On educational rejections
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An excerpt from UNITED STATES OF REJECTION: “Trump announced the 1776 Commission in 2020 to promote “patriotic education,” identifying critical race theory as “a Marxist doctrine holding that America is a wicked and racist nation, that even young children are complicit in oppression, and that our entire society must be radically transformed… a form of child abuse in the truest sense of those words.” He’d joined a generations-long war rejecting equity in schools, whether that’s meant subsidized meals, inclusive curricula, access and admission after de facto segregation, teachers’ pay, or the protection of children’s health, safety, and gender expression—not to mention the rejection of all but the weakest gun laws. It’s like kids weren’t already having a hard-enough time being rejected from kickball, cliques, sports teams, prom, and the school musical. Some rejections you can try to overcome with study and a resilient attitude. Some require lobbyists, lawyers, and politicians in your court.”
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