Largest teachers union promotes use of critical race theory in children’s classes

• The country’s largest teachers union, the National Education Association (NEA), has approved a plan to promote critical race theory (CRT).
• The NEA argued that it is “reasonable and appropriate” to teach it in social studies classes.
• This contradicts the stance of several districts, which have found the curriculum to be too complex for K-12 students.

The National Education Association, which is the country’s largest teachers union, has approved a plan to promote critical race theory (CRT), arguing that it is “reasonable and appropriate” to teach it in social studies classes.

More than 2 million teachers — well over half of the estimated 3.2 million public school teachers in the U.S. — are members of the NEA.

According to the union’s New Business Item 39, they are opposing bans on CRT, as well as the New York Times’ 1619 Project that has already been implemented in roughly half the U.S. states.

The union also plans to “join with Black Lives Matter at School and the Zinn Education Project to call for a rally this year on Oct. 14 — George Floyd’s birthday — as a national day of action to teach lessons about structural racism and oppression.”

The resolution’s third paragraph pledges to “publicly (through existing media) convey its support for the accurate and honest teaching of social studies topics, including truthful and age-appropriate accountings of unpleasant aspects of American history, such as slavery, and the oppression and discrimination of Indigenous, Black, Brown, and other peoples of color, as well as the continued impact this history has on our current society.”

Still, the union acknowledged that “This item cannot be accomplished with current staff and resources under the proposed Modified 2021-2022 Strategic Plan and Budget. It would cost an additional $127,600.”

Several districts have assured anti-CRT parents that the curriculum is too complex for K-12 students and is only taught to students in graduate-level courses.

But there have been critical race theory seminars offered to teachers and administrators, and CRT-themed topics have been introduced in some classrooms.

Conservative lawmakers in about two dozen states have already placed bans on CRT. Iowa has declared it “discriminatory indoctrination.” School boards all over the country have also started heated debates on the topic.

According to critics, CRT is a racist philosophy that encourages stereotyping and labeling while highlighting divisiveness and anti-American rhetoric, instead of focusing on unity and the virtues of the founding documents.

Source: FOX News