched in “I am trying to convert you” rhetoric. That method puts the people who need to be reached most on the defensive.

I would love for you to be my kids' teacher (as long as you are also cool with student free speech, that is).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
B. Provide an already-created, in-depth, study that critiques empire, white supremacy, anti-Blackness, anti-Indigeneity, racism, patriarchy, cisheteropatriarchy, capitalism, ableism, anthropocentrism, and other forms of power and oppression at the intersections of our society, and that we oppose attempts to ban critical race theory and/or The 1619 Project.

As a senior officer in the United Chipmonk and Squirrel Liberation Army, I welcome this position.

I think we can all agree that anthropocentrism has to stop!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just saw the post about the NEA meeting in another thread (with the mandatory mask item highlighted). Did anyone else notice that CRT is worked into many of the business items? I cut and paste one that was adopted and one that is awaiting discussion. I'm curious what those who are saying about CRT isn't a thing in schools and how it is not being taught. Maybe it is not being taught now, but sure seems like it is setting up schools to be teaching it soon....

From Business Item A (adopted): Result in increasing the implementation of culturally responsive education, critical race theory, and ethnic (Native people, Asian, Black, Latin(o/a/x), Middle Eastern, North African, and Pacific Islander) Studies curriculum in pre- K-12 and higher education;

From Business Item 39 (Awaiting Debate): The NEA will, with guidance on implementation from the NEA president and chairs of the Ethnic Minority Affairs Caucuses:

A. Share and publicize, through existing channels, information already available on critical race theory (CRT) -- what it is and what it is not; have a team of staffers for members who want to learn more and fight back against anti-CRT rhetoric; and share information with other NEA members as well as their community members.

B. Provide an already-created, in-depth, study that critiques empire, white supremacy, anti-Blackness, anti-Indigeneity, racism, patriarchy, cisheteropatriarchy, capitalism, ableism, anthropocentrism, and other forms of power and oppression at the intersections of our society, and that we oppose attempts to ban critical race theory and/or The 1619 Project.

C. Publicly (through existing media) convey its support for the accurate and honest teaching of social studies topics, including truthful and age-appropriate accountings of unpleasant aspects of American history, such as slavery, and the oppression and discrimination of Indigenous, Black, Brown, and other peoples of color, as well as the continued impact this history has on our current society. The Association will further convey that in teaching these topics, it is reasonable and appropriate for curriculum to be informed by academic frameworks for understanding and interpreting the impact of the past on current society, including critical race theory.

D. Join with Black Lives Matter at School and the Zinn Education Project to call for a rally this year on October 14—George Floyd’s birthday—as a national day of action to teach lessons about structural racism and oppression—even in places where it is illegal and requires civil disobedience. Followed by additional days of action that recognize and honor lives taken such as Breonna Taylor, Philando Castile, and others. The National Education Association shall publicize these National Days of Action to all its members, including in NEA Today.

E. Conduct a listening tour that will educate members on the tools and resources needed to defend honesty in education including but not limited to tools like CRT.

F. Commit President Becky Pringle to make public statements across all lines of media that support racial honesty in education including but not limited to critical race theory.

Read the full text here: https://ra.nea.org/business-items/?type=nbi&yr=2021&pg=all

See, this is what I hate — people telling me what to teach because they think education is about indoctrination. As a teacher, I cannot believe actual teachers backed this BS. It looks like the organization is trying to form some kind of counter response to extreme right wing censorship of topics (like evolution theory or our government’s history of crimes) but this is not the way to go. I am not some mouthpiece for the ideology du jour.

You are the problem and the reason the U.S. is racist. You have no business teaching anything to anyone.

Whoa. You have no idea who I am or what I teach. You also don’t understand why I object to CRT. More than half of the authors on my curriculum last year were African American or Latino authors. I know the U.S. is racist and misogynist but I believe you aren’t going to truly teach people that through explicit instruction couched in “I am trying to convert you” rhetoric. That method puts the people who need to be reached most on the defensive.

I would love for you to be my kids' teacher (as long as you are also cool with student free speech, that is).

Aww, thanks. Of course I am cool with student free speech. .

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All I can say is vote. I've never voted anything but D in my life and I"m so over all this nonsense. I never thought that I would vote R in my life but I am strongly considering it moving forward. Sadly, we have no good options.

I am absolutely going to be a one-issue voter this November. CRT is straight out of the socialist playbook. It's insanity.

Yeah!!! I prefer fascism!

Really sick and tired of ppl conflating socialism with critical race theory. Socialism is concerned with income and not race. Bernie was called a class reductionist in the 2016 primaries because he was criticized on focusing so much on income as opposed to race. His 2016 approach was the right one in my opinion. In the 2020 election he took those criticisms to heart and changed his approach.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just saw the post about the NEA meeting in another thread (with the mandatory mask item highlighted). Did anyone else notice that CRT is worked into many of the business items? I cut and paste one that was adopted and one that is awaiting discussion. I'm curious what those who are saying about CRT isn't a thing in schools and how it is not being taught. Maybe it is not being taught now, but sure seems like it is setting up schools to be teaching it soon....

