With states enacting legal bans on what people and politicians call CRT, which is a catch all for most anything to do with race and identity, teachers are coming under scrutiny for 'indoctrination' if they flaut any of the very non-specific rules in these state bills and laws. Since the rules of these laws are broadly written, teaching history and talking about the Trail of Tears vs. Westward expansion or Sally Hemings alongside Thomas Jefferson could could put a teacher in hot water with parents, admin or even senators in other states. 

While there is no such thing as neutrality, teachers must strive to teach from a position of neutrality in order to keep their jobs. While each educator has to decide when, where and how to take a stance, that shouldn't come at the expense of clothes and shelter for your family. By examining your strong emotions about diverse issues, you can better guide your students in inquiry lessons that teach them the critical skills needed to find their own truths. 

Whatever your hot button issues are I hope that in the coming week or weeks even that you'll have an honest conversation with yourself in the mirror so that you can examine what you think about things and why. In the coming weeks months and years you are likely to have a student ask you something that could perhaps put your job in peril. How are you going to guide that conversation in a way that promotes student inquiry, in a way that allows students to make up their own minds about issues and that keeps you from doing anything that could be called indoctrination by people who don’t espouse your opinions.  Most of all, how will you model truth and a non-combative stance for your students and others around you?

I don't have the answers, but I am hoping that a little self examination will help you find yours. 

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