Posted on 07/13/2021 4:49:09 AM PDT by blam
The Biden administration signaled its support for the teaching of “anti-racism” curriculum in public schools Friday, wading into an ongoing culture war over critical race theory playing out on cable news and in school board meetings across the nation.
Asked about a recent decision by the National Education Association to throw its weight behind controversial progressive teachings about race, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told RealClearPolitics that President Biden believes “kids should learn about our history” including the view that "there is systemic racism that is still impacting society today."
Psaki continued that the president and the First Lady, who is also a life-long educator, believe that “there are many dark moments, and there is not just slavery and racism in our history.”
“And he believes, as I believe, as a parent of children, that kids should learn about our history. So as a spouse of an educator,” the press secretary added, “he continues to believe that children should learn not just the good, but also the challenging parts of our history, and that's part of what we're talking about here, even as it's become politically charged.”
Almost underscoring Psaki’s point that the issue has become politically charged, an account run by the House Republicans responded on Twitter, “critical race theory is NOT history. It’s an ideological agenda meant to divide us.”
The press secretary’s answer was the clearest expression to date of where the White House comes down in a larger ideological battle over the soul of the nation. Progressives who espouse critical race theory argue that white people should own up to the benefits afforded to them by the systemic racism woven into the fabric of this country’s past and present. Conservatives reject that characterization.
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Traitors supporting traitors!
This demonstrates the White House is Anti American being run by Socialists.
NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! THE FLUNKIES WHO WERE USHERED INTO THE WHITE HOUSE BY THEIR CHINESE MASTERS ARE ON BOARD FOR THE ANNIHILATION OF THE CAUCASION RACE? NOOOOOOOOO!!!!! SAY IT ISN’T SOOOOOOOOO!!!!
All part of “the plan..” This is not only an effort to brainwash American youth, it is an extreme money laundering operation to increase school taxes (“we need more money for the children..”) and increase the amount of our taxpayer dollars going to the Democrats. I am sick of it.
Fortunately, the White House doesn’t control what red states teach in their schools. This is why red states are busy banning CRT from their schools even as we speak.
The Biden administration signaled its support for the teaching of “racism” curriculum in public schools...
Why would the Biden administration support racism? Do they not care what the voters think or want? Are the Democrats ignoring the Constitution?
The Democrats and their foreign minions are the ones who count the votes?
Parents who, for whatever reasons, can’t pull their kids outta publik skrewls should be demanding their districts be audited by am outside (not state) party.
Hint: Look for ghost students, padded enrollment.
Fight the good fight on a number of fronts.
Isn't it great fun when you can dismiss and possibly jail deranged, far left teachers for breaking the law?
A five starred red flag ought to be tattooed on the other side of his Cretaceous keister...
Gee, Who is going to invent anything? Or grow the food?
Many of the DC politicians send their children to private Catholic or Quaker schools.
If this jive turkey believed it why didn’t he make this case last year during the scampaign?
Why didn’t he address it 2009-2016?
It’s just like the muzzle mandate.
Do what they say, not as they do.
It’s about teaching anti-Americanism as President Trump predicted after Charlottesville, he said the Left wouldn’t stop with Confederate memorials, they would come after the founders of this country.
I wish I could say I am surprised.
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