Education Insanity: Top 10 Stories Of The Week (Vol. 20)

The Daily Wire ^ | Jun 19, 2021 | Chrissy Clark

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Welcome back to Education Insanity, a weekly column updating you on the most insane events taking place in our nation’s schools. Here, we’ll delve into the growing presence of critical race theory, the ideology that claims that America is irredeemably rooted in racism, and “woke” culture.

Let’s get started.

10. NYC Law School Makes ‘Systemic Racism’ Course A Graduation Requirement – Washington Free Beacon

New York City’s Yeshiva University Cardozo School of Law — ranked 53rd in the nation — is mandating that students take a “race and the law” class in order to graduate. In an email to students, the university said that the curriculum shift is “designed to help our students examine and understand racism in the law and throughout the legal system.”

9. Professor Shares HS Students’ Letter On Impact Of CRT Exposure: Felt ‘Like Scum Undeserving Of Living’ – The Daily Wire

A black professor at Columbia University shared a letter from a high school student who described the psychological impacts of being exposed to critical race theory. The letter read in part, “For lack of a better word, those teachings made me feel like horse shit, like worthless scum undeserving of living.”

8. College To Charge Unvaccinated Students $1,500 ‘Health & Safety’ Fee – Campus Reform

Rhodes College plans to charge unvaccinated students $1,500 per semester to allegedly “cover the costs of mandatory testing.” The school has yet to mandate the COVID-19 vaccine for all students, staff, and faculty, though it strongly encourages vaccination.

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Here is one that, unlike most of the rest, I have not already read here in FR;

4. University of Ottawa [XX maybe?] Professor: ‘Sex Work’ Is ‘The Best Thing Young People Can Do Early In Their Careers’ – Campus Reform

A University of Ottawa adjunct professor said that “the best thing” that young people can do for their careers is get involved in sex work. “Unpopular opinion: the best thing young people can do early in their careers is do #SexWork on the side because your early career prospects will be unstable, unpredictable, low pay, likely contract work and very much exploitative,” said Professor Naomi Sayers.

Wonder if this is speaking from experience?

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Thanks for posting these articles.