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Teachers express concern about new laws banning critical race theory
The Washington Times ^ | Saturday, June 12, 2021 | Kimberlee Kruesi and MIchael Melia

Posted on 06/12/2021 4:23:00 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — As middle school teacher Brittany Paschall assembled a lesson plan on the history of the Negro Baseball Leagues, she wondered how she might have to go about it differently next year under a new Tennessee state law that prohibits teaching certain concepts of race and racism.

The unit was about baseball, but more importantly, it was about segregation and racism in America.

“I kept thinking, in light of this bill, if this were next year, how would I teach this to my students?” said Paschall, an English teacher in Nashville. “Do we teach students to ignore tough subjects?”

Laws setting guiderails for classroom instruction on race passed this year in Republican-controlled states have left some teachers worried about how they will be enforced. Particularly in districts with large numbers of people of color, educators say they worry everyday discussions about students’ experiences could land teachers in hot water.

In response to a push for culturally responsive teaching that gained steam following last year’s police killing of George Floyd, Republican lawmakers and governors have championed legislation to limit the teaching of material that explores how race and racism influence American politics, culture and law. The measures have become law in Tennessee, Idaho and Oklahoma and bills have been introduced in over a dozen other states.

Professional teachers associations and some school boards have blasted the laws as disrespecting teachers’ judgment and opening the door to censorship.

“This is an assault on the craft of teaching,” said Paschall, who is Black. “It’s asking me to show up and ignore parts of my own identity.”

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


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KEYWORDS: blackwithasmallb; brittanypaschall; criticalracetheory; crt; education; georgefloydismitt; nazicommie; race; racistblackgirl
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Racists are people who are obsessed with race, make everything about race, and project their own maniacal racism onto all the people they hate.

Just like government school teachers!

1 posted on 06/12/2021 4:23:00 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

You can teach the history of the Negro Leagues without infusing it with Communist propaganda.


2 posted on 06/12/2021 4:24:59 PM PDT by Flash Bazbeaux
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

“Do we teach students to ignore tough subjects?”

Math is a tough subject. Teach that!


3 posted on 06/12/2021 4:25:19 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
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“I kept thinking, in light of this bill, if this were next year, how would I teach this to my students?” said Paschall, an English teacher in Nashville

Don't.

4 posted on 06/12/2021 4:25:50 PM PDT by Jim Noble (Extremism in the defense of Liberty is no vice)
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Paschall, who is black, seems to think the only subject in her world is her racist hobbyhorse.

She should STFU.

5 posted on 06/12/2021 4:25:50 PM PDT by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

All we’re asking is that you do not indoctrinate students and look how upset they get.

The Ministry of Education is as damaging to America as the Ministry of Propaganda.


6 posted on 06/12/2021 4:26:16 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents)(Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

We need a law banning these teachers from classrooms.


7 posted on 06/12/2021 4:26:57 PM PDT by dforest (huh?)
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To: Flash Bazbeaux
She sounds like a black Nazi racist.
8 posted on 06/12/2021 4:27:05 PM PDT by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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To: Flash Bazbeaux

Can she teach about the negro space program?

https://youtu.be/6H8TJv0C58Q


9 posted on 06/12/2021 4:27:15 PM PDT by Yogafist
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
"It’s asking me to show up and ignore parts of my own identity.”

Correctamundo!

You were not hired to teach any children about, not "part" of your identity, actually, about "any" of your identity.

10 posted on 06/12/2021 4:27:39 PM PDT by Jim Noble (Extremism in the defense of Liberty is no vice)
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Public schools make cesspools look attractive.


11 posted on 06/12/2021 4:28:24 PM PDT by rigelkentaurus
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

How about Teachers teach reading, writing, arithmetic, history, chemistry, Calculus et al, and let parents teach ethics, morals, and life skills?


12 posted on 06/12/2021 4:29:38 PM PDT by rellic
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13 posted on 06/12/2021 4:31:10 PM PDT by Dalberg-Acton
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To: Flash Bazbeaux

Maybe she can’t because she is a Marxist.

You teach the truth. The Negro League was formed because blacks weren’t allowed to be in the majors. Yes, it was because of racism. BUT, MLB changed and eventually had black baseball players.


14 posted on 06/12/2021 4:33:21 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (“Unlimited power in the hands of limited people always leads to cruelty.” ― Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn,)
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Another reason to homeschool or homeschool pod..or full private school. What a sanctimonious loser teacher.


15 posted on 06/12/2021 4:34:02 PM PDT by Getready (Wisdom is more valuable than gold and diamonds, and harder to find.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

The teaching of critical thinking has been replaced with critical theory indoctrination.


16 posted on 06/12/2021 4:34:31 PM PDT by HamiltonJay
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To: kiryandil

Get another job...


17 posted on 06/12/2021 4:36:56 PM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (Baseball players, gangsters and musicians are remembered. But journalists are forgotten.)
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To: Flash Bazbeaux

Communist propaganda is the meat, not the seasoning.


18 posted on 06/12/2021 4:37:31 PM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Why is an English teacher (presumably, a teacher of English, not a British immigrant) propagandizing her class with the “History of the Negro Baseball Leagues”? Is that what passes for literature?


19 posted on 06/12/2021 4:37:41 PM PDT by Chewbarkah
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Like who gives a shit


20 posted on 06/12/2021 4:38:02 PM PDT by ImJustAnotherOkie (All I know is The I read in the papers.)
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