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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I used to think the same as you OP. I thought DEI pushback was simply racist republicans being racists.

Then I read a proposed curriculum that asserted that Mathematics’ focus on students getting correct answers was indicative of white supremacist culture. I then looked into DEI further and was shocked to discover what is creeping into public school curriculums and lesson plans.[/quote]

Where was this?[/quote]

check out p 66: https://equitablemath.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/11/1_STRIDE1.pdf

“Upholding the idea that there are always right and wrong answers perpetuate objectivity as well as fear of open con- flict. Some math problems may have more than one right answer and some may not have a solution at all, depend- ing on the content and the context. And when the focus is only on getting the right answer, the complexity of the mathematical concepts and reasoning may be underdeveloped, missing opportunities for deep learning.”[/quote]

https://www.thefp.com/p/kids-get-schooled-on-radical-politics

The book uses drawings and worksheets to promote the 13 tenets of the Black Lives Matter movement, under titles like “Queer Affirming,” “Transgender Affirming,” and “Restorative Justice.” Principle number 2, “Empathy,” is described as “engaging comrades with the intent to learn about and connect with their contexts.”
The coloring book also lists Black Lives Matter’s “national demands,” including “mandate black history & ethnic studies,” “hire more black teachers,” and “fund counselors not cops.”
One parent of a PS 321 fourth grader, whose grandparents fled Communist China before moving to the U.S., said she and her husband were “shocked” that the book used the word comrade—and that it appeared to promote political propaganda.

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