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Jilly_in_VA

(10,795 posts)
Sun Nov 28, 2021, 11:59 AM Nov 2021

TN Education Dept. lists 14 race, history concepts that cannot be taught in classrooms

The Tennessee Department of Education is tweaking a new set of rules covering what can and what can’t be taught when it comes to race and history in classrooms.

Those topics have been at the center of lots of debate around the country. While the term critical race theory isn’t used in the guidelines for Tennessee schools, you may have heard it in connection with the issue. A draft of new rules came out in August after a bill passed in the General Assembly and the public had a chance to weigh in.

The modified version still has a list of 14 prohibited concepts, including that race or sex makes a person inherently privileged and that the U.S. is fundamentally racist.

However, it gives the state the possibility to take away more funding if it finds violations. Provided below is a document containing the Department of Education’s rules and specifically prohibited concepts in instruction

a) One (1) race or sex is inherently superior to another race or sex;
(b) An individual, by virtue of the individual’s race or sex, is inherently privileged, racist,
sexist, or oppressive, whether consciously or subconsciously;
(c) An individual should be discriminated against or receive adverse treatment because of
the individual’s race or sex;
(d) An individual’s moral character is determined by the individual’s race or sex;
(e) An individual, by virtue of the individual’s race or sex, bears responsibility for actions
committed in the past by other members of the same race or sex;
(f) An individual should feel discomfort, guilt, anguish, or another form of psychological
distress solely because of the individual’s race or sex;

The whole thing can be downloaded here
https://www.wate.com/news/tennessee/tn-education-dept-lists-14-race-history-concepts-that-cannot-be-taught-in-classrooms/

It is pretty disgusting and narrow-minded, IMNSHO

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TN Education Dept. lists 14 race, history concepts that cannot be taught in classrooms (Original Post) Jilly_in_VA Nov 2021 OP
"White people are the true victims!" viva la Nov 2021 #1
Some of these are just factually incorrect. That's anti-education. spooky3 Nov 2021 #2
Make sure the students get this list. greymattermom Nov 2021 #3
I was thinking the same thing! (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Nov 2021 #5
They made a slight modification of an ideal. keithbvadu2 Nov 2021 #4

viva la

(3,720 posts)
1. "White people are the true victims!"
Sun Nov 28, 2021, 12:07 PM
Nov 2021

The need of rightwingers to be simultaneously all-powerful and big victims is sickening.

spooky3

(35,961 posts)
2. Some of these are just factually incorrect. That's anti-education.
Sun Nov 28, 2021, 12:12 PM
Nov 2021

Some others are opinions and should be good springboards for evidence-based instruction.

keithbvadu2

(39,829 posts)
4. They made a slight modification of an ideal.
Sun Nov 28, 2021, 12:32 PM
Nov 2021

The Declaration states, “We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness….”

becomes:::

(not teachable) All Americans are not created equal and are not endowed by their Creator with certain
unalienable rights, including, life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; or

"all Men" becomes "All Americans".

That pesky Constitution just gets in their way sometimes.

(All Men meaning all persons of course)

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