{"id":972751,"date":"2021-11-05T15:13:54","date_gmt":"2021-11-05T19:13:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=972751"},"modified":"2021-11-05T15:13:56","modified_gmt":"2021-11-05T19:13:56","slug":"indiana-stem-administrator-when-we-tell-you-crt-isnt-taught-in-our-schools-were-lying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/indiana-stem-administrator-when-we-tell-you-crt-isnt-taught-in-our-schools-were-lying\/","title":{"rendered":"Indiana STEM Administrator: \u2018When We Tell You CRT Isn\u2019t Taught in Our Schools, We\u2019re Lying\u2019"},"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\">30<\/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%2Findiana-stem-administrator-when-we-tell-you-crt-isnt-taught-in-our-schools-were-lying%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=972751&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/GettyImages-1133756550-e1636135261400-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">A Science, Technology, Engineering, Math (STEM) educator and administrator in the largest school district in Indiana addressed parents in a video in which he asserted when school officials say they are not teaching Critical Race Theory (CRT), \u201cwe\u2019re lying.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.0281690140845\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">As an admin for the largest school district in Indiana, here&#8217;s what we mean when we tell you that we aren&#8217;t &#8220;teaching&#8221; Critical Race Theory: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/f6RLghcw2R\">pic.twitter.com\/f6RLghcw2R<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tony Kinnett (@TheTonus) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheTonus\/status\/1456229919986528258?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 4, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>In the video posted Thursday, Tony Kinnett introduced himself as \u201cthe science coach and admin in the largest public school district in Indiana.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This means, \u201cI\u2019m in dozens of classrooms a week,\u201d he said. \u201cSo, I see exactly what we\u2019re teaching our students.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we tell you that schools aren\u2019t teaching Critical Race Theory that it\u2019s nowhere in our standards, that\u2019s misdirection,\u201d Kinnett declared, addressing the fact that many parents who have voiced concerns about the teaching of the tenets of CRT in their schools have been told the Marxist-based philosophy is not to be found in K-12 classrooms.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t have the quotes and theories as state standards per se,\u201d Kinnett explained in his video. \u201cWe do have Critical Race Theory in how we teach.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He elaborated, citing some sources of the instruction used to indoctrinate students in his school district:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"29\">\n<p>We tell our teachers to treat students differently based on color. We tell our students that every problem is a result. of \u201cwhite men,\u201d and that everything Western civilization built is racist. Capitalism is a tool of white supremacy. Those are straight out of Kimberly Crenshaw\u2019s main points, verbatim, in <em>Critical Race Theory, the Writings That Formed the Movement<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>This is in math, history, science, English, the arts, and it\u2019s not slowing down. If students of color have lower reading scores, it\u2019s because of inequity. Therefore, we take from the \u201cwhite students\u201d and give to the \u201ccolor\u201d students. That\u2019s Richard Delgado straight out of <em>CRT an Introduction<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>All teaching is political, with reality and facts taking a back seat. That\u2019s Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings, who outlined how she saw Critical Race Theory flushed out in public schools in 1995.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.8511627906977\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Yes, we told principals at the beginning of the year to lie to parents and tell them we weren&#8217;t using CRT in schools. Yes, we continue to lie. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/A9Qo5D77Pp\">pic.twitter.com\/A9Qo5D77Pp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tony Kinnett (@TheTonus) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheTonus\/status\/1456229927674601473?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 4, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWhen schools tell you that we aren\u2019t teaching Critical Race Theory, it means one thing, go away and look into our affairs no further,\u201d Kinnett said. \u201cIt isn\u2019t about transparency. It isn\u2019t about cultural relevance. It\u2019s race essentialism painted to look like the district cares about students of color.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe call it anti-racism,\u201d he continued. \u201cSo, you feel bad if you disagree with our segregationist pedagogy. It\u2019s taking advantage of kids\u2019 vulnerability, and parents\u2019 inactivity to preen over social snake-oil schemes designed to create division.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cParents,\u201d Kinnett said. \u201cWhen we tell you Critical Race Theory isn\u2019t taught in our schools, we\u2019re lying. Keep looking.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"6.9763313609467\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Old and busted: The War on Terror<br \/>New hotness: The War on Citizens Who Dissent from the Regime <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4pWmMLgINw\">https:\/\/t.co\/4pWmMLgINw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartNews\/status\/1445070545666641940?