{"id":1581965,"date":"2022-08-01T07:16:44","date_gmt":"2022-08-01T11:16:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1581965"},"modified":"2022-08-01T07:16:55","modified_gmt":"2022-08-01T11:16:55","slug":"public-schools-are-cesspools-of-wokeness-and-theres-no-bringing-them-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/public-schools-are-cesspools-of-wokeness-and-theres-no-bringing-them-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Schools Are Cesspools Of Wokeness And There\u2019s No Bringing Them Back"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpublic-schools-are-cesspools-of-wokeness-and-theres-no-bringing-them-back%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1581965&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Teachers\u2019 unions are pushing a radical Marxist-inspired agenda that is destroying public education in America.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past several years, the left has aggressively infected the minds of the youngest children with the tenets of critical race theory (CRT) and gender ideology, while academic excellence has been shoved to the back of the bus. As a result, public schools are hemorrhaging students.<\/p>\n<p>In my home state of Minnesota, 2022 \u201cmarks the second consecutive year the state\u2019s public school system has lost thousands of students,\u201d the Center of the American Experiment, a Minnesota think tank, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.americanexperiment.org\/minnesota-public-school-enrollment-drops-again\/\">reported<\/a> in February. Why should parents in Minnesota or any other state keep their children in public schools?<\/p>\n<p>In 2021, the Minnesota Department of Education\u2019s statewide test results <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kare11.com\/article\/news\/education\/minnesota-test-scores-scores-drop-2021\/89-d335a12b-3cde-40b1-b1d1-772bcea57e4d\">showed<\/a> another drop in the number of students meeting or exceeding grade-level criteria. Overall, reading scores fell 7 percent, math scores dropped 11 percent, and science scores shrank 8 percent.<\/p>\n<p>In another example, New York City public schools \u2014 which compose the nation\u2019s largest school district \u2014 have already <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/05\/17\/us\/public-schools-falling-enrollment.html\">lost<\/a> about 50,000 students over the past two years and are <a href=\"https:\/\/thestarnewsnetwork.com\/2022\/07\/19\/new-york-city-mayor-eric-adams-we-have-a-massive-hemorrhaging-of-students-from-public-schools\/\">expected<\/a> to lose nearly 30,000 more by the time school begins this fall.<\/p>\n<h2>Increasing Spending Without Results<\/h2>\n<p>Minnesota Education Commissioner Dr. Heather Mueller explained the poor student achievement outcomes thus: \u201cThe statewide assessment results confirm what we already knew \u2014 that the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted our students\u2019 learning and they need our help to recover.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The problem with blaming poor student outcomes in Minnesota on Covid is that the state\u2019s public schools actually had \u201clittle to show for decades of increased spending,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/files.americanexperiment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Allergic-to-Accountability-July-2020.pdf\">wrote<\/a> Catrin Wigfall of the Center of the American Experiment in a July 2020 report titled \u201cAllergic to Accountability.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe consistently increased flow of dollars into Minnesota\u2019s public schools has not translated into improved student achievement outcomes or more learning,\u201d Wigfall wrote.<\/p>\n<h2>Goal of Even More Woke Teachers<\/h2>\n<p>For insight, look to what the Minnesota Department of Education now values in professional teacher training when it comes to hiring licensed teachers.<\/p>\n<p>In 2021, Minnesota\u2019s professional educator licensing and standards board <a href=\"https:\/\/mn.gov\/pelsb\/assets\/RD4615%202021.12.16%20%28Draft%204%29_tcm1113-514716.pdf\">proposed<\/a> an addition to what proficiency standards for teachers to be licensed. Proposed requirements include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Helping students develop social identities based upon their social grouping.<\/li>\n<li>Understanding \u201csystemic trauma,\u201d including racism and micro and macro aggression.<\/li>\n<li>Fully affirming and incorporating identity politics into the school including race, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, economic status, and ethnicity.<\/li>\n<li>Connecting students with local and global political activists.<\/li>\n<li>Understanding that Minnesota\u2019s laws were created to oppress by race, class, gender, sexual orientation, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>After shutdowns and the abysmal remote learning results, mask mandates, and a further decline in students\u2019 academic performance, the response of the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers (MFT) was to go out on strike for more than two weeks in March, cancelling classes once again for 28,000 students.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In addition to demanding increased wages, the MFT stated they are at war against capitalism. At a rally with her union members, Greta Callahan, president of the teachers\u2019 chapter of MFT, <a href=\"https:\/\/tennesseestar.com\/2022\/03\/12\/minneapolis-teachers-union-president-our-fight-is-against-patriarchy-capitalism\/\">asserted<\/a>, \u201cOur fight is against patriarchy, our fight is against capitalism, our fight is for the soul of our city.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>American Federation of Teachers (AFT) President Randi Weingarten <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aft.org\/press-release\/american-federation-teachers-re-elects-national-officers-passes-resolutions\">told<\/a> her delegates at their convention in mid-July that the union is working hard \u201con the issues keeping families up at night, from climate change, to accessible healthcare, to the crushing crisis of student debt, to the terrifying safety issues plaguing too many workplaces.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s highly unlikely that parents who endured <a href=\"https:\/\/reason.com\/2021\/05\/07\/teachers-unions-use-political-clout-to-keep-classrooms-closed\/\">teachers\u2019 union-directed shutdowns<\/a>, mask mandates, vaccine shaming, CRT, and the new hyper concern with students\u2019 gender identity have been up nights worrying about climate change.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, many parents are fast coming to the realization that public education as they knew it is a thing of the past.<\/p>\n<h2>Time for Dramatic Action<\/h2>\n<p>It\u2019s amazing what we accomplished in our public schools and universities when we had little more than classic literature, chalkboards, and chalk in our schools.\u00a0As centralized education and the teachers\u2019 unions have gotten bigger and stronger, the quality of education and student performance have declined.<\/p>\n<p>Public schools are no longer the place to send your children to prepare them to succeed in life, or to learn critical thinking skills or high standards of excellence. Nor will they be taught the concept of judging people by the content of their character, not the color of their skin.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s time for all Americans to reject the woke agenda that has permeated all aspects of society including public schools. We must find alternative solutions before the damage is irreversible.<\/p>\n<p>Some people still believe we can get our public schools back if we can get control of school boards, eliminate CRT, and the eradicate gender indoctrination fluidity programs. But, even if we are successful in achieving these feats, the DNA within the school systems has been radically altered along with administrators, teachers, and many students.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s time for parents and local leaders to make decisions that are best for their children. Passing school choice legislation is a starting point. Let\u2019s make quality alternative solutions for education broad and accessible.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n<p>\n  Kendall Qualls is a Republican candidate for Governor of Minnesota. Prior to his candidacy, he was president of TakeCharge, which is an organization committed to supporting the notion that the promise of America works for everyone regardless of race or station in life.   He is a former Army officer and healthcare executive.  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