Indiana legislature is considering HB1134.
HB1134 seeks to curb indoctrination of children into woke ideology, primarily through curriculum transparency and limiting classroom conversation on related topics.
It’s no secret woke idealogues want to change our nation. Sadly, Biden’s administration supports their efforts.
Wokeness is evolved Marxism.
White, heterosexual, cisgender (non-transgender) Christian males are viewed as apex oppressors. Society has allegedly been rigged to benefit them and exploit others.
Wokeness operates on the oppressor/oppressed narrative of Marxism, with a major difference: classes are primarily associated with intersections of race, sex and sexual identity, not economic class.
Neo-Marxists associate skin tone with oppression. “Whiteness” is a common woke pejorative. It is a racist worldview.
Synonyms include Neo-Marxism, progressiveness, cultural Marxism, social justice, and anti-racism.
Catchphrases include systemic racism, critical theory, intersectionality, white privilege, microaggressions, white fragility and “diversity, equity, inclusion”.
A delivery method for woke ideology within school systems is Social and Emotional Learning (SEL).
Organizations like CASEL (Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning) provide materials and training for classroom indoctrination programs, on the taxpayer dime.
I am an evangelical Christian. My worldview is revealed in Scripture.
Biblical Christianity teaches:
- Scripture is the infallible, inerrant, revelatory source of objective truth.
- Man was created in the image of God, male and female, to reflect his communicable attributes.
- Men and women were given a mandate to multiply and replenish the earth with godly offspring glorifying their Creator.
- Marriage is a sacred, lifelong covenant between one man and one woman.
- Sex is an exclusive, covenantal act between a man and his wife.
- Children are fruit borne from this union.
- Parents (not the State) have the God-given stewardship responsibility for their children.
Consistent wokeness denies virtually every point above.
Educators in my circle believe HB1134 compliance will encroach excessively upon their schedule.
They acknowledge, however, that legislation is needed to deal with the encroachment of wokeness in public schools.
Tony Kinnett of Chalkboard Review, a former Indianapolis school system administrator, agrees HB1134 needs improvement.
He believes it should be split into three bills: curriculum transparency, survey/date collection, and inherent discrimination. Additionally, state professional growth plan (PGP) and professional development (PD) requirements should be eliminated to free time to meet the demands of compliance.
I’d like to comment on a few remarks from the opinions page of the local newspaper on this topic.
Drew Kuespert questions the intelligence of congressmen supporting it. He believes the legislation reflects a lack of trust for all teachers.
Response: The public has good reason to distrust woke teachers (not all teachers). Good teachers want to protect students from destructive ideologies.
Darren Sible believes teachers can be trusted to respect community and parental boundaries without legislation. He believes the community needs to learn from other perspectives.
Response: Woke educators are engaging in classroom activism, including promoting Neo-Marxist ideology, providing or recommending obscene materials to students, promoting inappropriate LGBTQ+ activities like teen drag shows, leading children with dysphoria to believe they are transgender, and voicing anti-police rhetoric. Woke educators don’t respect boundaries. And, they are not receptive to learning from other perspectives. They expect others to learn from them.
Kadon Arbogast, an aspiring teacher, believes HB1134 is partisan-driven and woke educators should be able to discuss details of their belief system in public schools.
Response: Republicans rightly draw attention to woke activities. Infiltrating the educational system and indoctrinating young people is a key part of their strategy.
Concerning discussion of woke beliefs in a public school environment, children do not have the defensive mechanisms to avoid being deceived by this ideology. And why should woke educators be allowed to conduct an aggressive recruitment/indoctrination campaign on the taxpayers’ dime?
Ultimately, I am convinced home schooling and Christian schools are the answers for Christian children with conscientious parents.
Voddie Baucham, author of Fault Lines, quipped “We cannot continue to send our children to Caesar for their education and be surprised when they come home as Romans”.
I suggest contacting your Indiana state legislators and voicing your concerns and opinions on HB1134. Find his contact information here.
Robert Sparkman
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