So sick of the "gotcha" game! This is when people demand that I name the exact school, classroom, teacher and lesson plan in my state (or any state) that proves to their satisfaction CRT is being used in K12.
A thread...1/
A thread...1/
These are the same people who insist we must teach kids "how to be anti-racist," that "systemic racism" exists and is "everywhere," upholding "whiteness" as the "dominant culture," and "oppressing black and brown people." They insist they know these things to be true because 2/
"disparities in outcomes" by race exist and persist; they insist all efforts to correct these disparities over time have failed because the "systems" are designed to keep them in place, to uphold "white power structures" and to "benefit white people." 3/
These same people demanding proof insist it's denial of "real history" to teach kids our country is NOT inherently racist, and it is racist to pursue a "colorblind" standard of equality under the law, demanding we pursue "equity" instead. 4/
So what they're saying, even as they deny CRT is present in k12, is that CRT must be present in K12, and if it isn't already, it should be. In fact, if they believe even ONE of the aforementioned tenets, they're already living IN critical theory, and if they teach, are 5/
teaching using critical pedagogy, that is, teaching the tenets as fact, to children as young as 6, and working hard to "dismantle" any "identities" formed outside the school, a place presumed to be hopelessly and irredeemably "racist."6/
It's circular logic: my conclusion is my premise, my premise is my conclusion, and I am DONE arguing with people who do this. You should be too. /END
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