This chapter explores the polarizing views on wokeness in public schools, highlighting arguments both for and against its impact on students. The discussion emphasizes the importance of socio-political awareness and critical thinking in education while considering the implications for student development and social justice.
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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