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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]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. [/quote]

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.[/quote]

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[/quote]

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

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

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

Be specific.[/quote]

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.  [/quote]
All I see is a PP who said "how dare they emphasize anti-racism?" in response to another PP who was critical of that FCPS document, which has "Anti-Racism" in its title. And that slide deck does not advocate taking time away from math to specifically teach anti-racism. It's professional development for teachers to incorporate anti-racist principles into their existing curriculum.[/quote]

DP.  Excuse me while I vomit.  Someone has clearly not bothered to actually read the linked FCPS document.  So typical.  I wasn't able to copy all of the rest of the idiocy, so this will have to suffice.

1. Expand and Deepen Efforts Across All Content Areas: Design Principles for Cultural Responsiveness and Social Justice Standards
2. Topical Anti-Bias Lessons: Explore requiring specific lessons on topics such as race, religion, ability, class, immigration, gender and sexuality[/quote]

and?

Where is this taking away from reading, writing and 'rithmatic? What is the problem here?[/quote]

You realize there are only so many hours in the day, right?  And that students are already shuttled to and from various "specials," assemblies, recess, lunch, etc. all day long?  So now we're cramming their education into even *smaller* increments so as to make room for social justice instruction.  Stop being deliberately obtuse and disingenuous.  [/quote]

Please show where there is a separate "social justice" class that replaces the cores and existing specials.[/quote]

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