AFT’s Weingarten: Using Education for Politics Is ‘Terrible for All Kids’

ZOUVES Let me ask ░░░░░░░░ the school year starting ░░░░░░░░ do you see these ░░░░░░░░ affecting a students understanding ░░░░░░░░ history particularly regarding race ░░░░░░░░ You know the political ░░░░░░░░ that have happened in ░░░░░░░░ of these states will ░░░░░░░░ terrible for kids not ░░░░░░░░ for kids of the ░░░░░░░░ nations not just for ░░░░░░░░ who are black and ░░░░░░░░ It will be terrible ░░░░░░░░ all kids because we ░░░░░░░░ to understand our history ░░░░░░░░ good and the bad ░░░░░░░░ frankly when we understand ░░░░░░░░ bad it makes the ░░░░░░░░ so much more it ░░░░░░░░ you know when the ░░░░░░░░ of the universe does ░░░░░░░░ bend toward justice as ░░░░░░░░ did you know in ░░░░░░░░ of what has happened ░░░░░░░░ the last century in ░░░░░░░░ 60s in making America ░░░░░░░░ multiracial democracy that was ░░░░░░░░ pretty impressive moment But ░░░░░░░░ there s this pullback ░░░░░░░░ I say this as ░░░░░░░░ AP gov teacher when ░░░░░░░░ s this pretending that ░░░░░░░░ was good in some ░░░░░░░░ form or a manner ░░░░░░░░ noxious concept from the ░░░░░░░░ go when there s ░░░░░░░░ attempt to not talk ░░░░░░░░ labor rights union rights ░░░░░░░░ there s an attempt ░░░░░░░░ ban books like Amanda ░░░░░░░░ s book it is ░░░░░░░░ in terms of how ░░░░░░░░ see ourselves and see ░░░░░░░░ other And so I ░░░░░░░░ it s being done ░░░░░░░░ political reasons This is ░░░░░░░░ what happens when the ░░░░░░░░ history But it really ░░░░░░░░ term is terrible for ░░░░░░░░ kids.”