Coale Mind

Critical Race Theory in Texas Schools: Valuable Tool, Scary Monster, or Something Else Entirely?

October 10, 2021 David Coale Season 2 Episode 7
Coale Mind
Critical Race Theory in Texas Schools: Valuable Tool, Scary Monster, or Something Else Entirely?
Show Notes

This episode reviews the new Texas law (Tex. Educ. Code sec. 28.0022(a)(4)(A), (C)) about teaching "Critical Race Theory" in the state school system. My special guest is my friend of more than thirty years, Dr. Michael Hester of the University of West Georgia, who teaches in its communications school, coaches the debate team, and serves as a special advisor to the university's Chief Diversity Officer. In this episode we consider:

  • What is "Critical Race Theory?? Where does it come from? What questions does it try to answer?
  • Does the higher-education version of Critical Race Theory have anything to do with (a) K-12 education, or (b) the specific provisions of this statute?
  • What is the 1619 Project, anyway?
  • What should someone read who wants to understand Critical Race Theory better? and
  • What should a high school student read who wants to know more about CRT?

This episode was a lot of fun to put together and I hope you enjoy it.