We could just teach kids to all respect and love one another and not see anyone for the skin color but their merit.

I agree. While I do believe teaching history is important, and that people should be educated about how certain communities ended up where they currently are, it is immoral to teach these children to value race in any way. CRT teaches that we should judge on race first, and I believe that that is not a moral or correct lens through which people should be viewed. Jobs should hire based on competency, and we should not be teaching “oppressed” and “oppressor” simply because of skin color, because that is a harmful, racist ideology.

Race is a social construct. If people complain about racism, then removing the idea of race in schools at the youngest, most impacting development based years, would in theory make racism moot in the future generations.

Some peopel have a fasle ideology of what racism is. Acts of racism is different than belifs of racism. Kids should grow up to have their own idea of racism in america

I think that teaching kids about how racist everyone was back then is a good idea because then they are able to understand how horrible it was. Teaching kids how to rise above outward appearances is also good, but if it gets the the point of rebellion and thinking they are exempt from the rules because somebody who gets them in trouble is being 'racist' is definitely too far.

I don’t think they should because it is not right and the problem won’t go away if you keep on talking about it.

This should be taught at college level if at all. I believe k-12 needs to address the "3 R's" more. Reading, Writing, and arithmetic, history, art, civics, geography etc.

I agree with the statement I do not believe children should have to learn about race till they are older. It can influence how they see Themselves and others. We should be teaching equality to children.

Critical race pedagogy is essential for the children's understanding of how race impacts their educational experience, without culturally relevant teaching the " color blind" way of thinking benefits no one but those who wish to undermine the oppressive experience of minorities in education

history is an important aspect of learning why we do certain things. to not teach it is to lack a major reason as to why it's so important to teach acceptance. knowing the incident that caused a certain expectation/law/or publicly accepted things is history.

the dislike of critical race theory being taught is rooted in underlying racism and should be evaluated. not all history is good history and expecting everything to be good history or things that lift everyone at all times is an overly optimistic thought process and indicates someone who isn't willing to look critically into things beyond black and white/good and bad

While making them aware of their differences could provoke them to feel divided from one another, I believe it is important for them to know their history so that they can learn from it. History classes provide some of the most important lessons, as we use those lessons to grow and learn from our mistakes. If we don't learn from those mistakes, we will repeat them. Lightning does tend to strike the same place twice.

Children should learn about history of race, regardless of how controversial it was. It is extremely important.

Critical RAce theory is just uplifting othe rraces it takes nothing away from white people. It is a reality of the worl that all people and children of color are aware of- I don't find it unfair to alert the white youth of it.

Though children being aware of the race dynamics in real life might make them feel uncomfortable, it is important to educate them on the history of our country, even the bad parts, so they can make sure to not repeat the same mistakes

I think that its better for us to learn about politics so when were adults we have a veiw point on it.

children need to learn about history, of each and every race and their resilience as shown in history whether you like it or not it happened and we should teach about it

Teaching students about how race has shaped American history and institutions is not meant to make anyone feel guilty or victimized — it’s meant to equip them with knowledge and critical thinking skills. Shielding students from discussions about racism, bias, and inequality can actually cause more harm, because it ignores real experiences and historical facts that continue to shape communities today.

Instead of seeing these lessons as divisive, we can view them as opportunities to promote empathy, awareness, and fairness. When students learn how systemic issues developed and how…  Read more people have fought to overcome them, they gain a sense of empowerment and shared responsibility — not shame.

I think by teaching critical race theory you're teaching kids indirectly that one race is "bad" when it's just based off of things in the past so you're instilling in them that they are "bad people".

I agree with this comment 100% we shouldn’t teach our young children that just because of the color of their skin they are inherently racist because that is what puts that mindset in place