- ‘We can’t ignore Trump’s bigotry and cruelty’
"America’s second-largest teachers union wants to educate its 1.7 million members in how to practice inclusion in the classroom.
“We can’t ignore Trump’s bigotry and cruelty, or the fact that his erratic behavior is intended to create chaos and confusion.”
In the print version (below), Weingarten says the president is “leading a homegrown hate movement.”...
Namely, by reminding students at every turn how they are different from others.
The fall issue of the American Federation of Teachers’ quarterly journal, American Educator, is brimming with calls for incorporating leftist ideologies into the classroom.
...AFT President Randi Weingarten focuses on the threat to democracy from President Trump in the opening essay, “A Defining Moment for Democracy,” and portrays teachers as a bulwark against intolerance toward opposing ideas.
Trump “has fanned biases that aim to dehumanize ‘the other’ and that erode our democracy,” she writes. “We can’t ignore Trump’s bigotry and cruelty, or the fact that his erratic behavior is intended to create chaos and confusion.”
In the print version (below), Weingarten says the president is “leading a homegrown hate movement.”...
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