There are many facets to educational reform, but they originate primarily from one source—parents and, yes, grandparents as well. The concern is that what today’s youth are experiencing in their academic curriculum regarding books on sexual reference and Critical Race Theory (CRT). with less emphasis on classical reading, writing, arithmetic and actual American history.
The continued use of Common Core math along with virtual lessons has created a severe reduction in a timely learning curve requiring many students, particularly children in special education classes, to repeat a grade.
Further incitement has been incurred by the mandates for masking, testing and vaccine requirements and the continued aggressive oppression by school boards to shut down parents’ rights to present their issues at public meetings. Moreover, the Department of Justice has become involved in the relationship between parents and school administrators, which by normal standards is the domain of state and local governance. This has led to increased political debate.
Thus, it would appear that in order to improve the environment and future for students, there will need to be bipartisan discussion and leadership from the appropriate parties to mitigate the difference in perspectives relevant to providing the optimum life skills preparation to generate productive and prosperous citizens of the world. In order to do so, it will require educational reform.
Perhaps this will mean considering a different acronym for CRT…Critical Rational Thinking in the matter of what is best for all students no matter what their ethnicity.
This subject should be a bipartisan effort and not a further chasm that will be injurious for future generations.