Question for critics of the left-identitarian approach to teaching about race in America: if the curriculum were up to you, what's your vision of what kids should be taught about race in America?
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What about present day racial inequality where the causes are widely contested by lots of factions? How should schools handle, say, the fact of racial disparities in mass incarceration? Teaching the debate? Trying to discern and teach the true view? Something else?
Public K-12 schools should be careful in how they teach "current events," which can be heavily politicized. But if a high school wants to teach something like discrimination and disparities, it should provide the best work from multiple perspectives, then encourage open debate.
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As a caveat, however, we should make sure students have basic literacy skills before spending time on "current events." There are many schools that have *literacy rates under 50%* that have jumped on the "antiracism" bandwagon—which is a dereliction of duty.
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See my reporting on Buffalo and Philadelphia for two examples:https://www.city-journal.org/christopher-rufo-on-woke-education …
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What is a discussion of racism without the perspective of the Klan and its defenders?
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Multiple perspectives where I come from are socialist, Marxist, or anti capitalist
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“Teach about discrimination but be sure to include the discriminators’ POV. But don’t politicize it bc that’s what we do.”
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I really don’t think k-12 should teach/ discuss current events much - it’s too fraught with strong opinion and emotion. Teach that redlining occurred, but potential lasting effects impacting today are still debated.
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“In dealing with political, socio-cultural and economic issues, the teacher will present to the students, in a fair way - that is, with the same depth and seriousness - the main versions, theories, opinions and perspectives competing on the subject.
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