BEWARE! Equity/Inclusion, Social Justice,
Cancel Culture, Woke Politics Equity/Inclusion in Classrooms

“Kay said, ‘conservative parents’ are his chief concern when teachers are engaging ‘in the messy work of destabilizing a kid’s racism or homophobia or transphobia.”
– Fox News, Lucas Manfredi Reporting

Philadelphia public school English teacher, Matthew Kay, inadvertently, did parents a favor when he posted on social media his concern about the “damage” that could be caused if “helicopter parents” overheard teachers’ lessons on gender and sexuality. This is what he said:

“So, this fall, virtual class discussion will have many potential spectators – parents, siblings, etc. – in the same room. We’ll never be quite sure who is overhearing the discourse. What does this do for our equity/inclusion work? How much have students depended on the (somewhat) secure barriers of our physical classrooms to encourage vulnerability? How many of us have installed some version of ‘what happens here stays here’ to help this?

Social Justice

The Meriam Webster Dictionary Online defines social justice as “a state or doctrine of egalitarianism,” then explains egalitarian as “policies for the redistribution of wealth.”

Cancel Culture

The goal of cancel culture is mass conformity of thought, speech and action. That goal is obtained by publicly attacking the employment and personal reputation of an individual or business, based on opinion or action alleged to be disgraceful or disqualifying. Critics on social media may persistently call for such to be de-platformed 3 or fired or put out of business. Canceled individuals may be publicly offended, shamed, disgraced and permanently targeted for a personal or professional comment or action that occurred recently or any time in the past. Cancellation means nulled, ended, voided, done, over, no longer wanted or supported publicly.

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