Adults can still read what they want, right?

Posted on August 27, 2023 by sheilawill
Politicians are clamping down on freedom to learn in schools. Isn’t that why schools exist, or is it to promulgate parents rights bullshit?

There’s no systemic racism in the United States, these politicians claim.

Slavery taught the oppressed some beneficial skills, says the Florida governor and his ilk.

Why tell the truth when it might make children uncomfortable…or perhaps knowledgeable?

Who are these fear mongers kidding?
Aug 23, 2023Fear Is the Watchword in Public EducationA wave of legislation purporting to advance “parental rights” is actually undermining them. In a new report, Educational Intimidation: How ‘Parents’ Rights’ Legislation Undermines the Freedom to Learn, we document nearly 400 state legislative bills that allow extremists to override the views of the majority, micromanage classrooms, and disempower teachers, librarians, and school administrators. And, one governor who vetoed a bill described it as turning teachers into “pronoun police.” (PEN America)

Two books I wish every American adult would read:

The Warmth of Other Suns. The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson (2010). It’s a Pulitzer Prize Winner that clued me in to the systemic racism in this country, in the North as well as the South. An important place to start.

The Devil You Know. A Black Power Manifesto by Charles M. Blow (2021). From my favorite NYTimes columnist, hands down. In his latest book he imagines how Southern Blacks can assume more power. Why he moved from New York to Atlanta. Powerful.

Charles Blow has been the most straightforward, incisive, provocative writer through the horrendous rise of he-who-shall-not-be named.

Many teachers are afraid of losing their jobs in repressive-leaning communities. Parents, grandparents, friends of children, I implore you to educate yourselves. Learn real history. Speak up!

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2 Responses to Adults can still read what they want, right?

  1. Judy Kugel's avatar Judy Kugel says:
    August 28, 2023 at 1:43 am

    so so sad…

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  2. sheilawill's avatar sheilawill says:
    August 28, 2023 at 2:41 am

    Yes, it is sad. Why we must all speak out and educate ourselves. In my view. Thanks for your comment!

    Reply

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