Education

When Education Becomes (Literal) Indoctrination

On Feb. 16, a joint committee of the state legislature will decide whether to turn into a legal requirement the State Board of Education’s recommendation that — until a slight rewording — would mandate that all public-school teachers “embrace and encourage progressive viewpoints and perspectives.” If the board’s policy is ratified, Illinois will become a place congenial only for parents who are comfortable consigning their children to “education” that is political indoctrination, audaciously announced and comprehensively enforced.

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by Sarcasticat••0•Posted inBatshit crazy lefties, Education, Indoctrination

The SPLC’s Horrifying Plan for Your Children’s Schools

The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), notorious for branding mainstream conservative and Christian nonprofits “hate groups” and including them on a list with the Ku Klux Klan while ignoring the destructive and deadly antifa riots, has adopted Marxist critical race theory and has asked the government to push this noxious agenda in public schools. This week, the SPLC urged President Joe Biden to direct taxpayer funds to develop a “curriculum on structural racism” in the Department of Education. The smear group also revamped its Teaching Tolerance program, which pushes its leftist agenda in schools.

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by Sarcasticat••0•Posted inEducation, Hate Groups, Indoctrination, SPLC - Left Wing Hate Group, SPLC - Southern Poverty Law Center, SPLC is Evil

Glenn Reynolds is correct: Public education is child abuse

Chicago, which has America’s third largest school district, has long been known for its exceptionally aggressive public teachers’ union that seems wedded to strikes. What it doesn’t seem to be wedded to is teaching. That’s especially true with the Wuhan virus.

Chicago teachers are refusing to return to classrooms, despite the educational and emotional disaster that long-distance learning is proving to be for kids. Instead, six dance teachers offered an interpretative dance explaining why they prefer to stay home and get paid for short hours and minimally effective job performance.

I ran this last night but it’s running again. What the hell is this?

Alex Keaton did it better.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inEducation, Education K-12

Ontario lacks Black and Indigenous engineering profs — this program hopes to change that

A new University of Waterloo-led project hopes to make Canada’s engineering schools more reflective of the country’s population.

The Indigenous and Black Engineering Technology (IBET) PhD Project will provide $25,000-a-year fellowships – along with mentorship and networking opportunities – to Black and Indigenous students pursuing doctoral degrees in engineering and math.

“Currently, we have a huge under-representation of Indigenous and Black scholars in academia,” said Tiz Mekonnen, who is the inaugural director of the PhD project.

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by Sarcasticat••0•Posted inCanada, Education, Indigenous, Ontario, STEM - science technology engineering and math

State school standards banish lessons about World War I, II, Holocaust, Civil War

Replacing those significant history topics will be “systemic racism,” how democracy has “excluded certain groups,” an “awareness” of “the LGBTQ+ community” and how the disenfranchisement of freed blacks during Reconstruction connects to “persistent discrimination and inequity” today.

h/t Mom

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by Sarcasticat••0•Posted inCultural Marxism, Distorting history, Education, history, History - distortion of

We Wouldn’t Let Government Control Our Grocery Stores. Why Do We Let Them Control Our Schools?

Everyone I know wants to ensure that children have access to a quality education that will set them up for success. The debate over how to best provide such opportunities has raged for decades. In simple terms, one side desires greater choice and freedom, while the other insists that improved education can only be achieved through strict government control of schools.

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by Sarcasticat••0•Posted inEducation, Government is never your friend

Tennessee Principal on Leave After Warning Kids about Twitter Censorship

Barton Thorne, the principal of Cordova High School, told students during morning announcements that they needed to be aware of the censorship happening on social media.

“I’m not going to tell you what to think, I just want to help you think,” he told students on a video that was later posted on YouTube.

“This isn’t about Trump,” he said. “This is about speech.”

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by Sarcasticat••0•Posted inCensorship, Censorship on Social Media, Education, Twitter, Twitter is Evil

Rantz: Union head says opening schools is ‘white supremacy,’ suicide concern ‘white privilege’

The president of the Pasco Association of Educators (PAE) claims reopening schools for in-person learning is an example of “white supremacy,” and compares listening to concerned parents to following rioters breaking into the U.S. Capitol. He even says concern over student suicide is an example of  “white privilege.”

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by Sarcasticat••0•Posted in"China eats weird animals disease", Batshit Crazy Teachers, Education, White Privilege, White Supremacy

Quebec elementary schools to reopen Monday; unions and experts fear it could be costly

Quebec elementary schools are set to reopen on Monday after a nearly three-week hiatus to help curb the spread of COVID-19 during the holidays.

Some feel the move to allow children and teachers to gather in classrooms again is still too early as coronavirus cases continue to skyrocket in the province.

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by Sarcasticat••0•Posted in"China eats weird animals disease", Education, Quebec

Teachers needed from more diverse backgrounds, says Ottawa school board report

The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board should promote the hiring of teachers who are from diverse backgrounds, says a draft policy under consideration by trustees.

The document sets out general principles to be considered when hiring, including “promoting the hiring of staff from under-represented groups and staff with demonstrated experience, including lived experience, working with Indigenous people or equity seeking groups.”

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by Sarcasticat••0•Posted in"Diversity", Canada, Education, Ottawa