Dumb and Dumber (Nos. 56 & 57)

Watching the Education Apocalypse in Slow Motion

DUMB AND DUMBER (NO. 56)

K-12 EDITION

WE’RE LIVING IN A VIRTUAL CLOWN SHOW: Publish porn for schools? Get arrested, says new congressman

IDEAS HAVE CONSEQUENCES. You do know, right, that this will come back to bite you: Elite private school's math class trains students to find 'systematic oppression'

THE GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS ARE A MESS. If you love your children, #JustWalkAway: “Award-Winning Teacher Accused Of Violently Attacking Student Who Confronted Her For Using N-Word.”

YOU SHOULD BE PLEASED BY THIS IF YOU HAVE A DAUGHTER: State now requires schools to honor biological sex rather than gender identity

DEMOCRACY DIES IN DARKNESS. Oh, and don’t forget to #JustWalkAway: “City Department of Education is trying to hide the true drop in public-school enrollment.”

AH, NOW WE’RE GETTING TO THE HEART OF THE MATTER. Do you mean to say that DEI and CRT are more than just about being nice and fair to everyone? Do you mean to say that they are part of a larger philosophic-political movement that seeks to overturn Western Civilization? Also, curious to know how “individualism” and “objectivity” are a white thing? Sounds pretty racist to me Equity summit: Individualism, objectivity rooted in white supremacy

Democratic Washington Gov. Jay Inslee held a recent equity summit that included a governor-appointed state education agency telling other state agencies that concepts like "objectivity" and "individualism" are rooted in "White supremacy culture" and should be rejected in favor of "indigenous relational pedagogy." . . .

"We don’t break centuries of habit and thinking, unless we decide to break the chains of that history," Inslee said in-person during his opening speech at the summit. "And so that is why we’re here today, to really consciously, intentionally, bring equity and justice toward the way we do business."

THIS IS WHAT AMERICAN POLITICS/EDUCATION HAS COME TO: “Governor Calls On The Texas Association Of School Boards To Remove ‘Pornographic Images And Substance’ From Schools.”

HIGHER ED EDITION

THE DEATH OF SCIENCE AND COMMON SENSE: ‘OUT OF LINE’: Students outraged after colleges mandate another round of vaccines

ONE’S IDENTITY IS WHATEVER IT TAKES TO GET A JOB. Pretty sure this “identity” thing will have unintended consequences. WRONG SIDE OF HISTORY: University says professor position only open to applicants who 'self-identify as Black'

• Related: “Canadian professor called out for faking Indigenous heritage”

INSENSITIVE HALLOWEEN COSTUMES = RACIAL SUPERIORITY=DEHUMANIZING=SEXUAL ASSAULT & MURDER. Ah yes, the logic that built Western Civilization:  “MSU argues dehumanizing others comparable to supporting ‘sexual assault and murder’

I PREDICT GREAT THINGS FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF AUSTIN: ‘FREEDOM’ IN EDUCATION: New ‘truth-seeking’ university teaching ‘forbidden classes’ to combat broken system

CORNELL SNOWFLAKES WANT TO LIVE IN THE POD: Cornell makes letter grades optional. Some students say that’s not enough.

WHAT’S LEFT TO “CULL”? California college trustee wants to ‘cull’ conservative faculty, ‘take ’em to the slaughterhouse.’

ARE YA HAVIN’ A LAUGH YET? “AAUP Journal Solicits Papers on Conservative Intolerance on Campuses.”

IN WHAT SANE UNIVERSE DOES NIKOLE HANNAH-JONES RATE $16,670 TO DELIVER A 40-MINUTE TALK AND A 15-MINUTE Q & A? Don’t forget that she was paid by the taxpayers of North Carolina: “UNC Wilmington pays Nikole Hannah-Jones over $16.5K for 55-minute event.”

PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS EDITION

CIVILIZATIONAL DECLINE AND FALL: Medical school in deep-red state pushes 'diversity goals' on students

DUMB AND DUMBER (NO. 57)

K-12 EDITION

NO INDOCTRINATION HERE—MOVE ALONG: This City’s Elementary Schools Require Gender Identity Lessons

The document contains resources including books such as Who Are You? The Kids’ Guide to Gender Identity, recommended for grades 2 to 5. This is a book that teaches children still young enough to believe in Santa that adults simply guess the sex of a baby and introduces them to terms such as cisgender, genderqueer, non-binary and neutrois.

