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Nicholas Ferroni: I wish these parents brought this same energy to the board meetings when they saw their kids' teachers working 2 or 3 jobs, or when they see teachers trying to teach 30 kids in a class instead of 15.
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Nicholas Ferroni: Teachers & parents are in this together. Politicians try to make it seem like we want different things. It's frustrating.
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Nicholas: People don't know what critical race theory is, so everything becomes CRT. If I mention Black History Month, it's CRT. Do I teach inclusivity? Yes. Do I teach systemic racism? Yes. CRT is used to politicize something that isn't even used in schools.
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Nicholas Ferroni: I didn't even know what critical race theory was till I asked a friend who's an attorney. If I were in VA, if I'd mention Jim Crow laws, my parents could turn me in via a tip line.
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Nicholas Ferroni: I don't teach the Disney version of history. That's why I don't teach in an elementary school.
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Nicholas Ferroni: Teaching about slavery doesn't make white kids feel guilty. In Germany, they teach about Nazis. We teach about the American Revolution--that doesn't make us hate British people.
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Nicholas Ferroni: I retweeted a story I'd written ten years ago that said we teach racism & sexism in school. For every ten white men we teach about, we teach about 1 person of color & 1 female.
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Nicholas:When I took my first black history class in college,I asked why, if 300 black people were killed, why that wasn't incl in history books? My prof said it's because we don't write the history books. At one point they wanted to change "slaves" to "workers."
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Nicholas Ferroni: I'm half German. I do not feel guilty about WWII. I do feel more empathetic towards the Jewish community after learning about Nazis. That's what education should do--make you more empathetic, not feeling guilty.
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Nicholas: To me, it's heartfelt, not political. If you want your kids to be truly empathetic, let them learn about people & culture. Understanding the past helps us dismantle the present to level the playing field, to make sure everyone has same opportunities.
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Nicholas Ferroni: I had over 1000 messages from teachers who say they want to quit but they don't because of the students. So many students will miss out on amazing teachers b/c society has made them decide between their mental health & teaching.
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Nicholas Ferroni: They have money to put microphones in the classroom but they don't have money to reduce class sizes. They have the money when they want to use it for the things we shouldn't be using it for.
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