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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Replying to @conor64
Teach honestly about the history of racism and injustice, but place it in the context of America's highest ideals and our steady progress towards achieving them. Cultivate a sense of agency and common purpose in children of all racial backgrounds.
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Replying to @realchrisrufo
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?
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Replying to @conor64
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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Replying to @realchrisrufo @conor64
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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