"TRAINING" FOR TEACHERS: TALK ABOUT RACISM AND HOMOPHOBIA DURING SCIENCE CLASSES
SUGGESTED TO SCIENCE TEACHERS: High school science classes are no longer good enough if they stick to periodic tables, gravity, and molecules (items listed in Missouri's learning standards for high school science).
Rockwood teachers are told during professional development presentations that they need to be "Culturally Responsive."
That means:
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| What you see in the link from the materials. |
"Deal directly with racism, sexism and homophobia…”
(Which are not listed in Missouri's learning standards.)
And..
In order to be good science teachers in Rockwood, they need to:
“…be willing to look at your own beliefs and biases toward others.”
All of this was in materials sent out from professional development presentations this past November.
We know this because an employee leaked the email that included them.
The email came from a Eureka High School principal.
There were also suggestions for math teachers, English language arts teachers (ELA), and, social studies teachers.
The PDF attachment gives ways teachers can make their classrooms more “culturally responsive" and includes this link:
Kicking It Up a Notch: Becoming a Culturally Relevant Science Educator - the Node
DETAILS:
Sent to teachers at Eureka High School
Parent concerns:
Stick to science, not social agenda topics
Status:
Suggested to teachers in November 2021