I read and wept over the Oak Park Elementary story focusing on their social justice equity policy. The idea that elementary students must learn to recognize injustice, and to believe and declare that systemic racism and white supremacy is baked in the American cake affecting their lives at every turn was simply mind blowing and sad. Oddl…
I read and wept over the Oak Park Elementary story focusing on their social justice equity policy. The idea that elementary students must learn to recognize injustice, and to believe and declare that systemic racism and white supremacy is baked in the American cake affecting their lives at every turn was simply mind blowing and sad. Oddly, as a testimony that their teacher-training was working, they cited one K class that was able to identify their stuff animals by using "they" and "them" pronouns. What?
There was no mention of how to use research based best practices and strategies to teach and improve content area skills especially for those lagging behind. There is absolutely no data I am aware of that the use of a social justice curriculum closes achievement gaps.
Needless to say, this is an exercise in futility, and an unfortunate display of collective low self-esteem and infantilization being passed down from black elites and their white counterparts to our innocent and starry-eyed children. I hope that the Chicago, Oak Park parents raise hell.
I read and wept over the Oak Park Elementary story focusing on their social justice equity policy. The idea that elementary students must learn to recognize injustice, and to believe and declare that systemic racism and white supremacy is baked in the American cake affecting their lives at every turn was simply mind blowing and sad. Oddly, as a testimony that their teacher-training was working, they cited one K class that was able to identify their stuff animals by using "they" and "them" pronouns. What?
There was no mention of how to use research based best practices and strategies to teach and improve content area skills especially for those lagging behind. There is absolutely no data I am aware of that the use of a social justice curriculum closes achievement gaps.
Needless to say, this is an exercise in futility, and an unfortunate display of collective low self-esteem and infantilization being passed down from black elites and their white counterparts to our innocent and starry-eyed children. I hope that the Chicago, Oak Park parents raise hell.