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@B8QV76X Agreements7mos ago

Teaching about systemic racism and historical inequality is important, but waiting until students are teenagers makes sense because older students have the cognitive maturity to understand complex social issues. Research proves that structured, age-appropriate lessons on racism can reduce bias and improve empathy, but introducing these topics too early risks confusion, superficial understanding, or emotional overwhelm. Teenagers are also better positioned to engage critically with history, civics, and current events, allowing them to see connections between past injustices and present disparities, think reflectively about social systems, and develop informed, responsible citizenship. Data show that the majority of Americans support teaching about historical and ongoing racism, suggesting that focusing such education on high schoolers creates a balance between honesty, effectiveness, and developmental appropriateness.

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 @B8RZ8DZ from California  disagreed…7mos7MO

Classes focused on racism can feel ineffective or exaggerated when they seem to place too much blame on certain groups instead of encouraging real learning. Some students may feel the course pushes a one sided message rather than promoting open discussion or understanding different viewpoints.

 @B8R4N6JRepublican from Alabama  disagreed…7mos7MO

I agree with this, we should learn about critical race theory at a appropriate age. however it should not be prioritized over other lessons.

 @B8R5859No Labels  from Virginia  disagreed…7mos7MO

our current understanding of this issue is very one sided politically and you can't just trap kids in a box and act like your personal political opinion is the only and the best one. that seems quite nieve in a social standpoint, thinking your opinion is always best.

 @B8R3Z8VRepublican from Utah  disagreed…7mos7MO

I was taught to live as a child and I only learnt of race in the 8th grade, and it didn't change how I treated those of color I know. All should be raised racially colorblind.

 @B8TSN4W from Florida  disagreed…7mos7MO

Historical inequality is important, so is history in general. While I agree that teenagers are more mentally equipped for these topics, CRT has no place in schools.

 @B8QGMG7Republican from Indiana  disagreed…7mos7MO

If we wait til they are teens, they already have an opinion on these issues, but as a kid, they learn and grow with these issues and try to solve them.

 @B8R5JYQ from Georgia  disagreed…7mos7MO

teaching students that most and/or all history is racist is taking from the many good things that came from people being racist. no racism is not good and the cons heavily out weight the pros but it cant be taken away that without racism we would not have most of the stuff we have today.

 @B8R5PJGRepublican from Texas  disagreed…7mos7MO

CRT shouldn't be a part of K-12 education because the goal of our public schools is to teach our core skills like reading, writing, and basic history in a neutral way. CRT is an advanced method that is more leveled toward college level individuals. Introducing it to children can cause confusion and unnecessary distraction from the core subjects. Students should be able to have an education without having a specific ideology pushed on them and families should have the freedom to teach their own kids. Or the kids can find out for themselves.

 @B8T44BR from Idaho  disagreed…7mos7MO

we need to wait untill these kids are old enough to understand it and use the it in there lives, but we can teach them equality at a young age without actually teaching about rasicm

 @B8R5RDV from New York  disagreed…7mos7MO

I do not believe racism is a thing. People make it a thing, children are innocent and should not know it is real.

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