Another State going down the woke path.

Illinois state board of education put forward a modification to its teacher licensing standard. Part 24 of which is titled “culturally responsive teaching and leading standards for all Illinois educators” Which appears to be the injection of progressive liberal politics into the class room.

Below are a few excerpts from the new standards.

  • Self-Awareness and Relationships to Others – Culturally Responsive Teachers and Leaders are reflective and gain a deeper understanding of themselves and how they impact others, leading to more cohesive and productive student development as it relates to academic and social-emotional development for all students. The culturally responsive teacher and leader will:
    • Understand and value the notion that multiple lived experiences exist, that there is often not one “correct” way of doing or understanding something, and that what is seen as “correct” is most often based on our lived experiences.
  • Systems of Oppression – Culturally responsive teachers and leaders understand that there are systems in our society, especially, but not limited to, our school system that create and reinforce inequities, thereby creating oppressive conditions. Educators work actively against these systems in their everyday roles in educational institutions. The culturally responsive teacher and leader will
    • Understand how a system of inequity creates rules regarding student punishment that negatively impact students of color.

So here again we have a woke group pushing white supremacy sensitivity.

This is the same education system that is refusing to open schools and go back to teaching students.

The state of Illinois administers standardized tests each year, according to scores from the 2019 tests:

In math, only 32 percent of all students met or exceeded the state’s standards.

In English language arts 37.4 percent of all students met or exceeded the state’s standards.

So instead of focusing on the real problem, it is easier to put the blame on an imagined someplace else then focus on the imaginary problem. In doing so they will not get kids reading better, increase their math skills, or make it any easier for them to survive in an adult world.

I often wonder. In 1600s the Irish migrated to America, not long after the Italians. They suffered from the same discrimination as the Blacks and the Hispanics describe today. Perhaps the discrimination then was harsher and more pointed. Three generations later, discrimination against the Irish and Italians was mostly gone. These people sent their kids to school, took what ever jobs they could find, worked hard. They moved out of the cities and into regular neighborhoods. They had adapted and assimilated.

Did we change the way we educated children back then. Did we give special provisions for employment, no. We didn’t even have a minimum wage then.

The Irish and Italian people accomplish assimilation by sheer will, they wanted to become American. They came to this country because they wanted the freedom and opportunity that they saw in America. They knew from the get go they need to assimilate.

I said this a few day ago Ill say it again:

If I had kids in a public school regardless of my race or skin color I would immediately be looking for a private school or seriously consider home school. I know, I know not every one can afford private schools or because of the need to work has the time to home school. But everyone has the time to push for state law that allow freedom of choice, with the state transferring funds that allows for school choice.

Teacher’s unions are clearly showing us what there values are, look at Chicago or New York, were they are using the pandemic for nefarious reasons, their not interested in true education, only exploitation. More money to redirect.

The sad thing is there are some really great teachers out there, However, to keep their job, they must conform. The unions have put them in shackles.

Maybe it is time to contemplate doing away with the public education system control from Washington.