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Banning Critical Race Theory

We know Cruz knows what pornography is.
 
Whoa. Arlington? Welcome back!
 
What brings you back? 20 win season by early February?
 
There are people in Iowa who are trying to get cameras in every classroom. Parents would be able to tune in and watch any time. This is being discussed in other states too. As a parent, you might feel this is your right, but please think about what a teacher friend of mine writes below. Cameras in classrooms is a horrible idea, and it has nothing to do with not wanting parents to see what or how I teach. I am very proud of the work I do.

By Susan Vernon:
The people in power in this state want to install cameras in our classrooms that would allow any parent to watch what is happening there. If this doesn't infuriate you as a parent, you are not understanding it. You have a right to know what teachers are teaching and, by the way, you can already access that. But do you really think you have a right to know whether your neighbor's child struggles with reading? You will see that. Do you really think you have a right to know if your neighbor's child needed extra help in math today? You will see that. Do you really think you have a right to hear a child tell me they couldn't do their homework because their family couldn't afford to pay the electric bill? You will hear that. Do you really think you have a right to see which child didn't come to school in clean clothes, and which child had an accident in kindergarten, and which child got her first period in the middle of 7th grade social studies? Do you? Because you will see that. About someone else's child. They have outlawed facts. They have outlawed literature. Please don't let them outlaw your children's privacy. Please don't let them outlaw your children's safety. You have a right to know what and how I teach. I am proud of the work I do. If you want to see the 20+ hours of work I do at home each week to prepare for the work I do at school, I'll show you that too. But you do not have the right to watch other people's children learning. You just don't. This is not the plan of a truly free country. This is truly terrifying. I hope you understand this is an issue that goes beyond traditional liberal or conservative divides. I try hard not to post things that are too political because I want all of my students to know I value their right to their own opinions and beliefs. This goes beyond that. This is a liberty issue and a safety issue.
 
Also no parents calling for this would ever actually tune in and watch. They’ll just wait for a Facebook post from someone claiming/lying about all the shit they saw and heard and would get all ragey from that.
 
I’m going to go ahead and predict that any teacher resistance to classroom cameras is going to be met with a comparison to police officers being required to wear body cameras
 
06deacon said:
Also no parents calling for this would ever actually tune in and watch. They’ll just wait for a Facebook post from someone claiming/lying about all the shit they saw and heard and would get all ragey from that.
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Yep.

But this would be a boon for the wanna be kiddie diddlers out there.

Is Iowa going to force parents to consent to this?
 
Given the record number of teachers leaving the profession nationally, if this passes then good luck to Iowa school systems in fully staffing their schools for next year. "Come and work in Iowa schools - Big Brother will be watching your every move, every day!"
 
Republicans don’t care about fully staffing schools in Iowa. They want public schools to fail.


If you all want a comp to chew on, being Black in America is a little like rooting for your team in Cameron. You know you’re not going to get calls. And when you complain, the powers that be just say try harder, play better, and foul less. Critical Race Theory is analogous to actually examining how refs call games in Cameron and how that impacts the game.
 
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But there’s already too much invested in public education! We need competition to sort the winners (children) from the losers (children).
 
wakephan09 said:
Lol, amazing. It ain't the Marxists teaching CRT, buddy.

And the loudest Marxist on the entire campus just left his tenured job.
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It’s true. Marxists generally have problems talking about race (with some big exceptions like CLR James and Cedric Robinson).
 
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