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> My kids are being taught a lot of critical race theory concepts in their middle school which, to put it charitably, don't have a whole lot of objective data b

> My kids are being taught a lot of critical race theory concepts in their middle school which, to put it charitably, don't have a whole lot of objective data behind them. Can you give examples of the concepts you mention your kids are being taught in their middle school?

Leparamour 5y ago
>Can you give examples of the concepts you mention your kids are being taught in their middle school? Probably something in the line of this: https://www.nasponline.org/resources-and-publications/resources-and-podcasts/diversity-and-social-justice/social-justice/social-justice-lesson-plans/talking-about-race-and-privilege-lesson-plan-for-middle-and-high-school-students https://www.nasponline.org/resources-and-publications/resour... or this https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/03/learning/lesson-plans/teaching-ideas-and-resources-to-help-students-make-sense-of-the-george-floyd-protests.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/03/learning/lesson-plans/tea...
sfblah 5y ago
I'm concerned about saying something political that triggers a flood of downvotes, so I'd rather be pretty vague here. One example is their primary US history textbook is kids version of Howard Zinn's People's History of the US. I have no problem with Zinn's book in general, but I do think it's best read in the context of knowing the "official" version of history. I normally view his book as a useful critique and extension of a classic history text. To modulate the Zinn book, I simply review with my kids the relevant Wikipedia entries to ensure they have more context. This works great in my family. My concern would be the outcome in a family without engaged parents or radicalized parents, as I mentioned above.
- sjg007 5y ago
  >"official" version of history What's that?
vimy 5y ago
Probably something like this: https://christopherrufo.com/woke-elementary/ https://christopherrufo.com/woke-elementary/ A lot of examples on that site.

Leparamour 5y ago

>Can you give examples of the concepts you mention your kids are being taught in their middle school? Probably something in the line of this: https://www.nasponline.org/resources-and-publications/resources-and-podcasts/diversity-and-social-justice/social-justice/social-justice-lesson-plans/talking-about-race-and-privilege-lesson-plan-for-middle-and-high-school-students https://www.nasponline.org/resources-and-publications/resour... or this https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/03/learning/lesson-plans/teaching-ideas-and-resources-to-help-students-make-sense-of-the-george-floyd-protests.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/03/learning/lesson-plans/tea...

sfblah 5y ago

I'm concerned about saying something political that triggers a flood of downvotes, so I'd rather be pretty vague here. One example is their primary US history textbook is kids version of Howard Zinn's People's History of the US. I have no problem with Zinn's book in general, but I do think it's best read in the context of knowing the "official" version of history. I normally view his book as a useful critique and extension of a classic history text. To modulate the Zinn book, I simply review with my kids the relevant Wikipedia entries to ensure they have more context. This works great in my family. My concern would be the outcome in a family without engaged parents or radicalized parents, as I mentioned above.

sjg007 5y ago
>"official" version of history What's that?

vimy 5y ago

Probably something like this: https://christopherrufo.com/woke-elementary/ https://christopherrufo.com/woke-elementary/ A lot of examples on that site.