In California, where "wokeness” supersedes godliness as an admired attribute in some circles, it’s coming down to crunch time for the embattledEthnic Studies Model Curriculum(ESMC). As I wrote last month, the2020 adaptation of the guidelinesis somewhat better than last year’s version, but there are still many problems with it. The ESMC is still advising that students study "modern day movements and intersectional strugglesfor social Justice like the Immigrant Rights Movement, The Black Lives Matter Movement, the Environmental Justice Movements, Feminist Movements, LGBTQIA Queer Movements, and others.” Also, kids will learn about "strategies and approaches of these movements and apply them to problem solving struggles, challenges, or problems that we identify in our communities. In addition to rigorous reading assignments, information is drawn from student life experiences, major newspapers, culturally conscious musicians, and alternative media. The current information will allow us to see historical trajectories, contemplate social action, and make course material relevant.”

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Czechoslovakia. "For those of us that grew up in Soviet bloc countries, the ESMC is like déjà vu.We are dumbfounded by a curriculum that consistently elevates Socialism, Marxism, and Communism as the way students are encouraged to become socially responsible. We are familiar with an educational system that proselytizes this specific political dogma that is proven to be unworkable and discriminatory in itself. It grooms and conditions impressionable minds to an ideology in service of a political agenda. Intolerance, bullying, and loss of freedom inevitably follow.”

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