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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]He supports Trump, and the big lie, but distanced himself from it.  He made up some CRT bullshit that isn’t real to scare white women.  That it worked makes the lies successful, but he still clawed his way into office without a primary, without any real policy issues, and by telling lies.  Hard to feel good about that.

Im ok with switching parties in leadership from time to time, but id rather it not be a Trump Republican.  I just can’t trust people willing to tear down faith in democracy and politicizing a pandemic.  Their just isn’t anything beneath people like that.[/quote]
The fight against CRT in K-12 has been going on for about a two years.  Only recently did it rear it's head in VA so Youngkin didn't make it up.[/quote]

Forget about labels. Please articulate what specifically was being taught in VA classrooms that you think should stop.

Or is it the [i]possibility[/i] that CRT may be taught in the future, as other posters have said? 
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The most common way CRT is showing up in K-12 is the teaching of anti-racism which is more often than not, racism.  And the most common way anti-racism it taught it with books like Stamped by Kendi.  Kendi advocates for discrimination against whites and attempts to indoctrinate kids with this belief in his book.  His coauthor admitted this in an interview with Trevor Noah last year.[/quote]

For years parents complained teachers taught to the test. Please show me where in the SOLs there is any mention of CRT or “anti-racism.’l

And stop with the nonsense that anti-racism is in fact racism. That’s some Orwellian doublespeak right there. I am fully cognizant of the fascist impulses of right-wingers, but keep that stuff out of our schools. The irony here is palpable.[/quote]

OMG, stop with this nonsense.  You are in the minority with your way of thinking regarding the schools and that is why you lost.  AGAIN, for the 1000th time, it does not matter whether CRT is referred to specifically anywhere.  People see through what school boards thought was a sly angle to push the agenda regardless of what you call it.  Have you not read these boards.  These are not right-wingers upset with the school "stuff" being taught.   [/quote]

How should we talk about racism and biases?

What are the acceptable ways? 
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I would like math class to be about math and same for science, English, reading, spelling etc.  I would like for elementary schools to pretty much focus on laying the groundwork for a solid education that the upper level schools can build on and not even lay so much of societies' issues on little kids.  There is plenty of time for that.  Teach the golden rule - treat others as you would like to be treated.  Correct issues if and when they arise and use that as a teachable moment.  I just do not think elementary kids need to be delving into societal issues just yet and sticking with straight up three Rs is a better approach to a well-educated child.  Let middle school introduce these concepts and high school continue to encourage kids to really debate the issues and not just get a one-sided teachers' union/NEA agenda shoved down their throats.  [/quote]

So you think there should be no discussion about racism or biases in ES. Even for the teachers?

What about MS/HS?

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NP and yes these things can be discussed but not the way bizarre ways that have come up over the past couple of years. Most of them are weird and so out there that I can't imagine any non white student being comfortable while a teacher bungles their way through weird lessons and strange exercises.  I remember that video of that poor kid that was suckered into a conversation in I think Loudon co. which a teacher who was trying to get him to say that one person was white and one person was black.  I mean do people really think a classroom exercise like that randomly done once a year is even remotely helpful???

And is a constant barrage of everything is racist, you can't achieve because of racism, you didn't do well because of racism, really the message we want to send to young kids.  What happens when they start believing that? and start thinking Oh well, I guess even if I stick with it, or try a different way, or put more effort it won't matter because of racism anyone so....
Maybe that is not the intent of what an adult is trying to convey but children think and perceive differently than an adult.  I don't trust woke liberals to be able to discuss racism in a way that doesn't then paint non-whites as left at the mercy of racism no matter their achievements, no matter their effort.

History and social studies texts defiantly should be reviewed and updated. They should incorporate more than just white historical figures. 
Books and literature in school libraries and classrooms should be reviewed as well and those with outdated ideas should be replaced and there should be an emphasis on a wider variety of authors. Stick to literature, general fiction, and non-fiction.  Or better yet, reduce the holdings of school libraries, and increase the space available for study space.  We have so many really great public libraries in this area that we are duplicating efforts with school libraries these days. Couple that with how much is available digitally.  Students and librarians can do interlibrary loan for books from the public library if needed.

Stop celebrating African American month and instead make the focus on incorporating them into an everyday part of education so you don't need to just spend 30 days on it but it's woven into learning all year.

Stop saying "the first Black" so and so in news stories.  Why do we still do this? Why in 2021 do we not expect people who are Black to achieve positions of importance or have amazing achievements? The same with women.  We shouldn't be surprised by these things now, we should expect them.

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