Multicultural Education

rob · #1 (**permalink**) 10-31-2007, 09:31 AM

MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION
The National Association for Multicultural Education (NAME) is having its annual conference in Baltimore, Maryland starting today through Sunday.
Now taxpayers in every state, listen up. Your money is paying for K-12 teachers from all 50 states to attend the NAME convention. The teachers can sit in on any of the workshops and determine which multicultural propaganda they would like to indoctrinate their government school with upon their return.
Let's take a look at some of your workshop options:

"The Unbearable Whiteness of Being: Dismantling White Privilege and Supporting Anti-Racist Education in Our Classrooms and Schools." Designed to help educators identify and deconstruct their own white privilege and in so doing more deeply commit themselves to anti-racist teaching and critical multicultural teaching.
"Talking About Religious Oppression and Unpacking Christian Privilege." Will examine the dynamics of Christian privilege and oppression of minority religious groups and nonbelievers as constructed and maintained on three distinct levels: individual, institutional and societal. God help us .. now there's not only white privilege, but Christian privilege as well.
"Beyond Celebrating Diversity: Teaching Teachers How to be Critical Multicultural Educators." This session will start from the premise that multiculturalism's greatest danger "comes from educators who ostensibly support its goals, but whose work - cultural plunges, food fairs, etc. - reflects a compassionate conservative consciousness rather than social justice. This session focuses on preparing teachers, not for celebrating diversity, but for achieving justice in schools and society."

This is pure liberalism being fed to your teachers ... and then to your kids ... in the guise of education.
Remember .... Multiculturalism merely means that your child should be judged on the basis of his race, ethnicity, religion or some other group aspect, rather than his individual identity. Multiculturalism is the heart of the anti-individualist movement. These teachers are going to be taught to come back to your wonderful government school and convince your child that the only thing about him that matters is his group identity ... that he is not an individual, he's just a member of a group.
Ohhhhhh.. But YOUR government school is different, isn't it? YOUR government school is really doing a good job ... it's the rest of those schools that are so bad. Right?
Righhhhhhht.

Reynard1967 · #2 (**permalink**) 10-31-2007, 09:42 AM

Not to sure about it being taught anywhere as a good thing, BUT... I did get stopped the other day by a local police officer. With no valid licence, no insurance and warrants, I was fairly happy to be a middle aged bald white guy when he said " Thank you Mr. Reynard, be safe." and let me go.

oceanbreeze · #3 (**permalink**) 10-31-2007, 11:53 AM

On Monday my daughter got off the bus, visibly and verbally upset. Seems there's a 9 year old 4th grader in her class that told her "she's white, she doesn't understand racism." It all came about because the girl is always in trouble in class and is always sent to the back of the line for causing problems. The teacher is white, the girl is hispanic. The girl told my daughter "I'm going to the principal, she'll understand she's black." What are people teaching their kids today?

Sam · #4 (**permalink**) 10-31-2007, 12:23 PM

I have a freshman in high school and a freshman in college. I have never really had any political agenda pushed on my children-in fact the teachers were really quite silly in the public school and just used the classroom time for socializing, chatting online, or arranging their sports teams that they coached. I personally believe that many teachers in HS just want to be in HS and coach sports. I would prefer they hire the coaches seperately and not give the job to teachers. One teacher spent his day online or telling the kids to shut up while he spent all class time on sports. (he was the boys baseball coach) and was incapapble of even teaching high level math.

The only teachers that ever disussed politics with my older son were two history teachers and that was after school. They both were funny , good natured and one was conservative and the other slightly liberal and they held good natured conversations. My son would go in after school just to join the fun. Neither of these teachers ever brought their personal views into the classroom-he sought them out just to socialize and talk politics because most of his peers had no interest.

That was my complaint in addition to no books or resources. This year my freshman is in a private Catholic HS and my son attends a private Catholic University. It is completely different-the teachers actually grade writing papers-hold class discussions and spend a great deal of time with each student.Classroom time is spent on teaching the specific subject.

My college son did receive an academic scholarship of 30,000/year but I still pay 17,000 for his tuition. My youngest HS tuition is 11,000/year. It is worth every penny-but I cannot believe how much I am spending for them to get a good education.

Rob-do have a source-your recent articles you post remind of WND local articles and so I was just curious if that was your source for your recent pastes.

Joe_King · #5 (**permalink**) 10-31-2007, 12:45 PM

in this area it seems as though the position of #1 is being reprogrammed.

