Indeed, there is a difference between white children being taught that they themselves, in 2021, are complicit in sustaining so-called "white supremacy" by virtue of their existence (which is only a slight exaggeration of what is happening in some of the more egregious cases of woke-activism-as-education in certain, mostly upscale school…
Indeed, there is a difference between white children being taught that they themselves, in 2021, are complicit in sustaining so-called "white supremacy" by virtue of their existence (which is only a slight exaggeration of what is happening in some of the more egregious cases of woke-activism-as-education in certain, mostly upscale schools) and simply being taught the realities of our past and the way real white supremacy actually did shape our history. The law is written in a way that it seems to be targeting the former, but clearly renders itself open to interpretations as targeting the latter.
If they want more positive examples of our history - how about more highlighting of the contributions made by notable historical black Americans? Go more in-depth about the American abolition movement. The Civil Rights movement and the gains that have been made for black Americans since then. Granted there are some areas where this may stray into slight discomfort, but a proper treatment of these historical subjects would actually do much to counter the modern far-left's overly jaded narratives about the America of today.
Indeed, there is a difference between white children being taught that they themselves, in 2021, are complicit in sustaining so-called "white supremacy" by virtue of their existence (which is only a slight exaggeration of what is happening in some of the more egregious cases of woke-activism-as-education in certain, mostly upscale schools) and simply being taught the realities of our past and the way real white supremacy actually did shape our history. The law is written in a way that it seems to be targeting the former, but clearly renders itself open to interpretations as targeting the latter.
If they want more positive examples of our history - how about more highlighting of the contributions made by notable historical black Americans? Go more in-depth about the American abolition movement. The Civil Rights movement and the gains that have been made for black Americans since then. Granted there are some areas where this may stray into slight discomfort, but a proper treatment of these historical subjects would actually do much to counter the modern far-left's overly jaded narratives about the America of today.