ARCHIVE.VN -- William Clark, a high school senior of mixed race, is suing a taxpayer-funded charter school in Nevada over the "coercive, ideological indoctrination" arising from a new, so-called, civics curriculum which "inserted consciousness raising and conditioning exercises under the banner of 'Intersectionality' and 'Critical Race Theory.' ... They require pupils to 'unlearn' and 'fight back' against 'oppressive' structures allegedly implicit in their family arrangements, religious beliefs and practices [all of which are] subject to non-private interrogation." Clark was directed "in class to 'unlearn' the basic Judeo-Christian principles [his mother] imparted to him." The school repeatedly threatened him "with material harm including a failing grade and non-graduation if he failed to comply with their requirements." The school principal told Mrs. Clark "that the theoretical basis of the revamped course is known as 'intersectionality,' ...

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REASON.COM -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: Hazar Imam, 2006: "Governments alone cannot meet the educational challenges of the 21st century. Nor can private institutions ... The answer lies in the expanding role of voluntary institutions ... dedicated to community values and the public good."] ARTICLE: 18.DEC.2020 -- Insisting that "the push to reopen schools is rooted in sexism, racism and misogyny," the Chicago Teachers Union is fighting plans to return children to the city's public school classrooms. With similar battles playing out around the country, many families are heading for the exits. Public school enrollment is down in California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Maine, Mississippi, and elsewhere. Homeschooling, however, is booming. In 2016 3.3% of children were homeschooled. That share roughly tripled this year to 9%. Gallup agrees. Families are leaving politicized lessons behind and the world they're creating is more diverse in terms of its ideas and better suited to the needs of parents and children. That shift is likely to permanently transform American education ...

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WASHINGTONPOST.COM -- 2.DEC.2020 -- Whenever someone expressed concerns about the quality of remote education back in the early days of COVID-19, they were all but shamed into silence. Well here's how remote education has worked out since then: In Houston, the number of students with failing grades is exploding. In St. Paul, almost 50% of high school students will fail a class. In Fairfax County -- one of the wealthiest counties in the United States -- 10% failed at least two classes, and almost 20% of children with disabilities. All children need to get back to school but here the news is not good. In New York some elementary-school children are back, but the doors remain firmly shut to sixth graders and higher. Other major urban districts such as ...

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BREITBART.COM -- Queen Elizabeth II has hailed the "quiet, indomitable spirit" of her people through the coronavirus pandemic and described the importance of her Christian faith in her annual Christmas message to the British Commonwealth. "For Christians, Jesus is the light of the world, but we can't celebrate his birth today in quite the usual way," said the 94-year-old monarch, a devout Protestant. She lamented that people have been unable to come together as normal for many religious festivals, including "Passover, Easter, and Eid and Vaisakhi." "We continue to be inspired by the kindness of strangers and draw comfort that - even on the darkest nights - there is hope in the new dawn," she continued. "Jesus touched on this with the parable of the Good Samaritan. The man ...

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BREITBART.COM -- Numerous Kentucky families will not have to worry about putting food on their tables for quite a while thanks to an anonymous person's generous gift. "Santa Clause is known for delivering toys to children but in Daviess County he just dropped off 246,300 pounds (123 tons) of food for families struggling this holiday season," the Kentucky State Police wrote in a Facebook post Tuesday. The anonymous benefactor reached out to Trooper Corey King, asking for help in finding somewhere to donate the non-perishable items. "This anonymous contribution to our community was a blessing by all means," said David Mudd, president of God's Outreach will help distribute the food. "This is usually the time of year when our troopers ...

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BREITBART.COM -- A retired couple in Desert Hot Springs, California, is busy making toys for local children to enjoy this Christmas. "Mike Sullivan and his wife Judy spend their retirement making homemade wooden toys for children. They have been doing this since 2013," KESQ reported. Every Christmas, they donate their toys to needy children in the Coachella Valley. This year, they made 1,500. "Most times we don't even get to see the kids get them but they're going out" said Mike, who is an Army veteran. Despite the shrapnel left in his body from his time in the service, Mike said, "You have to adapt and overcome." The couple spends just about every day ...

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QUILLETTE.COM -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: Hazar Imam, 2007: "The demands of dogma came to replace the disciplines of reason -- and education too often turned into indoctrination.... What the modern world requires, however, is an approach which is the polar opposite of indoctrination."] ARTICLE: In the liberal arts programs in particular, the question for many students has become not "What do I think?" but "What do they want me to write?" Of course, this ought to be a false dilemma, but that it exists at all raises troubling questions. Something has gone fundamentally awry. Students holding views that differ fundamentally from those taught must evaluate the risk that they will be penalized for their opinions, particularly when writing about politically contentious topics. This is not to say that every professor will mark heterodoxy more harshly than orthodoxy, but students hesitate to cite the work or the names of thinkers deemed 'controversial' or beyond the pale by whoever is responsible for grading their work. This has implications for the meaning and value of ...

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