Authentic history: Too uncomfortable for white kids?

We speak with Betty Collins, eighth grade teacher in Tulsa County, Oklahoma. Ms. Collins speaks about conservatives’ hostility to Critical Race Theory, which looks at the role of systemic racism in US history. We discuss a just-enacted law in Oklahoma that tries to ban teaching history that may make any students “uncomfortable” and how unions and educators are responding. Overview 00:00-00:46 Intros 00:46-01:10 Union School District, Tulsa County 00:10-02:10 HB 1775 02:10-02:44 Why HB 1775 was passed 02:44-03:59 Critical Race Theory: Misunderstandings and opposition 03:59-05:07 Educators’ responses to HB 1775 05:07-06:11 Range of the law’s impact in different districts 06:11-08:33 Teaching about Blacks and Native Americans through a Critical Race Theory lens 08:33-09:35 Penalties for teaching accurate history? 09:35-10:30 Relationship between HB 1775 and the state educational standards 10:30-11:07 Black and brown students’ discomfort at their true history not being taught 11:07-12:40 Responding to a parent who doesn’t want their child to be “uncomfortable” 12:40-13:05 When Betty Collins learned about the Tulsa Race Massacre 13:05-14:04 Becoming politically engaged through #RedforEd 14:04-16:24 Encouraging students to be civically engaged 16:24-17:13 #RedforEd 17:13-19:00 Oklahoma’s low schoo...

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