I agree with the comments made by Elton and it is nice to hear a voice from at least one teacher telling it like it is.
However I have always believed that those teachers held a very lofty and important position in society after all they are for the most part the educators for our children. Why is it that those self same teachers who are meant to be enlightened individuals who were obviously taught to question ideas values and such now so silent. Is it because they are afraid to speak up and be heard afraid they may be fired or scorned by others for having an opposing viewpoint.
It is very strange indeed that today the common person i.e. the trucker or blue collar worker is the loudest voice in the room protesting the woke ideology put forward by our government and others in power. University members and Doctors and other well meaning well educated persons are falling like skittles one by one for daring or having the temerity to question the self righteous woke that hold a very uneven power balance in our society, why are they being allowed to get away with this.
perhaps this would be a good time for these self same people to band together and present an overwhelming front to stop this nonsense. Come on folks you have strong unions so use them and please develop the intestinal fortitude to do the right thing.
On a closing note you will notice that I post my proper name with my comments this is because I believe very strongly in my opinion and I am not the least bit intimidated by woke idiots.
Sadly, the unions won't defend teachers who push back. There are actual cases of teachers like Chanel Pfahl who got in trouble for something she said, at a union meeting.
The middle class professions have a long history of supporting or going along, to get along. Look at the Nazi party: their biggest supporters were doctors, lawyers, and teachers.
The truckers are an inspiration, a beacon. We need more working class energy.
Is there anyway I can join this group? I got investigated by my board, and at the meetings, my union reps were very quiet. Even the union lawyer is woke.
Teachers don't have much power at all over educational policy, actually. Parents and voters do. Unions generally focus on pay and working conditions and are fully captured by the woke ideology anyway. In the US at least, educational standards and directives come from state departments of education led by political appointees. Teachers are more like soldiers than you might think, under contractual obligations to follow district policies, not to wonder why but do or die. If change is to happen it will come from parents who threaten funding by pulling their kids out and voters who change the politicians in power.
Thanks for that, I just read about the way she's being censured for liking Jordan Peterson (he's supposedly far right now?!) and not agreeing with the latest fads in education. Outrageous! I hope she gets the community support she deserves. What's happened to Sturgeon in Scotland for woke overreach on trans self id might be a sign the tide is turning. Leave it to the Scots to fight back, my granny would say. I hope rational people can find their voices before it's too late.
"Once you’ve unlearned everything your family, friends, and other institutions have taught you, what, precisely is left? You’re thirteen years old, and no longer think that grades matter; you’ve unlearned what you think about gender, (you guessed it, there are also posters on unlearning gender) so you’re suddenly unsure of your sex; and you see black people as perpetual victims. If you’re black, you see yourself as victimized by a thoughtless white majority."
So well said. Once the student is trained to suspect all prevailing values, then the teacher can install a politicized consciousness. This is training in "Critical consciousness" often masquerading as "critical thinking". It's a motte and bailey.
Elton, thank you for your responsible parenting. It's people like you that are leading the way. I'm sick of seeing taxpayer dollars blown on this kind of garbage.
Consider this paradox Louis XIV, mid 17th Century, king of France, acceded to the throne and declared, "L'etat, C'est moi, (I am the state.) At 13, his brain had stopped growing in size but according to science his impulsive behaviour might be derived from a disconnect with executive brain function and prefrontal cortex maturity during adolescence - a long way from 25. Now, here we are in the 4th Industrial Revolution, a quantum leap into the unknown for which few have the answers. Sounds familiar? Is there a God particle? Will Fission be our next "Sun King"? What holds true is family and the evolution that brought us here. That poses an existential threat to some whose survival and vitality has limited reach throughout history. Therefore, they attack the foundation and revise, disrupt, sow doubt and administer chaos because when the dice are not cast in your favour you change the rules of the game to suit. "Unlearn" biology 101. 'Everyone wins on Pleasure Island' except the child who becomes the donkey and does not comprehend yet the risk involved.
I agree with the comments made by Elton and it is nice to hear a voice from at least one teacher telling it like it is.
