Mr. Gutmann is brave and wise. The analogy to the Chinese Culture Revolution is right to the point. Americans need to know, as a young country, we do not need to try every single error that other countries have tried. We can't afford it. And the current racial narratives in this country are exactly what Dr. MLK were opposing to.
You overwrite the end. "It's transparent and sad" would have been far better. By inserting the "quite" and the "rather" and by dividing the thoughts into two sentences, your ending comes off as a failed attempt at sophistication.
It is on you - the parent - to teach your child that she is more than just her skin color. That is what the schools are currently teaching. Of course she is confused.
7 years of damage for the price of 56k X 7. A lot of undoing required. Those school will not be able to sustain themselves once the mass exodus begins. The collection box ? will remain empty. I am curious to see what happens 5 years from now. Are we headed towards segregation again?
Some of us are in the site to engage in the Sisyphean task of correcting gross misstatements of fact and history such as the Black community being better off before the Civil Rights Movement.
Why do we bother?
For the sake of a decent respect to the opinions of mankind, i.e, that readers of these comments do not assume that all or most Americans agree with much that is here.
I admire this kind of bravery. The fact that, by widely disseminating this letter, he has jeopardized his friendships, his reputation in his community, and maybe even his job, shows precisely what is wrong with the rabid intolerance that has taken over modern progressivism. Good for him, and may many at his kid's school stand with him.
Of course he can; but I have a suspicion he's not into home schooling. I wonder will he send his child to public? I mean, all the privates, even in Brooklyn, are following the same path.
I think the comments in his letter are not nuanced enough and in his anger he overstates a few things, which open his words up too much to his critics, always a problem. (one of the great services our adversaries do us is forcing refinement of thinking and writing.) Despite this he is talking about a real phenomenon that does need to be addressed and which i have yet to see addressed by those i call the "woke mob" or their acolytes. specifically, the impact that enforced ideology has on people who do not wish themselves or their children (or friends or family or anyone they care about) being subjected to. it is a violation of a person's right to conscience, to the develop of their unique moral sensitivity to the difference between right and wrong. the forced conversion to a utopian belief system was practiced by the christian church for millennia, the world has not been the better for it. The Darkening Age by Catherine Nixey shows step by step how this process unfolded in the ancient world and the inevitable movement into violence under the guise of purity and social justice. that so few of the SJ activists are willing to directly respond to the harm being done indicates that the believe that our conversion is for our and the world's own good; that they no longer have any sense of the necessity for individual autonomy in democratic societies. but more, they are attacking the foundation of what it means to be an individual thinking human being and they are doing so without compassion or a sense of the violence that does to a human being. Those of us who believe that these rights should not be transgressed must begin to set limits on the behavior of the woke mob (who are not SJ activists of good heart but fanatic ideologues wearing SJ clothing). if we do not, we risk personally learning the lessons that too many cultures have learned over our difficult human history.
IMO the strongest line is, “....Brearly has begun to teach what to think, instead of how to think”. That line should scare all American’s. As an old boss of mine said....”I can explain it to, but I can’t understand it for you.” If this continues we run the serious risk of raising a generation unable to understand. Teaching students how to think is paramount to raising future leaders.
What is truly scary is that this CRT religion is being spread using taxpayer's money at taxpayer's expense. Because if the proponents of faux anti-racism were to openly, democratically,and non-violently approach liberals and conservatives for support, they would quickly discover their snake oil has no takers.
Love how people say this father is “confused” about the critical race theory indoctrination. Glad he said what most other parents are too afraid to say in NYC private school cirr
I commend Mr. Gutmann's bravery in standing up to this monstrous bully that the Democratic Party has been building now for 6 decades. Bari, please let us know if it would help to write a letter to this school board or support Mr. Gutmann in some other way.
Mr. Gutmann is brave and wise. The analogy to the Chinese Culture Revolution is right to the point. Americans need to know, as a young country, we do not need to try every single error that other countries have tried. We can't afford it. And the current racial narratives in this country are exactly what Dr. MLK were opposing to.
Bravo bravo bravo
You overwrite the end. "It's transparent and sad" would have been far better. By inserting the "quite" and the "rather" and by dividing the thoughts into two sentences, your ending comes off as a failed attempt at sophistication.
..... ***. was supposed to say
Way to go educators.....