THE BIG LIE IS STARTING TO UNRAVEL. America’s government schools have become the greatest source of systemic racism in the country.

Tony Kinnett @TheTonus

As an admin for the largest school district in Indiana, here's what we mean when we tell you that we aren't "teaching" Critical Race Theory:

DO THE GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS TEACH ANYTHING OTHER SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY? I’m so old that I can remember a time when the schools taught reading, ‘riting, and ‘rithmetic: Health Survey Asked 6th Graders For Their Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity

IF YOU LIVE IN WASHINGTON STATE & LOVE YOUR CHILDREN, YOU SHOULD LEAVE THE GOVERNMENT SCHOOL SYSTEM & EITHER HOMESCHOOL, JOIN WITH OTHER PARENTS TO START A MICRO SCHOOL, OR SEND YOUR KIDS TO A PRIVATE SCHOOL. Washington State Education Board Wants a ‘Cultural Shift’ to ‘Indigenous Pedagogy.'

Here we go again: A Washington State governor-appointed education panel recently gave a presentation to state agencies in which they asserted concepts like objectivity and individualism come from “white supremacy.”

Fox News reports Governor Jay Inslee’s hand-picked Professional Educator Standards Board also informed its sister agencies at the November 30 Governor’s Equity Summit that it wants a “cultural shift” towards an “indigenous relational pedagogy.”

According to the PESB, in contrast to “white supremacy culture,” “indigenous relational pedagogy” includes things such as “slowness and deliberateness,” “humility and gentleness” and “responsibility and reciprocity.”

CREEPY: ‘Fallen in love with her': Teacher accused of grooming teen girl

SERIOUSLY, HOW CAN YOU CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE GOVERNMENT SCHOOL SYSTEM? Friday Night Football is no longer a good enough reason: Outrage: School Gives 13-Year-Old ‘Chest Binder’ Without Parental Consent

THE ISSUE OF “DOMESTIC TERRORISM” IS COMING DOWN TO THIS QUESTION: “Do Parents Have Rights?” The Education Establishment says, “no”! The Redneck Intellectual says, “yes, absolutely”!!!!

• Related: “Sorry, Washington Post, But Parents Do Have Every Right to Shape Their Kids’ Curriculum.”

• More: “Whose Children Are These? From vaccine mandates to enabling life-altering surgery for children, California’s public officials are usurping the role of parents.”

THE REVOLUTION IS HERE; IT IS NOW! There is a whole new generation of American moms like this one who have been radicalized in the last few years. We should listen to them:

EDWATCHDAILY.COM IS THE ONE PLACE ON THE INTERNET THAT DOES NOT COMPROMISE ITS PRINCIPLES. We do not support charter schools or vouchers because their goal is to “reform” the government school system. We’re not reformists; we’re separationists and abolitionists. We’re not interested in tweaking and tinkering: “A New Front in the School Choice Fight.”

CALIFORNIA MATH DOESN’T ADD UP. What kind of government actually damages the cognitive abilities of six million kids? “California’s New Diversity Math Curriculum Will Fail 6 Million Kids Annually.”

THE TRUE FOLLOWERS OF DR. KING ARE OPPOSED CRT BECAUSE IT’S RACIST: “The Toll of Critical Race Theory on Our Children.”

HIGHER ED EDITION

A NATION THAT HATES ITSELF CANNOT STAND: Stanford: Don’t Call Yourself An American.

I HOPE HE WINS BIG: Professor sues after claiming he was fired for criticizing critical race theory

NOT IN MY CLASSES:

• 59% of students fear disagreeing with professor: national survey.

• Lecturer cautions students not to challenge her on ‘systemic oppression.’

WHAT HATH FEMINISM WROUGHT? The twenty-first century is not turning out the way some planned. And what happens to a generation of young men who are only silver, bronze, or lead? “Men with "golden penis syndrome" are ruining sex and dating for women.”

HERE’S TO HOPING, AT LEAST SOME OF THEM: Are Universities Doomed?

LET’S HOPE THIS IS THE START OF A TREND: Three DEI Staffers Resign From Princeton University, Accusing School of No Support.

I hope all of you had a wonderful Christmas. I did. Now it’s on to a New Year of trying to solve the world’s problems.