Critical race theory is the claim that American institutions, laws, and history are inherently racist. It argues that white people have put up social, economic, and legal barriers between the races in order to maintain their elite status, both economically and politically and that the source of poverty and criminal behavior in minority communities is due exclusively to these barriers.
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@4XJQ4K54yrs4Y
It depends on how critical race theory is taught. If it is taught through a nuanced and comprehensive lens and American institutions, laws, and history that are not inherently racist are not labeled racist in the classroom, I will more likely support it.
@8QNDV534yrs4Y
Yes, we cannot end racism until we acknowledge that our institutions, laws, and history are inherently racist, but we should start to introduce this after they have reached adulthood and gained the ability of critical thinking.
@HestJay3yrs3Y
No, CRT is a legal theory for adults in post-secondary education. Children should be taught that racism is real and harmful, but not CRT.
@8FJK7XV4yrs4Y
We should provide the facts and statistics to show kids what is actually true, and not tell them to believe a certain way.
@8PMF46F4yrs4Y
Yes, but not until the students are 15 or 16. Similar to holding off on sex education until a certain age, I genuinely do not believe it is a child's responsibility to know or care about this major issue affecting our country until mid-teenage years.
@8R6XWGN3yrs3Y
@8SW66GN4yrs4Y
It's important that we learn about the racism in our history and institutions but we should alow students to form that connection themselves, feeding a narrative to people rather than letting them decipher their own from history and multiple ideologies is more harmful than good
@8X7MZGN3yrs3Y
Critical Race Theory itself is a college course. However, going over our past history to reveal that not everything is white or black is a good thing to do in our education system.
@8YN5FVP3yrs3Y
Yes, but only as an elective in high school.
@8YS3T923yrs3Y
We should teach the facts of history as unbiased as possible, without targeting a specific race.
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