Example at hand is that instead of being #1 when you are good in elementary schools here - you get a 3.

Sure; that looks trivial - however, it is removing the status quot for being #1 when you are good.

It seems as though becoming number one (at anything) is becoming the wrong thing to be.

Also; last summer I over heard a conversation between 2 kids where the one was saying that it is not important to be in first place (referring to him not catching more fish than the other boy).

Of course I had to speak up and told the kid I was glad kids like him had that attitude - it will make it easier for boy's like mine to get ahead and be the boss of kids like him!

It was easy to see the astonishment when the boy realized what I was saying!

rob · #6 (**permalink**) 10-31-2007, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Sam

I have a freshman in high school and a freshman in college. I have never really had any political agenda pushed on my children-in fact the teachers were really quite silly in the public school and just used the classroom time for socializing, chatting online, or arranging their sports teams that they coached. I personally believe that many teachers in HS just want to be in HS and coach sports. I would prefer they hire the coaches seperately and not give the job to teachers. One teacher spent his day online or telling the kids to shut up while he spent all class time on sports. (he was the boys baseball coach) and was incapapble of even teaching high level math.

The only teachers that ever disussed politics with my older son were two history teachers and that was after school. They both were funny , good natured and one was conservative and the other slightly liberal and they held good natured conversations. My son would go in after school just to join the fun. Neither of these teachers ever brought their personal views into the classroom-he sought them out just to socialize and talk politics because most of his peers had no interest.

That was my complaint in addition to no books or resources. This year my freshman is in a private Catholic HS and my son attends a private Catholic University. It is completely different-the teachers actually grade writing papers-hold class discussions and spend a great deal of time with each student.Classroom time is spent on teaching the specific subject.

My college son did receive an academic scholarship of 30,000/year but I still pay 17,000 for his tuition. My youngest HS tuition is 11,000/year. It is worth every penny-but I cannot believe how much I am spending for them to get a good education.

Rob-do have a source-your recent articles you post remind of WND local articles and so I was just curious if that was your source for your recent pastes.

I get most of the articles I cut and paste on Drudge and the rest come from regular sources like MSN.

RASTAMAN · #7 (**permalink**) 10-31-2007, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by rob

MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION
The National Association for Multicultural Education (NAME) is having its annual conference in Baltimore, Maryland starting today through Sunday.
Now taxpayers in every state, listen up. Your money is paying for K-12 teachers from all 50 states to attend the NAME convention. The teachers can sit in on any of the workshops and determine which multicultural propaganda they would like to indoctrinate their government school with upon their return.
Let's take a look at some of your workshop options:

"The Unbearable Whiteness of Being: Dismantling White Privilege and Supporting Anti-Racist Education in Our Classrooms and Schools." Designed to help educators identify and deconstruct their own white privilege and in so doing more deeply commit themselves to anti-racist teaching and critical multicultural teaching.
"Talking About Religious Oppression and Unpacking Christian Privilege." Will examine the dynamics of Christian privilege and oppression of minority religious groups and nonbelievers as constructed and maintained on three distinct levels: individual, institutional and societal. God help us .. now there's not only white privilege, but Christian privilege as well.
"Beyond Celebrating Diversity: Teaching Teachers How to be Critical Multicultural Educators." This session will start from the premise that multiculturalism's greatest danger "comes from educators who ostensibly support its goals, but whose work - cultural plunges, food fairs, etc. - reflects a compassionate conservative consciousness rather than social justice. This session focuses on preparing teachers, not for celebrating diversity, but for achieving justice in schools and society."

This is pure liberalism being fed to your teachers ... and then to your kids ... in the guise of education.
Remember .... Multiculturalism merely means that your child should be judged on the basis of his race, ethnicity, religion or some other group aspect, rather than his individual identity. Multiculturalism is the heart of the anti-individualist movement. These teachers are going to be taught to come back to your wonderful government school and convince your child that the only thing about him that matters is his group identity ... that he is not an individual, he's just a member of a group.
Ohhhhhh.. But YOUR government school is different, isn't it? YOUR government school is really doing a good job ... it's the rest of those schools that are so bad. Right?
Righhhhhhht.

Well Rob I'm sure the Multicultural Education convention wouldn't have ever been held in Downtown OKC @ the Ford Center! b/c the city and the State has no visonary concept of diversity b/c CONSERVATISM REIGNS SUPREME. Even though it would have brought in much needed revenue for such a Conservative cash poor city!!! with a 1960's skyline....but I digress.