From Business Item A (adopted): Result in increasing the implementation of culturally responsive education, critical race theory, and ethnic (Native people, Asian, Black, Latin(o/a/x), Middle Eastern, North African, and Pacific Islander) Studies curriculum in pre- K-12 and higher education;

From Business Item 39 (Awaiting Debate): The NEA will, with guidance on implementation from the NEA president and chairs of the Ethnic Minority Affairs Caucuses:

A. Share and publicize, through existing channels, information already available on critical race theory (CRT) -- what it is and what it is not; have a team of staffers for members who want to learn more and fight back against anti-CRT rhetoric; and share information with other NEA members as well as their community members.

B. Provide an already-created, in-depth, study that critiques empire, white supremacy, anti-Blackness, anti-Indigeneity, racism, patriarchy, cisheteropatriarchy, capitalism, ableism, anthropocentrism, and other forms of power and oppression at the intersections of our society, and that we oppose attempts to ban critical race theory and/or The 1619 Project.

C. Publicly (through existing media) convey its support for the accurate and honest teaching of social studies topics, including truthful and age-appropriate accountings of unpleasant aspects of American history, such as slavery, and the oppression and discrimination of Indigenous, Black, Brown, and other peoples of color, as well as the continued impact this history has on our current society. The Association will further convey that in teaching these topics, it is reasonable and appropriate for curriculum to be informed by academic frameworks for understanding and interpreting the impact of the past on current society, including critical race theory.

D. Join with Black Lives Matter at School and the Zinn Education Project to call for a rally this year on October 14—George Floyd’s birthday—as a national day of action to teach lessons about structural racism and oppression—even in places where it is illegal and requires civil disobedience. Followed by additional days of action that recognize and honor lives taken such as Breonna Taylor, Philando Castile, and others. The National Education Association shall publicize these National Days of Action to all its members, including in NEA Today.

E. Conduct a listening tour that will educate members on the tools and resources needed to defend honesty in education including but not limited to tools like CRT.

F. Commit President Becky Pringle to make public statements across all lines of media that support racial honesty in education including but not limited to critical race theory.

Read the full text here: https://ra.nea.org/business-items/?type=nbi&yr=2021&pg=all

See, this is what I hate — people telling me what to teach because they think education is about indoctrination. As a teacher, I cannot believe actual teachers backed this BS. It looks like the organization is trying to form some kind of counter response to extreme right wing censorship of topics (like evolution theory or our government’s history of crimes) but this is not the way to go. I am not some mouthpiece for the ideology du jour.

You are the problem and the reason the U.S. is racist. You have no business teaching anything to anyone.

This is typical of what we have as teachers. This is why the system needs to be changed. First thing we need to do is acknowledge that we have a system of white supremacy in place. Then, it needs to be replaced by a system of justice.

We need more of this type of teacher, not less. Seems like a teacher focused on actual education.

[Anonymous]

"I am trying to convert you..."
Isn't that a good thing if you are converting a racist to a race-accepting person?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All I can say is vote. I've never voted anything but D in my life and I"m so over all this nonsense. I never thought that I would vote R in my life but I am strongly considering it moving forward. Sadly, we have no good options.

I am absolutely going to be a one-issue voter this November. CRT is straight out of the socialist playbook. It's insanity.

Yeah!!! I prefer fascism!

Really sick and tired of ppl conflating socialism with critical race theory. Socialism is concerned with income and not race. Bernie was called a class reductionist in the 2016 primaries because he was criticized on focusing so much on income as opposed to race. His 2016 approach was the right one in my opinion. In the 2020 election he took those criticisms to heart and changed his approach.

No, Socialism is critical theory applied to social class, versus CRT which is critical theory applied to race. Income is just one aspect of social class and it would be wrong to define socialism as being only interested in this subset of what makes a class. Both are critical theories and are closely related and rooted in the same underlying ideology that problems are systemic and individuals are powerless to change the forces that affect their lives, and that the only solution is a destructive revolution that tears down existing institutions and replaced with one that is more equitable to all. The reason we had socialism first as an attempt at applying critical theory is that the birthplaces of critical theory have highly homogenous populations and social class was the most readily available "identity" that people could be divided into.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"I am trying to convert you..."
Isn't that a good thing if you are converting a racist to a race-accepting person?

If you want to convert someone, the stupidest move you could make is announce that you are going to do it, no?

You misread my use of “I am going to convert you.” I made up my own adjective to qualify “rhetoric.” I think I wrote something like “I don’t want to use ‘I am going to convert you’ rhetoric.”

In my mind, a good teacher lets the student make value judgments for himself or herself. That said, I can still lead the horse to the trough I think it should drink from… but I have to be careful. They recognize leading questions and then they’ll either stay silent or say what I they think they are supposed to say (which in my mind is almost the same thing as silence).

The problem with CRT (unless I am mistaken about what it entails) is that telling people what’s correct and not correct is a very superficial solution and might actually widen the racial divide. Do you want people to honestly address their thought process, become aware of unintentional prejudices, and empathize with all of their fellow humans? Then you have to let people speak and ask questions and answer them without shouting “You’re racist!” and immediately ending the conversation. I know that is asking a lot, but otherwise we are just training people on how to SOUND not racist… and they will continue to carry out, consciously or subconsciously, whatever forms of discrimination they regularly exercise.

I think I am pretty good about being non-judgmental. I don’t see the world in black and white and I am very accepting of all kinds of gray. That’s probably why I don’t like this “You are a racist or not a racist” way of thinking.

[Anonymous]

Some people here need to learn the meaning of the word, "racist."

Being against the teaching of CRT does not make one a racist.
OTOH, one who bullies those who are against the teaching of CRT is quite possibly a fascist.