An Indiana state legislator suggested that teachers should remain neutral when discussing marxism and communism. He has since walked back the remarks.
I am not sure what he meant by "remain neutral". I am not sure a teacher should curse out either ism. So if he meant teachers should not launch into ad hominem attacks on either ism, I would agree.
But if he meant that we have to teach equal doses of "good" and "bad", then I have a serious issue. Neither ism has come close to 50-50 on the good/bad scale.
This remark was regarding of a bill he sponsors on CRT. I theorize the unsaid argument is that we need to teach slavery in a neutral manner. I don't know how else he got into nazi/marxist thought on CRT unless slavery was the end goal. If that's true, then again I have an issue. We don't need to call slave owners names per se, but it isn't a neutrality issue.
I am not sure what he meant by "remain neutral". I am not sure a teacher should curse out either ism. So if he meant teachers should not launch into ad hominem attacks on either ism, I would agree.
But if he meant that we have to teach equal doses of "good" and "bad", then I have a serious issue. Neither ism has come close to 50-50 on the good/bad scale.
This remark was regarding of a bill he sponsors on CRT. I theorize the unsaid argument is that we need to teach slavery in a neutral manner. I don't know how else he got into nazi/marxist thought on CRT unless slavery was the end goal. If that's true, then again I have an issue. We don't need to call slave owners names per se, but it isn't a neutrality issue.
GOP state senator walks back comments on Nazi history in schools
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