Rob, diversity and multi-culturalism education (MCE) encompasses so much more than what was stated in your thread. It allows for children (even conservative children) to have an appreciation and understanding historically and culturally of the impact and importance from a global perspective different races-nationalities and cultures have.

Isn't it ironic that Republicans and Conservatives want to be able to be important players and leaders within the global diversified-multicultural world we live in, yet, are at best stubbornly ignorant of the very cultures conservatives wish to engage from a geo-political perspective!!!

Conservatism and conservatives are so busy CONSERVING that your ideology leaves very little room for growth and inclusiveness; let alone learning how to embrace different cultures around the world and even in our own nation.

Conservatives in general, do not even want their children to embrace and understand diversity and multiculturalism for fear of the great lie of your conservative ideaology will be exposed and realized amongst your own children!!!!! thus threatening the outdated failed philosopy, theory, and ideology that is conservatism.

I mean how do you keep the lie of conservatism alive in well.....if the future of conservatism (the children) have seen and embraced multiculturalism; and eventually question the non-inclusive outdated conservative thought and ways of life!!!!

I can see why conservatives in general do everything in their ever diminishing power, to smear, marginalize diversity and multicultural education!!! Conservatives FEAR----EXTINCTION!!!!!

J04miller · #8 (**permalink**) 10-31-2007, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Sam

I have a freshman in high school and a freshman in college. I have never really had any political agenda pushed on my children-in fact the teachers were really quite silly in the public school and just used the classroom time for socializing, chatting online, or arranging their sports teams that they coached. I personally believe that many teachers in HS just want to be in HS and coach sports. I would prefer they hire the coaches seperately and not give the job to teachers. One teacher spent his day online or telling the kids to shut up while he spent all class time on sports. (he was the boys baseball coach) and was incapapble of even teaching high level math.

The only teachers that ever disussed politics with my older son were two history teachers and that was after school. They both were funny , good natured and one was conservative and the other slightly liberal and they held good natured conversations. My son would go in after school just to join the fun. Neither of these teachers ever brought their personal views into the classroom-he sought them out just to socialize and talk politics because most of his peers had no interest.

That was my complaint in addition to no books or resources. This year my freshman is in a private Catholic HS and my son attends a private Catholic University. It is completely different-the teachers actually grade writing papers-hold class discussions and spend a great deal of time with each student.Classroom time is spent on teaching the specific subject.

My college son did receive an academic scholarship of 30,000/year but I still pay 17,000 for his tuition. My youngest HS tuition is 11,000/year. It is worth every penny-but I cannot believe how much I am spending for them to get a good education.

Rob-do have a source-your recent articles you post remind of WND local articles and so I was just curious if that was your source for your recent pastes.

Rob, I find this information terribly disturbing. It almost seems like a joke.

Sam, your experience with your kids' schooling is disheartening. You are fortunate that you can afford a better education for your children. Of course, you've earned that by working hard to be a doctor. But, every kid has a right to decent education. Kudos for taking an active role.

There is no room for politics on this subject. Pay highly qualified teachers what they deserve. We are losing good ones to the private sector. Most importantly, parents need to be held accountable for their kids. The system is broke.

oceanbreeze · #9 (**permalink**) 10-31-2007, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by J04miller

Rob, I find this information terribly disturbing. It almost seems like a joke.

Sam, your experience with your kids' schooling is disheartening. You are fortunate that you can afford a better education for your children. Of course, you've earned that by working hard to be a doctor. But, every kid has a right to decent education. Kudos for taking an active role.

There is no room for politics on this subject. Pay highly qualified teachers what they deserve. We are losing good ones to the private sector. Most importantly, parents need to be held accountable for their kids. The system is broke.

I agree Miller and Sam.

satv365 · #10 (**permalink**) 10-31-2007, 07:24 PM

It teaches biased opinions, when children should be learning facts. Math, History, Science, The Constitution. When you bring partisan bias into schools, and begin teaching that to children, it is nothing more than indoctrination.

These marxist principles of false equality and self-hatred for people's own culture, religion and ethnicity that is being taught in Schools is a reason I dislike the concept of public schools. Let alone Public Schools being a drain on tax dollars and a waste if you look at test scores.

We can slowly hand over schools to the private sector and provide vouchers and free tuition for the middle class and poor. Would save billions and wede have better quality in Education too.