Persuasive/opinion writing is part of the Common Core, and students are taught to use emotional appeals to advance social justice.
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Replying to @HbdNrx
Seen in local elementary school: project on the wall where 4th graders were asked to write an opinion of theirs about Martin Luther King.
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Replying to @HbdNrx
Every student posted some Cathedral-approved opinion, of course. The students know they're not allowed to have any other opinions.
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Replying to @HbdNrx
I'm curious what would happen if a 4th grader wrote, "I think MLK was bad because he made whites live with violent blacks, killing thousands
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Replying to @HbdNrx
Or maybe,"I think MLK was a communist plagiarist philanderer" (the use of an opinion designator like "I think"seems to be part of the lesson
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Replying to @HbdNrx
I expect the parents would be in for an interrogation with CPS if that happened. The kids know what's not allowed and what teachers want.
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Replying to @HbdNrx
Note that this MLK project was seen in a very white school. The school probably had a huge MLK ice sculpture for their MLK celebration.
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Replying to @HbdNrx
I think my actual opinion when I was in 4th grade was something along the lines of, "MLK is overrated and annoyingly religious"
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Replying to @HbdNrx
@HbdNrx@Atavisionary IIRC, my opinion about this was "Why are we still talking about this? Can we please get to the interesting stuff?"1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@beortheold@HbdNrx havent u noticed? Everday is mlk day.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
.@Atavisionary @beortheold yep, and it's gotten much, much worse over the years. Now MLK day is an orgy of white guilt and worship.
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