#Arming #Teachers Isn’t #Safety, It’s Political Theater

https://realcrime.net/2025/11/20/arming-teachers-isnt-safety-its-political-theater/

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#fascists #teachers #CriticalThinking

"AFT President Randi Weingarten’s new book looks at why fascists fear teachers

Former Secretary of State Michael Pompeo once referred to Randi Weingarten as 'The Most Dangerous Person in the World.'

And with good reason.

Weingarten, president of the 1.8-million-member American Federation of Teachers (AFT), was in town to attend the 'Reading Opens the World in the Lou' program at Jefferson Elementary School Nov. 13.

In her recently published book, *Why Fascists Fear Teachers: Public Education and the Future of Democracy*, Pompeo’s statement in the first few pages makes sense in light of the current political climate.

'I’ve been representing educators for a very long time, almost since 1998, and I am sick and tired of watching, not only my members, but teachers throughout the country being smeared instead of supported, and being taken apart by conservative media instead of being given the benefit of the doubt,' she said.

(. . .)

When Trump was elected for a second term in 2024, the far right’s long-held Project 2025 got a foothold.

'I realized what’s happening is the authoritarian fascism project is intentionally undermining teachers because they teach critical thinking and because we create schools that teach the habits of democracy,' she said.

'Critical thinking is how you assemble information, how you use information, how you apply information, and how you actually prepare for a life, a career, for college, so it is a very, very important skill,' she said.

'Part of what we have to do is to teach kids how to think, and how to assess information and to discern fact from fiction, and for them, how do they think about and communicate in a way that is persuasive; in a way that is heard in a way that makes sense,' she said. 'All of that is part of critical thinking.'

One of the first actions of an authoritarian regime is to ban books, as it is concerned that students, using critical thinking, might discover the truth on their own.

The fight can seem like an uphill battle, but Weingarten said teachers fight back every day."

https://labortribune.com/the-most-dangerous-person-in-the-world/

Thứ trưởng Nông Thị Hà khẳng định và tin tưởng rằng mỗi thầy cô giáo ở Học viện Dân tộc sẽ tiếp tục là những người truyền lửa, thắp sáng ước mơ cho các em sinh viên, xứng đáng với niềm tin yêu của Đảng, Nhà nước và đồng bào các dân tộc.

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📚 “Cha mẹ thứ hai” – tinh thần giáo viên không chỉ dạy kiến thức mà còn là người chăm sóc, chia sẻ bữa cơm, gửi tin nhủ động viên lúc nửa đêm cho học sinh. Đó là sự gắn bó, đồng hành như bố mẹ thực sự trong hành trình trồng người. 🌟

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https://vietnamnet.vn/cha-me-thu-hai-trong-su-nghiep-trong-nguoi-2464298.html

ChatGPT for Teachers Reshapes US Schools with Secure AI Tools

https://www.olamnews.com/technology/ai/3227/chatgpt-for-teachers-secure-ai-schools/