Episode 3 deals with the definition of the term “education” and how it has morphed over time. If we return to our earlier, more narrow definition, we see that it isn’t what the schools accomplish, by a long shot. About the Show: “School’s Out with Sam Sorbo” deals with the uncertainties we all have about…
Parents Concerned About Critical Race Theory in Schools, Poll Says
The Biden administration has sparked controversy for endorsing elements of critical race theory (CRT) in education programs, and the latest polling reveals a source of that concern. A poll released by the Convention of States Action found that many Americans are opposed to critical race theory in curriculum, and are open to removing their kids…
Students Without Masks Can’t Be Kept Out of Classrooms, Educators Say
July 15, 2021
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Students cannot be banned from school campuses for refusing to wear a mask during the upcoming curricular year, educational leaders say. “The state wants to continue the mask mandate, but there’s no way to enforce it,” San Ardo Union Elementary School District Superintendent Catherine Reimer told The Epoch Times. “For school districts we have something in the…
Defying Teachers, Schools in Violent Chicago Neighborhoods Keep Police on Campus
CHICAGO—For the new school year beginning in the fall, more Chicago public high schools are opting to remove on-campus police officers, a movement that gained momentum citywide last summer after the death of George Floyd. Among about thirty high schools that retain officers, eight out of ten are in the most violent neighborhoods on the…
California Walks Back Order Banning Unmasked Students From Campuses
July 13, 2021
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LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Masks will be required for students and staff at California school campuses this fall, but revised guidance issued by the state means local districts will determine how to enforce the mandate if students refuse to comply. Long Beach school officials said they would be developing specific guidelines. “We’re committed to full-time, in-person instruction…
Homeschool Applications Double in California
July 6, 2021
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The number of home school applications submitted to the California Department of Education (DOE) soared during the 2020-2021 school year, state data indicates. There were 34,715 private school affidavits (PSAs) for five children or less submitted during the most recent curricular year. In California, homeschools are recognized as private schools, and homeschooling families are required to…
Yes, We Should Ban Critical Race Theory From Our Schools
Commentary As we head toward this weekend’s 245th anniversary of American independence, critical race theory has emerged as the dominant subject gripping and dividing the nation. The threshold question, itself the subject of rancorous and oftentimes disingenuous debate, is what the term “critical race theory” even refers to. When this semantic debate surfaces, proponents usually…
School Mobile Phone Bans Considered in Behaviour Consultation
Mobile phone bans and other measures to promote “calm classrooms” will be considered as part of a consultation on behaviour and discipline in schools. Education Secretary Gavin Williamson said he wants to make the school day mobile-free, describing the devices as “not just distracting” but also potentially “damaging” when misused. The idea is being considered…
Schools Shouldn’t Teach ‘White Privilege’, UK Minister Says
British schools should not teach the term “white privilege” unless they explain that it is a “highly contentious” concept, because it is divisive and “unnecessarily antagonistic,” a UK government minister has warned. Writing in The Telegraph, Kemi Badenoch, Britain’s equalities minister, said, “The intense focus on race over the last year is leading to an…
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Critical Race Theory Makes it Easier to Manipulate Young Minds
Commentary As defined by Encyclopedia Britannica: “Critical Race Theory (CRT), is an intellectual movement and loosely-organized framework of legal analysis based on the premise that race is not a natural, biologically grounded feature of physically distinct subgroups of human beings but a socially constructed (culturally invented) category that is used to oppress and exploit people of color. “Critical race theorists hold that the…