Many politicians are not educators. If they were they would be aware of conscientization:
The action or process of making others aware of political and social
conditions, especially as a precursor to challenging inequalities of treatment
or opportunity; the fact of being aware of these conditions.
University courses that teach about conscientization are directly related to the idea of critical race theory and are vital for new teachers to understand at-risk students, students from lower socioeconomic classes of all races and English Language Learners. These students are often the focus of teacher-training university courses.
Many courses that include conscientization and critical race theory reasoning are threatened to be canceled, along with any associated books that mention justice for all. In some states politicians promote fear that they will offend many parents because they present injustices throughout history toward oppressed and disadvantaged groups in society.
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