I’m having trouble understanding the controversy about so-called “critical race theory,” to the point where Republicans in the Legislature felt compelled to create a law backed by Education Commissioner Frank Edelblut and signed by Gov. Chris Sununu, banning its existence in our schools.
There are far too many inaccuracies and misconceptions in your Op/Ed to address in a forum like this.
That being said, CRT is a theory, not a proven law. That in and of itself should be enough to make you question its validity, or at least its intention(s).
It certainly is not the kind of information to be building an entire curriculum around. Especially at the primary school level.
The same goes for "Social Justice" or "Activism".
Trying to instill these (Socialist) concepts without the challenge of an opposing perspective, especially below the 9th grade is nothing short of indoctrination. Even at the High School level, where most young people are still seeking their own identities, this kind of higher-level intellectual navel-gazing should only be taught by a qualified upper-level educator. Not someone with a political agenda.
Public schools across our Country are failing miserably just in teaching the basics. How about concentrating on those first before we raise another generation of incapable, emotionally stunted, intellectual migets, who require remediation in their 1st year of college.
Anthony, all those things can be taught without teaching children that all white people are racist or that all whites have bias. And the theory, if you read it, is marxist propaganda designed to divide us. Do some research. Teachers shouldn't be able to teach anything they want. They should stick to the facts. One of the main premises of the CRT is that whites are bad, inherently, without even knowing it. That is not a fact.
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There are far too many inaccuracies and misconceptions in your Op/Ed to address in a forum like this.
That being said, CRT is a theory, not a proven law. That in and of itself should be enough to make you question its validity, or at least its intention(s).
It certainly is not the kind of information to be building an entire curriculum around. Especially at the primary school level.
The same goes for "Social Justice" or "Activism".
Trying to instill these (Socialist) concepts without the challenge of an opposing perspective, especially below the 9th grade is nothing short of indoctrination. Even at the High School level, where most young people are still seeking their own identities, this kind of higher-level intellectual navel-gazing should only be taught by a qualified upper-level educator. Not someone with a political agenda.
Public schools across our Country are failing miserably just in teaching the basics. How about concentrating on those first before we raise another generation of incapable, emotionally stunted, intellectual migets, who require remediation in their 1st year of college.
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Anthony, all those things can be taught without teaching children that all white people are racist or that all whites have bias. And the theory, if you read it, is marxist propaganda designed to divide us. Do some research. Teachers shouldn't be able to teach anything they want. They should stick to the facts. One of the main premises of the CRT is that whites are bad, inherently, without even knowing it. That is not a fact.
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