José Vilson: Those of us who've been activist teachers for a while get the occasional phone call to the central office saying, "Oh, that teacher's saying liberal things on Twitter--you should fire them." I have a union that bargains for my rights.
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José:It isn't even about critical race theory--it's about teaching the truth. If you lean one way or the other after getting the info from your teacher, then okay. But teachers try to give the whole picture of how we got to where we are, esp. in soc. studies
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José Vilson:CRT is taught in law school; a lot of politicians have taken these classes. Our curriculum is Common Core State Standards--that's what we're teaching & we've been pretty clear about it. The scare tactics have more to do w/ politics than education
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José Vilson: Think about this, too: Teachers are taking out tens of thousands of dollars of students loans, like everyone else. We're taking jobs in sub-standard conditions, with low wages, yet we're still paying out of our pockets for things in our classes
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Rick: I want a more rounded education for my kids. I want them to be critical thinkers. In 2015 we did a Civil Rights tour to learn about the horrible things done to people of color in our country.
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José Vilson:America did a lot of bad things to get to where we are, but look at what black people did to help: unionism, for ex. It'd be great if more Americans got that type of education. The vast majority of educators want kids to make their own opinions based on facts.
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José Vilson: Dr. King's speech was not the most popular thing at the time but it's gotten more popular over the years, & now most people know at least part of his speech. In order for us to come together, we need to unearth the awful things & learn from them
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José Vilson: One of the biggest actions in the last years of Dr. King's life was his poor people's movement. It included everyone who was poor, not only black people.
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José Vilson: Don't go on the defense--go on the offense. Tell why you want to know about particular parts of our history. These issues have to be addressed b/c they're all interconnected; otherwise, the problems will keep coming back.
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