By Gretchen Garrity
Been having a back-and-forth with a commenter regarding the terms and meanings of Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity (DIE) on this post. The latest comment:
"Anonymous October 4, 2023 at 9:33 AM
I
apologize if you feel attacked. I was simply asking a question. It's a
common battle cry of the magas: "no CRT, no DEI". But when I've actually
asked people what those terms mean in relation to education, they don't
know! I understand that it's easy to get swept up in rally cries, but
shouldn't you at least know what you are crying about?
I don't
know why you've mentioned socialism so much. I'm not coming at this from
a political angle. It's important for kids to learn why diversity (in
thought, background, culture....) is important. You know, since we live
in a diverse world. ;)
Equity is simple, everyone should have
what they need in order to succeed. For example, I have an autistic
grandson who gets to take tests in a quieter classroom with less
students. He NEEDS this in order to focus and complete his work.
Inclusion,
again, another simple one. ALL kids deserve to be included! For
example, the city just recently put in an inclusive playground. This
means that even kids with physical disabilities are able to have access.
There's even play equipment specifically designed to encourage parents
to play and interact with their children.
So there it is.
There's the D, E and I "agenda". I am a teacher in the district and I
promise you, this is the only "agenda" we are implementing in the
classroom. There really is nothing nefarious about it.
I don't know Emily Drabinski so I can't ask her."
Since posts are moderated after a few days, I thought I would bring it up to the top, so the discussion can go on without that.
I think the issue here is a teacher does not understand what is behind the DIE agenda. Here is a very short video that gives a snapshot of the agenda behind it.
Perhaps that will give him/her a place to begin understanding what is going on in our schools.
Update:
Here is a visceral video on why DIE must be defeated. Adherents of DIE will say that all children should "see themselves represented" in library books, in the name of diversity and inclusion. This is how they sneak in smut like in the video below. You will be given a million innocent reasons for the DIE agenda, but at the end of the day it's about the demoralization of our children. Warning: GRAPHIC.
GRAPHIC: Watch @SaraGonzalesTX DESTROY @Plano_Schools by reading from a p0*nographic book they offer to minors.
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) October 4, 2023
How are administrators ok with this content in their school libraries?? pic.twitter.com/2Nca1ML9pS
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