( I’ve lost my glasses)
I’m just saying......
( to professor potter)
My child, at the age of SEVEN
has been made to feel bad.... about being half white. She is confused and very sad. It is devastating.
It’s crap. You know what, she didn’t know there was a difference between her and her 2 best friends One is from Vietnam, the other is Black.
And now she is confused.
Way to educators.
I’m sickened.
It is on you - the parent - to teach your child that she is more than just her skin color. That is what the schools are currently teaching. Of course she is confused.
Riiiiight.
Because school and the teachers have zero effect on her.
At all .....
7 years of damage for the price of 56k X 7. A lot of undoing required. Those school will not be able to sustain themselves once the mass exodus begins. The collection box ? will remain empty. I am curious to see what happens 5 years from now. Are we headed towards segregation again?
Some of us are in the site to engage in the Sisyphean task of correcting gross misstatements of fact and history such as the Black community being better off before the Civil Rights Movement.
Why do we bother?
For the sake of a decent respect to the opinions of mankind, i.e, that readers of these comments do not assume that all or most Americans agree with much that is here.
Think you meant to write "blinders" not "visors." Usually one visor suffices.
Bravo, Andrew! Thanks for speaking out and taking action. RICK HOTCHNER
Bravo, Andrew! Thank you for speaking up and taking action.
I admire this kind of bravery. The fact that, by widely disseminating this letter, he has jeopardized his friendships, his reputation in his community, and maybe even his job, shows precisely what is wrong with the rabid intolerance that has taken over modern progressivism. Good for him, and may many at his kid's school stand with him.
I just texting with a parent at Brearly.
They said “ good riddance”.
👎🏼
Meaning they are glad to see the Guttman family leave?
Yup.
I wonder where they will go. I wish the girl good luck.
For $54,000/year, Mr. Guttman could hire private educational staff.
Of course he can; but I have a suspicion he's not into home schooling. I wonder will he send his child to public? I mean, all the privates, even in Brooklyn, are following the same path.
I think the comments in his letter are not nuanced enough and in his anger he overstates a few things, which open his words up too much to his critics, always a problem. (one of the great services our adversaries do us is forcing refinement of thinking and writing.) Despite this he is talking about a real phenomenon that does need to be addressed and which i have yet to see addressed by those i call the "woke mob" or their acolytes. specifically, the impact that enforced ideology has on people who do not wish themselves or their children (or friends or family or anyone they care about) being subjected to. it is a violation of a person's right to conscience, to the develop of their unique moral sensitivity to the difference between right and wrong. the forced conversion to a utopian belief system was practiced by the christian church for millennia, the world has not been the better for it. The Darkening Age by Catherine Nixey shows step by step how this process unfolded in the ancient world and the inevitable movement into violence under the guise of purity and social justice. that so few of the SJ activists are willing to directly respond to the harm being done indicates that the believe that our conversion is for our and the world's own good; that they no longer have any sense of the necessity for individual autonomy in democratic societies. but more, they are attacking the foundation of what it means to be an individual thinking human being and they are doing so without compassion or a sense of the violence that does to a human being. Those of us who believe that these rights should not be transgressed must begin to set limits on the behavior of the woke mob (who are not SJ activists of good heart but fanatic ideologues wearing SJ clothing). if we do not, we risk personally learning the lessons that too many cultures have learned over our difficult human history.
Andrew Guttman for Secretary of Education.
IMO the strongest line is, “....Brearly has begun to teach what to think, instead of how to think”. That line should scare all American’s. As an old boss of mine said....”I can explain it to, but I can’t understand it for you.” If this continues we run the serious risk of raising a generation unable to understand. Teaching students how to think is paramount to raising future leaders.
What is truly scary is that this CRT religion is being spread using taxpayer's money at taxpayer's expense. Because if the proponents of faux anti-racism were to openly, democratically,and non-violently approach liberals and conservatives for support, they would quickly discover their snake oil has no takers.
Love how people say this father is “confused” about the critical race theory indoctrination. Glad he said what most other parents are too afraid to say in NYC private school cirr
I commend Mr. Gutmann's bravery in standing up to this monstrous bully that the Democratic Party has been building now for 6 decades. Bari, please let us know if it would help to write a letter to this school board or support Mr. Gutmann in some other way.