‘Your Sixth Grader Is Not Being Taught Critical Race Theory’ Says Michael Steele

Former RNC Chairman Michael Steele discusses Republicans running on false claims of critical race theory to motivate their voters.

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[EMtheBee]

6th graders are barely being taught math and English based on some of the comments on social media.

[nancyross]

If adults would shut their bigoted mouths and just let children interact with each other, it would go a long way to healing race relations. In South Pacific there was a sing about bigotry and how it had to be carefully taught. It does. Children look at other children as other kids. They are the most innocent, as well as the wisest of all. They don't see color until they are taught.

[ivybee]

All I could do was heavily sigh when I went to vote and people had signs up and tried to talk to me about not having our kids learn critical race theory. 🤦🏾‍♀️🙄😒

[vickyp]

Just teach them at home! Whatever I feel they don't teach my children, I do research and teach them at home! As it is in the USA education is last among developed countries that is why they can't compete with students around the world! For a while China, India, and Europe teach math and science, the USA, Afghanistan, and Pakistan are more toward teaching religion.

[JasonBoyce]

this isn't about CRT it's about teaching anything about slavery or civil rights or racism at all

texas just voted to remove civil rights and mlk from their curriculum

oklahoma just voted to remove slavery from their history curriculum

youngkin in virginia promised to removed a book "Beloved" by Toni Morrison, a book about slavery

it's not CRT, it's "black history"

[raharmonnelson]

They know.... they don't care... as long as long as it feeds their bigotry they are completely down

[johnmoorely]

Youngkin will ban CR Theory even though it does not exit in Virginia. To be consistent he also needs to ban fairies, God and Republicans with integrity.

[Ellie]

Those who don't learn from and know their true history are doomed to repeat it. So it is critical children be taught the real history, as ugly as some of it is.

[beckymiller]

Brilliant statement by Mr. Steele. Too bad there is so much ignorant disinformation.

[sofiecarr]

How can some people be so infatuated with their ignorance. Critical race theory has never been taught at grade school high school or colleges, only at law schools

[EdgeOfNowhere]

So if schools aren’t teaching CRT why are the dems so worried about losing it ? I’m as confused about that as I am Eric garcetti self isolating despite being double jabbed

[kathydefee]

CRTis taught in law school not taught in regular school

[teresashearman]

I am a 72 yo white woman and want to learn the truth regarding our history and CRT. I grew up in NJ and will always think fondly of my 2 best friends in elementary school. Summer times were the best! I would wake up many mornings and look out my window to find 2 little black boys, with their bikes, laying on the grass in my front yard. Off we would go on our bikes riding about town and eventually would end up at the park. We had such fun. Often we would go to my home or theirs for lunch. I just don’t get the hatred that exists in America today. So BLATANT. WE ARE HUMAN BEINGS …NO ONE PERSON, BLACK OR WHITE, IS BETTER THAN THE OTHER. I am a very lucky lady

[sigisecht]

Those denouncing CRT, should not be able to take Martin Luther King day off if i am banned from explaining why it is a holiday. Simple!

[mariesinging]

What's being taught IS LIES AND CONSPIRACY. BUT UNFORTUNATELY PEOPLE WILL BELIEVE ANYTHING 😕😞.

[someguy]

I teach fourth grade and I had to look it up first time I heard it.

[parkiwi]

Conservative politics rule number one! Never let the truth get in the way of a good lie. Rule two! Never admit a lie, double down on the lie. Rule one and two work because our supporter base is ignorant and gullible. Rule three! Always refer to liberals as communists.

[VegasRT]

Michael Steele is correct again, again and again.

[ivybee]

All of my friends who are still teachers tell me about the critical race theory nonsense and the parents who ask them about it, and some were very aggressive and nasty about it and all I can say is.... I'm glad that I'm not teaching anymore.

[MrEdium]

REPUBLICANS ALSO WANT TO BE ABLE TO REWRITE HISTORY.