Teaching Anti-Fascism
Refuse Fascism
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The Difference Between Progressive Multicultural Education and Anti-Fascist Education
Progressive multiculturalism often deals with what's called culturally responsive teaching. It doesn't really give a historical political context of why are all these differences in the classroom? Why are some children marginalized in their communities? All of these issues that affect the classroom are overlooked. Anti-fascism seems to be ignored and there's a discomfort with the word fascism. We can do the best teaching possible, but there's these outside forces on the schools that I don't believe are well acknowledged. My purpose was not so much aimed at those who understand in the way those who subscribe to refuse fascism, but to get educators who perceive themselves as progressive...to speak out"
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