What Voters Are Saying About Critical Theories Should Have Woke Educators Shaking in Their Shoes

What Voters Are Saying About Critical Theories Should Have Woke Educators Shaking in Their Shoes

"Americans’ views about school curriculum based on critical theories of race and gender were assessed in a mid-April poll by Competitive Edge Research and Communications (CE). The poll, which surveyed 808 active voters and included parents with children in school and other community members, found that an overwhelming majority of those surveyed object to critical race theories being taught in schools.

...The questions then reviewed concepts that are fundamental to critical theories, and respondents thoroughly reject them, with many indicating feeling strongly that they should not be taught. The percentages noted are for those with strong feelings rejecting the idea and those who somewhat object, combined:

• Teach that White people are inherently privileged, while Black and other people of color are inherently oppressed and victimized — 73.7%
• Assign White students the status of “privileged” and assign non-white students the status of “oppressed.” — 88.3%
• Teach students that America was founded on racism and remains structurally racist today and that racism is the cause of all differences in outcomes and achievement between racial groups — 68.7%
  
• Teach students with lighter skin color or who are boys or who are taller or slimmer that they are natural oppressors and teach students with darker skin color or who are girls or who are shorter or heavier that they are naturally oppressed — 88.6%
• Teach students that achieving racial justice and equality between racial groups requires discriminating against people based on their Whiteness — 84.0%
• Teach students that the United States was stolen from other people and inform them the school they attend and the houses they live in are built on stolen land — 57.0%
• Teach students that there is no such thing as biological sex, only gender preference and that concepts like male and female are outdated and people should choose whatever gender they prefer for themselves — 75.4%
• Create student clubs based on race or ethnicity and encourage students to join them to explore their racial or ethnic identity and discuss racial issues among members of their own race — 63.4%
• Promote social justice political activism in the classroom by making protest signs and banners, conducting walkouts, and awarding course credit to students who engage in political protests and activism — 79.6%
• Change US history classes so that they focus on race and power and promote social justice political issues — 59.1%
• Hire diversity, equity, and inclusion consultants or administrators to train teachers, school officials, and students in Critical Race Theory and social justice causes — 51.6%...Read all.