Kenny Xu, author of 'School of Woke' discusses critical race theory in American schools, controversies surrounding Panorama Education and student surveys, allegations of racism in schools, exposing deceitful tactics by race hustlers, and the increase in spending on education primarily benefiting administrators.
Critical race theory assumes racism based on disparate outcomes, attributing any disparity between races to systemic racism.
The infiltration of critical race theory into American schools is driven by deliberate campaigns and the exploitation of incidents of racism to push anti-racist policies.
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Critical Race Theory and Disparate Outcomes
Critical race theory (CRT) assumes ongoing racism in America based on the existence of disparate outcomes. According to this theory, any disparity between blacks and whites, regardless of the reasons, is attributed to racism. Individual instances of discrimination are not necessary to allege racism, as mere disparities are seen as evidence of systemic racism.
The Infiltration of Critical Race Theory
The infiltration of critical race theory into American schools is characterized as a deliberate campaign rather than conquest. Incidents of racism, sometimes blown out of proportion, are used as false flags to insinuate systemic racism in schools. Activists and consulting companies exploit these incidents to push anti-racist policies and advance the ideology of critical race theory. The infiltration of critical race theory can be traced back to influential figures such as Marcuse and Freire who advocated for teaching students to view themselves as oppressed within an oppressive system.
The Influence of Money and Politics
The influx of money into the educational system has led to the growth of a bureaucratic complex that prioritizes the agendas of businesses, activists, and politicians. School systems allocate substantial funds not for teaching children but to support an entire industry built around diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and critical race theory (CRT). Democrats, in particular, leverage allegations of widespread racism to raise money for their political campaigns. The increasing focus on promoting progressive ideologies in schools has resulted in counterintuitive effects, such as widening achievement gaps in more progressive districts.
In this episode, Kenny Xu joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book “School of Woke: How Critical Race Theory Infiltrated American Schools and Why We Must Reclaim Them.”
Music by Jack Bauerlein.
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