Nuance! Yeah, that's something we're not always very good at.
Agree 100%.
Agreed. I think younger people have healthy skepticism, but some are still drawn in. I think this traces back to UTJ's point that often it's poor white people who resent being told that they're privileged. It leads to a bitter, disillusioned view of society, and leads to being easily drawn in by the 4chan and like-minded media. I'm not sure how to deal with that other than trying to reach these kids while in school, so the media literacy makes sense, but the resentment needs to be addressed as well so that they won't be as vulnerable a target when they get out of school. Parental guidance can be impactful on this point, imo.
I suppose you can do that. But I think ultimately you need parental buy in. Parents want to feel invested in their kids' futures, so they want to feel like they have skin in the game. Educators need to find a way to meet that felt need, while at the same time, stand firm on school boards making decisions on curriculum. Ultimately, if parents feel that strongly about it, they can home school their kids.
Agreed. I don't know how much is enough though. My kids learned a good bit about the Jim Crow era in their history classes, but they spent like a week or 2 on it. I can't recall learning about Jim Crow when I was in school tho.