Mari's memo
At the beginning of this newsletter, we talked about Say Hey! for Interns as an opportunity for students to learn, discover and grow. Over the past several months, there’s a push by conservative groups to prevent educational institutions from teaching our kids the true history of the United States by seeking to ban the use of critical race theory (CRT) in the classroom. Their efforts have resulted in misinformation and misunderstanding of the basic tenets of CRT. Let’s be clear, these efforts are not about CRT, it’s about suppressing the expression of ideas and censoring the truth.
As adults, we encourage our students to think critically, be curious and challenge the status quo. It’s time to practice what we preach--do some research, ask questions and check biases before giving way to political dog whistling.