If you were near the internet or the TV last year, chances are you've seen the phrase critical race theory, an academic theory that ended up becoming a major point of contention among shouty conservatives as well as a regular.
What is critical race theory and its role in the education system? John Oliver took a deep dive into the topic for the new series of Last Week Tonight. He started with a simple definition.
The name given to a body of legal scholarship that began in the 1970s was meant to understand why racism and inequality persisted after the civil rights movement.
The host debunks various right wing arguments and talking points about critical race theory before reaching a conclusion.
The debate around critical race theory is both dumb and loud. If we don't engage with it, the end point is that honest discussion of race will be shut out of public schools.
I am not saying that discussions on race will always be comfortable for everyone in a classroom, but think about it, when was learning and growing as a person every really comfortable? The thing to do here is to learn how to have better discussions. We have told school kids fairytales about race for generations, and maybe it is time to stop.
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