A Letter Addressing Political Bias in CRT Political Question
I teach United States Government, economics and law at the high school level. Prior to discovering isidewith.com 2017-ish, I gave students a paper and pencil political views quiz to help them identify their likely political party affiliation. When I found your site, I was delighted. The opportunity for students to click on "learn more" and to see "other stances" empowers them.
Periodically, I click through the quiz as well. I was beyond surprised when I saw this question and the description under "learn more.” (See question at right.)
I assumed that the creators of this site indeed were nonpartisan. Only republicans spread the notion that K-12 education is teaching "critical race theory." Critical Race Theory is a law school level course and is NOT taught at the K-12 level.
Accurate questions that reflect the reality of teaching about race in the United States would include.
Should legislators ban schools from teaching about the impact of race on the economic, political and social structures in our society?
Should law schools and/or universities offer courses in critical race theory?
Should a variety of viewpoints on race relations, historical events and policy be included in K-12 education?
Should non-educators such as mayors, city councilpersons or state legislators prohibit schools from addressing the role of racism in key events and policies of the United States?
I doubt that the original course on Critical Race Theory as taught by legal scholar Kimberly Crenshaw at the law school level even claimed that racism was the sole source of poverty and criminal behavior. Admittedly, I know the origin of the course and not the precise content. I just cannot imagine anyone at a college or university ever crediting any ONE thing as an exclusive source of complex patterns, behaviors and outcomes. Academics are deathly afraid of pigeonholing themselves as a group.
It is certainly my hope that you will return the question as worded to it's source for a little research and non-partisan revamping in the near future.
