Well, Seattle. But still, this is spreading like the deadly virus that it is
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chief seattle in A ROVED, SHOULDER-BARING PARTY DRESS
Seattle student failed quiz for saying men can’t get pregnant
A tenth-grade Ethnic Studies World History teacher at Chief Sealth International High School failed the student, who turned in an “Understanding Gender vs. Sex” assignment that did not align with left-wing LGBT ideology, according to 770 KTTH. The student responded to the quiz by saying only women can become pregnant and only men have penises, per the outlet.
“I keep trying to wrap my head around how it is legal to teach inaccurate information and force students to answer against their beliefs or receive negative scores,” the student’s mother, who asked to remain unnamed, told the Jason Rantz Show.
Students were tasked with answering a series of true or false and multiple-choice questions regarding pronouns, sexual orientation and reproductive anatomy, the outlet reported. The student reportedly marked question four, which was the statement “All men have penises” as true. The student also reportedly marked question seven, the statement “Only women can get pregnant” as true. The teacher claimed both answers were incorrect, according to the Jason Rantz show.
… The mother said teachers called her son “fucked and racist” and “a product of the patriarchy” in past incidents, the outlet reported. She said he was told “he shouldn’t use the term straight to identify because it’s offensive.”
Despite her son’s failing grade, his mother said she is “proud of him because he refused to answer against his beliefs (which are medically and scientifically accurate, or at least used to be),” according to the outlet. The district reportedly noted the student’s score on the “inclusive” quiz will not factor into his overall grade.
“Seattle Public Schools is dedicated to establishing inclusive environments that allow exploration of contemporary issues, specifically examining the impacts of power systems such as racism and patriarchy,” a school spokesperson told the Jason Rantz Show. “This commitment extends to fostering welcoming and inclusive settings where students, staff, and families have the freedom to express their authentic selves.”
The freedom to express their “authentic selves”, whatever the fuck that means, but not free to speak the truth.
Bonus material:
Chief Stealth International High School is named for Chief Seattle who, as I pointed out some years ago, was a slaveholder, just like other members of his tribe and George Washington. To his credit, however, he never denied he had a penis and he never gave birth to a papoose.
Fun fact: CSIHS is a partner of the Confucius Institute of Washington, part of a worldwide program on Chinese language and culture; the institute's Education Center is now located within the new DIMS/CSIHS facility
It won’t surprise you to learn, if you didn’t know it already, that the Confucius Institute is a branch of and works for the Chinese Communist Party.
In October 2013, University of Chicago professor Marshall Sahlins published an extensive investigative article criticizing the Confucius Institutes and the universities hosting them.[74] Later, more than 100 faculty members signed a protest against the Confucius Institute at the University of Chicago.[75] In September 2014, the University of Chicago suspended its negotiation for renewal of the agreement with Hanban.[76] Two months later, the Canadian Association of University Teachers urged Canadian universities and colleges to end ties with the Confucius Institute.[77]
In June 2014, the American Association of University Professors issued a statement urging American universities to cease their collaboration with the Confucius Institute unless the universities can have unilateral control of the academia affairs, that the teachers in Confucius Institutes can have the same academic freedom enjoyed by other university faculty members, and that the agreements between universities and Confucius Institutes are available to the community.[78] …
In September 2014, the University of Chicago closed their CI after pressure from faculty members … .[61][87] …. Less than a week later, Pennsylvania State University also cut ties with the Confucius Institute after coming to the conclusion that "its objectives were not in line with the Institute's".[89]
In December 2014, Stockholm University, the first university in Europe to host a Confucius Institute, announced it was terminating the program. …
In the same month, the United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizationsheld a hearing entitled "Is Academic Freedom Threatened by China's Influence on U.S. Universities?".[91] Chairman Chris Smith said, "U.S. colleges and universities should not be outsourcing academic control, faculty and student oversight or curriculum to a foreign government", and called for a GAO study into agreements between American universities and China.[92] …
… On 19 February 2019, Leiden University in The Netherlands promised to end its agreement with Confucius Institute in August 2019.[104] On June 30, 2021, Baruch College - The City University of New York - ended its agreement with the Confucius Institute.
In 2020, Sweden ended agreements with all Confucius Institutes in the country.[105][106] …
On August 4, 2021, the Human Rights Foundation published a report stating that Confucius Institutes "cultivated a climate of intimidation and surveillance within American classrooms." and "Both information censorship and self-censorship are especially prevalent, as educators, researchers, administrators, and students alike are steered away from learning and critically thinking about topics that may be deemed sensitive to the Chinese government such as democracy, “the three T’s,” Hong Kong, the Uyghur genocide, and the CCP's other prevailing human rights infringements."[118]
Political goals
Retired British diplomat and China expert Roger Garside concludes in his submission to the Conservative Party Human Rights Commission that academic freedom is "inherently compromised by permitting a state agency controlled by the Communist Party of China to establish a teaching operation in any school or university".[121]
While Chinese authorities have been cautious not to have CIs act as direct promoters of the party's political viewpoints, a few critics suggest that the Confucius Institutes function in this way.[according to whom?] Officials say that one important goal of the institutes is to influence other countries' understanding of China.[48] Peng Ming-min, a Taiwan independence activist and politician, claims that colleges and universities where a Confucius Institute is established have to sign a contract in which they declare their support for Beijing's "One China" policy. As a result, both Taiwan and Tibet become taboos at the institutes.[122]