However I have always believed that those teachers held a very lofty and important position in society after all they are for the most part the educators for our children. Why is it that those self same teachers who are meant to be enlightened individuals who were obviously taught to question ideas values and such now so silent. Is it because they are afraid to speak up and be heard afraid they may be fired or scorned by others for having an opposing viewpoint.
It is very strange indeed that today the common person i.e. the trucker or blue collar worker is the loudest voice in the room protesting the woke ideology put forward by our government and others in power. University members and Doctors and other well meaning well educated persons are falling like skittles one by one for daring or having the temerity to question the self righteous woke that hold a very uneven power balance in our society, why are they being allowed to get away with this.
perhaps this would be a good time for these self same people to band together and present an overwhelming front to stop this nonsense. Come on folks you have strong unions so use them and please develop the intestinal fortitude to do the right thing.
On a closing note you will notice that I post my proper name with my comments this is because I believe very strongly in my opinion and I am not the least bit intimidated by woke idiots.
You are asking great questions, Peter.
Sadly, the unions won't defend teachers who push back. There are actual cases of teachers like Chanel Pfahl who got in trouble for something she said, at a union meeting.
The middle class professions have a long history of supporting or going along, to get along. Look at the Nazi party: their biggest supporters were doctors, lawyers, and teachers.
The truckers are an inspiration, a beacon. We need more working class energy.
Thankfully, I'm part of a teacher'
(continued) group, whose goal it is to unite and build enough people for a growing movement. My fingers are crossed.
Is there anyway I can join this group? I got investigated by my board, and at the meetings, my union reps were very quiet. Even the union lawyer is woke.
Yes! Look up Paul Rossi on Twitter, and send him a DM
Teachers don't have much power at all over educational policy, actually. Parents and voters do. Unions generally focus on pay and working conditions and are fully captured by the woke ideology anyway. In the US at least, educational standards and directives come from state departments of education led by political appointees. Teachers are more like soldiers than you might think, under contractual obligations to follow district policies, not to wonder why but do or die. If change is to happen it will come from parents who threaten funding by pulling their kids out and voters who change the politicians in power.
Read what happened to Linda Stone this week, they are taking our voters voice away
Thanks for that, I just read about the way she's being censured for liking Jordan Peterson (he's supposedly far right now?!) and not agreeing with the latest fads in education. Outrageous! I hope she gets the community support she deserves. What's happened to Sturgeon in Scotland for woke overreach on trans self id might be a sign the tide is turning. Leave it to the Scots to fight back, my granny would say. I hope rational people can find their voices before it's too late.
Thank you
"Once you’ve unlearned everything your family, friends, and other institutions have taught you, what, precisely is left? You’re thirteen years old, and no longer think that grades matter; you’ve unlearned what you think about gender, (you guessed it, there are also posters on unlearning gender) so you’re suddenly unsure of your sex; and you see black people as perpetual victims. If you’re black, you see yourself as victimized by a thoughtless white majority."
So well said. Once the student is trained to suspect all prevailing values, then the teacher can install a politicized consciousness. This is training in "Critical consciousness" often masquerading as "critical thinking". It's a motte and bailey.
Awesome article, thanks for the ending, will definitely be asking my Principal your questions
Elton, thank you for your responsible parenting. It's people like you that are leading the way. I'm sick of seeing taxpayer dollars blown on this kind of garbage.
Well I spoke to principal was told most went to paper lol, so onto my Trustee fingers crossed 🤞
Tenacity is key!
Consider this paradox Louis XIV, mid 17th Century, king of France, acceded to the throne and declared, "L'etat, C'est moi, (I am the state.) At 13, his brain had stopped growing in size but according to science his impulsive behaviour might be derived from a disconnect with executive brain function and prefrontal cortex maturity during adolescence - a long way from 25. Now, here we are in the 4th Industrial Revolution, a quantum leap into the unknown for which few have the answers. Sounds familiar? Is there a God particle? Will Fission be our next "Sun King"? What holds true is family and the evolution that brought us here. That poses an existential threat to some whose survival and vitality has limited reach throughout history. Therefore, they attack the foundation and revise, disrupt, sow doubt and administer chaos because when the dice are not cast in your favour you change the rules of the game to suit. "Unlearn" biology 101. 'Everyone wins on Pleasure Island' except the child who becomes the donkey and does not comprehend yet the risk involved.