This chapter explores the heated debate surrounding wokeness in American public schools, presenting both the positive and negative perceptions associated with the term. It sets the groundwork for a critical examination of wokeness and its impact on students' experiences in the educational system.
Public schools have in recent years begun incorporating topics around race, sex, and gender into K-12 classrooms. Are public schools moving in the right direction to address students’ needs? Those who say students benefit argue that learning them helps create socially aware, empathetic, and responsible citizens. Those who argue they harm students say children may be learning what should be left to parents to discuss. Now we debate: Wokeness in Public Schools: Helping or Hurting Students?
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