I take Reykdal at his word on this issue. It’s a really convenient way to throw everything they’re raging about under a brand because it’s easier to run candidates under that brand.” That’s not exactly what’s being described by folks who, again, are contriving this for political reasons. He went on to state, “Teaching both sides of our history where we’ve made progress in race and where we’re still dragging some of that in our institutions and our laws and our decisions, that’s just good teaching.
“It’s comprehensive history, but it’s not critical race theory,” he said on a Seattle radio show. “We talk about the Civil Rights Movement, we talk about the causes of the Civil War, we talk about the experiences of Black Americans, of white Americans,” he said. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal called the hullabaloo over the teaching of critical race theory a “manufactured outrage for political purposes.” He said it is not being taught in our schools. Others claim it is a classic red herring - using conservative red meat to get the base riled up and raise money and passion for the upcoming midterm elections in 2022.Īfter all, there are 34 out of 100 senators up for reelection and all 435 House seats are in play.Ī letter to the editor written by a Chehalis resident summed up the fears of some when it comes to critical race theory: “I believe critical race theory is a liberal, Marxist theology and a party line of only one side of this country and as such, of course, it shouldn't be pushed in our schools no matter the grade level.”
Some believe critical race theory is being taught and is an attempt to teach children in our public schools to hate white people. The debate over the teaching of critical race theory in our schools is raging.
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