re: Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry bans teaching of critical race theory in schools

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There’s a big difference between discussing concepts and pushing a specific agenda.

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Oh I get it

So we should discuss equity and systemic racism as concepts promoted by certain elements of society/academia and not as factual realities or confirmed societal ills?

It’s clear you’re more interested in promoting a racist narrative than actually engaging in a meaningful discussion. No one is saying that people’s struggles today are solely because of what happened 150 years ago. What’s being taught is that historical and current inequalities can create challenges that some communities are still working to overcome. The last major civil rights law was passed in 1968, which isn’t that far back but you think and want children to be taught that as soon as slavery ended everyone had the same opportunities. We’re talking about issues that are still very much within living memory.

Suggesting that acknowledging these issues is the same as teaching "whitey’s fault" is not only reductive but also really offensive. The goal is to educate students about the realities of our history and the challenges we face today so that we all can work towards a more just and equitable society. If you can’t see the value in that, maybe it’s time to reflect on why you feel so threatened by the truth.

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Equity deals with access, not outcomes.

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No, that would be equality.

Say it, equality. Everyone has access equally, outcomes will vary. It’s called human nature, something you lefties can’t comprehend.

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And using your own religious example, if a school talks about the influence of Catholicism in history, that doesn’t mean they’re telling kids they need to be Catholic.

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You’re going to need to read this slowly:

I am not bothered by presenting the ideas of Marxism as a possible framework for interpreting history. Nor would I be bothered by talking about the influence of Marxism on history. That isn’t what is being done with CRT ideas. They’re being taught as fact. “The US is systemically racist.” “You are inescapably racist as a white person.”

Now lie some more.

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You’re conflating the aim of giving every student a chance to succeed

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The debate isn’t over whether every student should have a chance to succeed. It’s about what counts as giving every student a chance to succeed.

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rather striving to remove barriers that unfairly hold certain students back

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“What are the barriers?” No one believes the public school system and its employees will objectively investigate that question.

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Helping everyone reach their potential isn’t wrong, and you’re not going to convince me otherwise.

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No one is trying to convince you of that.

Look up strawman fallacy, and realize that’s your entire modus operandi.

You must have missed this post the first time around. Here it is again for your convenience.

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According to the National Equity Project, “Educational equity means that each child receives what they need to develop to their full academic and social potential.” This process involves “ensuring equally high outcomes” for all students while “removing the predictability of success or failures that… [correlates] with any social or cultural factor,”

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Several targets under SDG 4 aim for equal outcomes for all population groups, including girls and boys, and women and men, but also other groups.

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Let me know if those links don’t work for you.

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Telling grade school kids that their whiteness is an inescapable problem is infecting them.

Please send me the link for where this has been taught in Louisiana.

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Not in Louisiana yet, but it would be if you sick fricks had your way.

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At almost all levels of education, guilt is “in.” Middle-schoolers have been given English assignments that include listening to a woman who said that white people were oppressors, that they needed to “deconstruct” the American system, and that all whites had to acknowledge their “privilege.”

High-schoolers have been taught that the traditional family reinforces racist prejudices. In both public and private schools, far too many families are reporting that children as young as five years old are being taught that America’s culture and institutions are rigged to help whites succeed, that they are victimizers if they’re white, and doomed to failure if they’re Black. These are some of the elements of critical race theory (CRT) that have begun to jump from college campuses to our grade schools—and they are the textbook definition of racism.

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I'm happy to discuss the underpinnings of your beliefs at length if you like

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Her emotional state?

I’m not using a strawman. I’m not misrepresenting anyone’s position to make it easier to argue against. Instead, I’m addressing the real issues that are part of this debate, like the barriers that some students face, such as underfunded schools, outdated resources, and systemic challenges.

On the other hand, I’ve noticed that some arguments against discussing these issues rely on the slippery slope fallacy, the idea that if we start talking about barriers or inequalities, it will inevitably lead to full-blown CRT being taught in schools. While I understand the concern, it’s crucial to recognize that this kind of thinking oversimplifies the situation and assumes an extreme outcome without evidence.

Nobody wants to see their beliefs misrepresented or feel like the conversation is being derailed by fallacies. That’s why it’s important for all of us to stay focused on the actual issues at hand and avoid just regurgitating talking points.

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It’s clear that you believe this is a never-ending cycle, but the reality is more nuanced. There’s no one size fits all answer to complex issues like education and equity

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You can’t solve social problems simply via “equity” in education…even with your ridiculous definition of equity being that blacks get significantly) unequal education resources.

That’s been proven EVERYWHERE. And it’s basic educational goals like reading and writing where separation occurs. It’s not in advanced studies like quantum mechanics.

The anchor on the legs of the black population is the destruction of the nuclear family and the relative poverty resulting from said social engineering…all by the Democratic Party. It is intentional. And your side did it. And you still support it.