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It’s hard to imagine people objecting to children and teenagers being taught to understand and embrace themselves and their role in society, and to do the same for others. Those are the standards for teaching social justice outlined by the Southern Poverty Law Center. Be kind to yourself and others. Be willing to find out about different people and different cultures. Learn how to approach people in respectful ways.
Yet from the objections of various factions in the Los Alamitos Unified School District, which adopted the standards this week, you would have thought that the elements called for, at a minimum, telling white kids that they are evil for being white. Maybe the opponents at least some of whom don’t appear to be parents in the district confused it with the first draft of a model curriculum for ethnic studies in the state. But even that curriculum, which seemed to have been drawn up to sow division, has been rewritten. And rewritten. And rewritten.
Social Justice Standards – The Teaching Tolerance Anti-Bias Framework.
Dr. Andrew Pulver. Photo courtesy of Los Alamitos Unified School District.
Near the start of the report, he stated that opinion among parents divided in three: those who support adoption, those who oppose the adoption, and those who do not hold a strong opinion for one reason or another.
At the end of his report, he returned to the topic of the social justice standard.
Points:
Critical Race Theory is not going to be implemented
Social Justice Standard is
not Critical Race Theory
Non-white students expressed a desire for ethnic studies to be more integrated into the curriculum, so that they can see themselves beginning earlier than high school
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There is nothing “hateful” about learning the history and contributions of Asian, Black, Latino, Native American and other underrepresented communities, and it was disappointing to see a board member from my own school district refer to the curriculum as nothing more than “left-wing political ideology.”
This isn’t about politics. This is about creating a shared understanding of different people’s experiences in the U.S., which would benefit all students.
Shani Murray, Placentia
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To the editor: State Board of Education President Linda Darling-Hammond says it is “not the point or goal of critical race theory” to create division among groups.