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Primary Resource: What the Hysteria Over Critical Race Theory is Really All About
Discussion Questions:
Secondary Resources:
Primary Resource: What the Hysteria Over Critical Race Theory is Really All About
Discussion Questions:
- Where does your community lie in all of this? What is happening locally? (If you are not sure, start here or here )
- In the article, Fabiola Cineas distinguishes between what CRT “actually is” and what CRT “has come to stand for.” She explains that “the less people understand an issue, the more leeway there is for the GOP to gin up controversy.” As a group, create some talking points or an elevator pitch to explain this distinction to others.
a) One approach might be to consider what people are already saying about CRT in your own school/context. Does this reflect any misunderstandings? Developing talking points could help you engage in such a conversation. What questions might you ask that person to understand their thinking and motivations? What points might you make to offer your understanding after reading this article?
Secondary Resources:
Facilitation Reference Guide:
Feedback Form:
As we grow in year six, we hope that one person in your group can take a few minutes to fill out our feedback form to let us know how it went.
Here are reflections from previous meetings:
- Set a day and time for your group to meet - Make sure to send reminders. If you’re meeting in person, snacks are always a good idea!
- Send this month’s Primary Article to your group. Look through the additional readings to see if there is another reading that might be better suited to your group and its interests.
- Prepare yourself to facilitate by reading through our Norms and Discussion Protocol.
- Pass the Hat and collect donations for the African American Policy Forum’s Truth Be Told Campaign this month.
- Complete the Feedback Form.
- Prepare yourself for next month by setting a date and time, inviting colleagues, and looking out for our next Discussion Guide on November 1st.
Feedback Form:
As we grow in year six, we hope that one person in your group can take a few minutes to fill out our feedback form to let us know how it went.
Here are reflections from previous meetings:
Thank you all for your feedback so far, please keep it coming!
Pass The Hat:
In addition to being accountable to our colleagues and students of color, we believe it is important to be financially accountable to people of color who are doing this work on a daily basis. Each month, we will recommend an organization led by people of color, in education and beyond, doing the work of pushing for justice.
At the end of each monthly discussion, pass a hat (or a box) and collect donations for the designated organization. You can then have one group member go online and donate in the name of your school. If you want, you can add “Building Anti-Racist White Educators” after your school name.
This month, we encourage you to donate to the African American Policy Forum’s Truth Be Told campaign. They have been at the forefront of the fight against attacks on racial and gender justice in schools. Read more about their campaign here. And donate here.
Pass The Hat:
In addition to being accountable to our colleagues and students of color, we believe it is important to be financially accountable to people of color who are doing this work on a daily basis. Each month, we will recommend an organization led by people of color, in education and beyond, doing the work of pushing for justice.
At the end of each monthly discussion, pass a hat (or a box) and collect donations for the designated organization. You can then have one group member go online and donate in the name of your school. If you want, you can add “Building Anti-Racist White Educators” after your school name.
This month, we encourage you to donate to the African American Policy Forum’s Truth Be Told campaign. They have been at the forefront of the fight against attacks on racial and gender justice in schools. Read more about their campaign here. And donate here.