I agree that children should be taught to respect one another regardless of race, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, etc. However, I would also argue it is imperative to teach them how and why these things have been used historically within the United States, and beyond. Racism, sexism, classism, ableism, queerphobia, etc are interconnected issues, and ensuring that the future generation recognizes them as such the first step is ensuring they can fight against them. It may be a daunting task, but it starts with simply teaching kids empathy, and encouraging them to be curious, ask questions, and…  Read more most importantly, not punish them when they begin to question authority & what they are being taught to believe as the truth; it is within their right as human beings to be treated with respect, and their thoughts & actions must be held to the same standard.

Yes, I feel as though all kids should respect the color of anyone's skin and this is something that should be taught in schools

I agree. A lot of racism does start from what we are taught at such a young age based off our parents' beliefs or even what is taught in schools. Teaching students about racism and how wrong it is is super important and could help us take a step forward to ending racism.

Kids should be raised that everyone should be respected regardless of race, but if we raise our children in ignorance of the things that happened in history, it creates a pathway to it happening again if they do not know the suffering was caused. We as a country are inherently founded on racism, and while we have fixed it over time, the fact that it was there creates a need to address it. Ignorance is and eventually leads to repeated suffering.

Teaching about racism in schools help too better understand it. Racism is mainly taught through people in your home so, teaching it in school can help the children learn about it and change their mind. I also feel like the definition of racism has changed over the years to students and younger generations because it hasn't really been taught to them. Therefore, learning about it will keep the definition of it accurate throughout the upcoming years.

yes because it's important for children to understand what that is and how it affects people everyday, especially if they were raised in a racist household. Children should learn about these kinds of things to be more aware.

The Critical Race Theory should not be taught to kids K- 12. Kids should be raised to be racially color blind instead of being taught they are inherently racist or disadvantaged based on the color of their skin. Kids don't need to be taught ideas that imply color affects the person you are, the choices you make, or how you will be treated. I think kids should be taught about racism through history but also how we have changed as a country today. No person should feel insufficient due to there race, nor should they feel as though they are inherently racist and feel bad about themselves. Instead we should be teaching children to treat everyone the same regardless of gender, race, or heritage.

Critical race theory instills a sense of "white guilt" into students who likely had little-to-nothing to do with the discrimination of different races of people in the Civil Rights Era and before. Critical race theory does not and should not need to be taught in schools for children to respect each other regardless of skin color, and CRT could even make the problem worse. If schools show that they are indifferent to skin color and only grade students on academic merit, the students will not pick up any sense of racial intolerance for certain groups from school activity. This does not mean schools should not do anything about legitimate cases of racism and/or discrimination happening between students.

Critical Race Theory, when you boil it down to its most basic principles, promotes the idea that white people are the cause of all of the problems facing certain minorities today. That is simply not true, given the fact that it was white people who fought a years-long war that pitted brother against brother over the issue of slavery, voted to free the slaves, voted civil rights into law.

I don't agree with kids being subjected to this but that they should be aware. I do agree with the quote.

I think it should be something that is used as awareness and can tell the right from wrong and give you the knowledge to know about if you are being racially discriminated.

I think kids should be raised to respect everyone especially themselves despite the color of anyone's skin. These things are also taught around their age.