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Closing thoughts on Critical Race Theory:
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Who supports Critical Race Theory?
Research on it has been done by Harvard and Cornell universities. The National Institutes of Health have done likewise. Similar organizations focusing on the racial experiences of Indian, Latino, and Asian Americans have also been inspired by the notion.
Prior to the program's cancellation by the Trump White House last fall, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had scheduled training on critical race theory.
The majority of Democrats embrace Critical Race Theory, especially when it's applied to education and specialized training, recognizing it as a vital wake-up call to racial injustices in society. Supporters contend that by becoming aware of these injustices, one develops a personal knowledge of institutional, historical, and cultural racism, which results in people who are motivated to effect good change. Democratic scholars, for instance, consider the 1619 Project to be a revolutionary historical retelling that is capable of manifesting awareness. The 1619 Project was originally a journal article with the fundamental premise that America's founding was not in 1776 when the founding fathers signed the Declaration of Independence, but in 1619 when the first African slaves arrived.
They highlight that kids must see color to acknowledge systematic racism and that the idea of a "color-blind society" is an ahistorical and unrealistic goal that will never materialize, and that CRT is a crucial addition to the school curriculum since it may be utilized to demolish oppressive structures. The primary goal of the 1619 initiative is to inform pupils that racism and slavery were factors in the nation's founding. Nikole Hannah Jones, the lead journalist, aspires to present a history that is more truthful than the one that came before. The 1619 project should be included in school curricula, in her opinion, or kids would be denied the opportunity to learn about history and how it affects us now. The 1619 project was introduced into 4,500 schools' curricula as of February 12th, 2021, with the aim of educating pupils about America's murky, twisted past.
Questions for further discussion:
What are your knowledge and opinions on CRT at this point? Are the fundamental principles of CRT accurate?
Is systemic racism still a problem in America today? In what ways, if so?
If so, can it still be fixed?
Should CRT be used in educational settings?
What can we do? To use CRT Effectively in Humanities Classrooms?
-We can work together as educators.
-Create spaces where all faculty tenure and adjuncts can discuss CRT and assessment.
-Training must be developed to assist with assessment tools.
-Discuss with students what assessment tools work and which don’t.
-Be willing to change, grow, and open to new approaches to assessment.
-Understand that some assessment tools are racist but we can change.
Work Cited:
Epstein, K. K. (2012). A different view of urban schools: Civil Rights, Critical Race Theory, and unexplored realities. Revised edition. Counterpoints: Studies in the postmodern theory of education.
Volume 291 (2nd ed.). Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers.


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