No new teachers in Hewlett sign pledge on Feb. 25 to teach Critical Race Theory

By Nassau Standard

Feb 27, 2022

There were no new teachers in Hewlett who signed the pledge on Feb. 25, according to an online pledge from the Zinn Education Project.

The pledge was signed by no teachers on Feb. 24, the day before. It now has one pledge from Hewlett teacher.

They’re one of the thousands of US teachers pledging to continue educating students about the controversial Critical Race Theory, which explains racism is embedded in US culture and politics.

The Hewlett teacher wrote "Our country has a long and sordid history of concealing or out-and-out lying about the truth, whether we are talking about the history of slavery and racism, evolution or pseudoscientific genetic explanations for inequality, to the benefit of privileged groups and the detriment of the disenfranchised and the overwhelming majority of ordinary people. The detrimental impact of this "deficit of veracity" has been glaringly revealed by the current pandemic." when pledging to teach Critical Race Theory.

Though the concept was first suggested in the late 70’s, it has recently exploded as a contentious issue between the American right and left in the last two years.

Many who signed the pledge are defying state bans on the teachings. Arizona, Idaho, Iowa, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas have passed legislation banning discussions about the US being inherently racist.

Other states, such as Montana and South Dakota, have denounced the teachings without passing specific legislation.

In an interview with The Washington Free Beacon', Ashley Varner of the Freedom Foundation accused the Zinn Education Project of providing “left-leaning propaganda to teachers.”

Teachers in Hewlett who’ve pledged to teach Critical Race Theory

Teachers	Thoughts on Critical Race Theory
Michael Friedman	Our country has a long and sordid history of concealing or out-and-out lying about the truth, whether we are talking about the history of slavery and racism, evolution or pseudoscientific genetic explanations for inequality, to the benefit of privileged groups and the detriment of the disenfranchised and the overwhelming majority of ordinary people. The detrimental impact of this "deficit of veracity" has been glaringly revealed by the current pandemic.

Teachers

Thoughts on Critical Race Theory

Michael Friedman

Our country has a long and sordid history of concealing or out-and-out lying about the truth, whether we are talking about the history of slavery and racism, evolution or pseudoscientific genetic explanations for inequality, to the benefit of privileged groups and the detriment of the disenfranchised and the overwhelming majority of ordinary people. The detrimental impact of this "deficit of veracity" has been glaringly revealed by the current pandemic.

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