This is Jennifer Gonzalez welcoming you to episode 181 of the Cult of Pedagogy Podcast.

In this episode, I'll be talking about why teachers are being silenced right now

and what needs to be done about it.

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The backlash against critical race theory in schools has grown steadily over the past year.

While opponents initially targeted a relatively obscure branch of academia,

they are now coming after everything, using CRT as an umbrella term for any kind of instruction

related to equity, diversity, inclusion, even social emotional learning.

The movement has impacted policy in many states, silencing teachers and suppressing progressive practices

that took decades to evolve, and it threatens to do the same in many others.

In this episode, we'll start by looking at how things got to this point.

Then we'll look at the ways this movement is harming in silencing teachers

and what damage it will ultimately do to students if it continues to spread unchecked.

Finally, I'll share a list of things that can be done to fight back.

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