Rhetoric Change to Inclusiveness. Recommendation Highlights (Page 34-35)
Provide all employees with the same context of language and action to build a healthy construct of inclusivity and equity within employee handbooks, during employee onboarding, at yearly District trainings, and during Board meetings.
Invest in district-wide learning opportunities so that from the Board room to the classroom, all staff members understand the same message, use the same language, and provide the same practice to ensure no matter which site students attend, the way in which the personnel operate is appropriate and systemic.
Translation: teachers must adhere to the new language presented by Critical Race Theorists. Rather than focus on teacher’s skills and mastery of their subject matter, attention will instead shift to the “acceptable” words or phrases and what is “not acceptable” such as saying you are “color blind” or “I see all people the same”.
Do not forget George Orwell’s 1984: Control the language and you control the people. This is why Critical Race Theorists focus on language and controlling what people (teachers, in this instance) can say or not say.
We DO support diversity of thought in the classroom and high standards for students of all ethnicities.
We DO support teaching students how to think but not what to think.
We DO NOT support the new educational ideology that prioritizes equal outcomes (equity) ahead of excellence and seeks to divide us on the basis of race.