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That causes harm to other people. so by introducing such a factor in the learning environment of a classroom will definitely hinder the transfer of knowledge between a teacher and a student and will definitely corrupt the relationship they have formed and will instill fear in the students and they wont respect the teachers the same way and they will fear the teachers. >> if you could speak directly to president trump, what would you say to him? >> i would definitely tell him to speak to congress...

Years, and the other side of the conversation is feeling criminalized and victimized to where they cannot speak out. this does not create a learning environment. >> this is not just -- hunter college, abolition of whiteness, university of wisconsin, the problem of whiteness. what if you had a problem of blackness? >> that is racist. that is racist. >> allie asked me, first of all the titles of the courses are salacious. if you get beyond those what we are getting to is an analysis of white supre...

Been planned at this time. nonetheless, the posters came down. a student was called racist for saying she had dreams, too. what could possibly be wrong with that emily? >> look, he obviously did this to be provocative. the family of the victim has said this has been far too politicized already. he took it over the top. he was trying to make a statement himself. >> absolutely outrageous, martha, to hang a poster of kate steinle in memoriam. >> do you really think that was in memoriam? >> they are...

You gave two scenarios. put the fourth slide up on the screen. and you asked them you know, which option is the appropriate option. and ill explain, option 1 was that the university creates a positive learning environment for all students by prohibiting certain speech. option two was, that they create a learning environment where students are exposed to all types, 53%, slightly more than half said hey, please, prohibit the offensive speech. your reaction? >> my reaction is that anyone who spent ...

Answer of supporting violence, but it was phrased intentionally to gauge students reactions to the most obnoxious and offensive of speakers, and a stunningly high percentage of the respondents did, in fact, say they were in agreement with the use of violence to prevent that speech. i find that a disturbing answer. >> perhaps most disturbing of all is that the students are looking to the institution to protect them from harmful words. you gave two scenarios. put the fourth slide up on the screen....

Pursuit of more pressing civil rights cases that are out there. >> thats a great question. first, just the premise that this is harming white students is wrong on at least two key fronts. there are more white students in college now than ever before. so to suggest that white students are somehow not getting the advantage of higher education is absolutely false. and the second thing to consider is that all students, including white students, benefit from being in a diverse learning environment. t...

Expression that school administrators disagree with. if none of this has anything to do with education of course its a political indoctrination of stunned by force and theyre not even trying to hide it. in january, the district took a stand for illegal immigration print they sent an email letting parents know that montgomery montgomery county remains a welcoming learning environment for all students regardless of immigration status. if teachers will do nothing to report illegal immigrants. you w...

Moms and dads want, expect and deserve. parents no longer believe that a one-size-fits all model of learning meets the need of every child. and they know other options exist, whether magnet, virtual, charter, home, faith based on any other combination. yet too many parents are denied access to the full range of options. choices that many of us here in this room have exercised for our own children. why in 2017 are we still questioning parents ability to exercise educational choice for their child...

Schools that arent, you really analyze them and youre going, wow, the inequitable funding in these schools, the service and supports in these schools, of course theyre challenged. >> but thats a local issue. when you start talking about school funding, when you start talking about school funding, lily, were talking about property taxes, were talking about millage rates. thats a hyper local issue. how much can the federal government really do with regards to inequitable funding? >> lets take a lo...

Happening across the country, then your child is at risk and not in a learning environment they are promised by the teachers union. lets not forget these are the same people who claim that they are standing up for the kids and they are absolutely not. and to further, this is really rules of engagement for discipline. they are asking for intervention of a higher power, whether its some advocacy group in new york city or its the department of education to come in and decide after a situation has5e...