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AP classes require that students analyze different perspectives from their own. AP classes could be removed if schools ban certain topics from discussion.
What is Critical Race Theory?
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Over the past few months in the United States, the expression “critical race theory,” or CRT, has appeared in statehouses and political gatherings from almost nowhere.
CRT has become an important cause for conservatives
. Many Republican-controlled states have passed legislation restricting how history and race can be taught in public schools.
For some, critical race theory is a way of understanding how race has shaped American society and public policy. For others, CRT creates division and conflict between white people and minorities.
But even those who criticize critical race theory have a hard time defining what it is. So, what exactly is it?
What Lessons Will Students Learn From Reduced Class Time?
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Most public high school teachers in the United States never expected a school year like the current one. School buildings closed across the country in March of 2020. Education went online and distance learning has continued since.
Teachers around the country quickly found they would not be able to teach as much material as usual to their students. The educators had to make choices about what content to cover and what could be dropped.
So, over time, English teachers began cutting some books and writing projects from their teaching plans.