Recently, parents, teachers, and schools have been engaging in a cultural battle over what kinds of curricula should be taught to young minds. Should kids be immersed in the dynamics of privilege and oppression — à la critical race theory — or should we avoid exposing kids to this form of education?
Critical-race-theory proponents argue that this kind of education is empowering. As Paulo Freire, the Marxist educator and founder of critical pedagogy argued, “the only effective instrument” in education “is a humanizing pedagogy in which the revolutionary leadership establishes a permanent relationship of dialogue with the oppressed.” According to critical pedagogists, education in one’s “place” in society can empower and stimulate interest in and growth in the world.
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