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EP. 166: Breaking the DEI binary in American education

2025/3/6
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Jonathan Tobin: 我认为激进左翼的思想已经渗透到美国的教育体系中，试图推翻西方传统的价值观。自由主义未能有效地捍卫言论自由和个人权利，导致激进主义的蔓延。我们需要扭转这种局面，这需要政府和民众的共同努力。 Brandy Schufatinsky: 我认为自由主义价值观包括思想和言论自由，以及对好奇心和学习的支持。特朗普的胜选反映了美国民众对激进左翼政策的抵制，但这并不意味着斗争已经结束。激进左翼政策的失败是其被美国民众广泛抵制的主要原因。在教育中，DEI政策基于一种追求人人平等结果的意识形态，这抹杀了个人能动性，并导致了对犹太人的攻击。DEI的压迫者-被压迫者二元论导致了对犹太人的攻击，因为它不符合这种二元对立的框架。激进意识形态正在取代学术研究，导致学生在阅读和数学方面的能力下降。激进意识形态在K-12教育中广泛存在，高等教育中的激进思想会向下渗透。教师工会在K-12教育中扮演着传播激进意识形态的关键角色。种族研究课程并非真正意义上的不同族裔的研究，而是基于压迫者-被压迫者二元论的意识形态。一些犹太组织拥抱了激进意识形态，这使得他们无法有效地对抗反犹太主义。来自前苏联和伊朗的犹太社群比主流组织更早地意识到了激进意识形态的威胁。“去殖民化课程”的概念在教育中被广泛接受，但这种叙事只针对特定类型的殖民主义，而忽略了犹太复国主义运动的去殖民化意义。将犹太人和以色列人贴上“定居者殖民者”的标签，反映出一种希望犹太人永远流亡、无法拥有主权的愿望。美国黑人社群的反犹太主义程度与其他社群无异，那些被标榜为黑人代言人的人往往代表的是某种政治意识形态而非黑人社群本身。我们需要扭转激进意识形态的潮流，这需要政府和民众的共同努力。家长需要积极参与学校事务，并向学校和政策制定者施压，以改善教育质量。传统自由主义未能有效捍卫自身价值观，部分原因在于对自由主义和西方价值观的理解不足。家长可以通过了解学校情况、与其他家长合作以及参与学校事务来对抗激进意识形态。

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This chapter explores the peak of woke ideology in 2020 and its subsequent decline. It examines how leftist ideologues took over American education, instituting DEI and waging war on the Western canon. The chapter also questions whether the impact of this left-leaning movement can be fully reversed.
  • Woke ideology's peak in 2020 following George Floyd's death
  • Leftist takeover of American education
  • The 1619 Project's incorporation into school curricula
  • Backlash from Americans against woke ideology
  • Questionable reversibility of the left's impact

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Welcome to Think Twice, the weekly show hosted by Jonathan S. Tobin, Editor-in-Chief of JNS. This episode features Dr. Brandy Shufutinsky, Director of Education and Community Engagement for the Jewish Institute for Liberal Values.Topics Covered in This Episode:✅ The Rise and Fall of Woke Ideology: How DEI took over education, corporations and the arts.✅ Why Jewish Americans Are Targeted: How DEI’s oppressor-oppressed ideology fuels antisemitism.✅ Ethnic Studies and Radical Indoctrination: How schools push division instead of education.✅ Settler Colonialism and Israel: The false narrative used to delegitimize Jewish history.✅ The Left’s War on Liberalism: Why American liberalism failed to defend free speech and individual rights.✅ How Parents Can Fight Back: Concrete steps to take control of your child’s education.