An important piece from @samk_harris. The “CRT” bans being proposed in state legislatures are unconstitutional and a threat to free speech. Harris is no fan of the Left, but she knows far better than most what’s at stake here.
https://twitter.com/nro/status/1370918393495359493
Though I continue to be skeptical about the Nevada lawsuit. Much turns on whether classmate ridicule constitutes compelled speech. That seems like a dangerous step.
One last thing. A plea, really. Don’t call it “indoctrination” when what you mean is “education about a controversial topic”. K-12 is filled with bald assertions by teachers: “The cause of WWII was this”, “The impact of slavery was that.” It is also filled with lessons...
...designed to cultivate certain values and world views, sometimes quite covertly. Eg California has a whole state mandated module on genocide whose purpose is to inculcate virtues like ethnic tolerance and civic courage. It’s great!
My point is that we already accept these pedagogical methods/purposes in K-12, so what we’re really arguing over isn’t indoctrination vs. education. It’s about course content. And there’s plenty of content to critique! So let’s focus the debate there.
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