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 4, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>The top officials of the National School Boards Association (NSBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/10\/03\/school-board-group-asks-bidens-help-anti-crt-domestic-terrorist-parents\/\">wrote<\/a> in a letter to President Joe Biden at the end of September they were requesting federal law assistance due to \u201cmany public school officials are also facing physical threats because of propaganda purporting the false inclusion of critical race theory within classroom instruction and curricula.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis propaganda continues despite the fact that critical race theory is not taught in public schools and remains a complex law school and graduate school subject well beyond the scope of a K-12 class,\u201d the NSBA officials asserted, continuing the narrative of American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten and numerous superintendents of schools throughout the country who have&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/05\/27\/woke-superintendent-places-conditions-expectations-on-anti-crt-parents-attendance-at-graduation\/\">denied<\/a>&nbsp;CRT is being taught in their school districts, despite partnering with companies that train teachers in the tenets of CRT so that they are equipped to indoctrinate their students.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"6.7222222222222\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Education Sec. Won&#8217;t Say Parents are &#8220;Primary&#8221; Stakeholders in Children&#8217;s Education <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SWLlXh6MGx\">pic.twitter.com\/SWLlXh6MGx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartNews\/status\/1444035005546631169?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 1, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B4\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>In September, the United States Conference of Mayors&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/09\/10\/u-s-conference-mayors-adopts-resolution-support-k-12-critical-race-theory\/\">adopted<\/a>&nbsp;a resolution during its annual convention in which its members pledged to support the teaching of CRT in K-12 schools.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the nation\u2019s mayors support the implementation of CRT in the public education curriculum to help engage our youth in programming that reflects an accurate, complete account of BIPOC history,\u201d the mayors stated.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.021978021978\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Remember that CRT is only in law schools. Couldn\u2019t exist anywhere else. Remember when they told you that? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DMUyI52Sgc\">https:\/\/t.co\/DMUyI52Sgc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Andrew Sullivan (@sullydish) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sullydish\/status\/1435976218097160198?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 9, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.1723076923077\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CriticalRaceTheory?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CriticalRaceTheory<\/a> is not taught in K-12 schools. The right\u2019s culture warriors are labeling any discussion of race, racism or discrimination as such to try to make it toxic. They\u2019re bullying teachers to try and keep them from teaching the truth. &nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Plz2inkLke\">https:\/\/t.co\/Plz2inkLke<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Randi Weingarten (@rweingarten) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rweingarten\/status\/1412537365529300992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 6, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In July, the National Education Association (NEA), the nation\u2019s largest teachers\u2019 union, also&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/07\/04\/nations-largest-teachers-union-resolves-promote-critical-race-theory\/\">moved<\/a>&nbsp;to openly promote the teaching of CRT in K-12 schools, and to oppose any bans on instruction in both the Marxist ideology and the widely discredited&nbsp;<em>New York Times<\/em>\u2019&nbsp;\u201c1619 Project.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The union&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ra.nea.org\/business-item\/2021-nbi-002\/\">agreed<\/a>&nbsp;to \u201cresearch the organizations attacking educators,\u201d doing what it referred to as \u201canti-racist work,\u201d as well as to \u201cuse the research already done and put together a list of resources and recommendations for state affiliates, locals, and individual educators to utilize when they are attacked.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"4.3294117647059\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Awesome! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/H8ic81KiTk\">https:\/\/t.co\/H8ic81KiTk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartNews\/status\/1456308472639893506?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 4, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>NEA dismissed the outrage of grassroots parents, claiming the main critics of CRT are \u201cwell-funded\u201d conservative groups.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe attacks on anti-racist teachers are increasing, coordinated by well-funded organizations such as the Heritage Foundation,\u201d the union said. \u201cWe need to be better prepared to respond to these attacks so that our members can continue this important work.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Science, Technology, Engineering, Math (STEM) educator and administrator in the largest school district in Indiana addressed parents in a video in which he asserted when school officials say they &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-972751","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/972751","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/40"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=972751"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/972751\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=972751"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=972751"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=972751"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}