Although they call it Global Citizenship and Social Emotional Learning, the lesson plans prepared by the National Education Association in conjunction with the World Economic Forum and UNESCO seem designed to make children into global citizens and activists through the application of Cultural Marxism.
Cultural Marxist lessons contain three components - Identity, Injustice, and Activism. They divide people and then use emotion to manipulate them into becoming activists. Traditional Marxism divided people upon economic lines, but Cultural Marxism divides people on any convenient characteristic. The kindergarten lesson divides kids into those that are full and hungry. The first and second grade lessons divide kids into bullies and peacemakers. The third and fourth grade lessons divide kids based on those who have internet access and those who do not. The fifth-grade lesson divides people based on who has clean water and who does not. The sixth-grade lesson divides people based on who pollutes water and who depends on water. The seventh-grade lesson divides people based on who has access to education and who does not. Which brings us to the eighth-grade lesson. The goal of the National Education Association Creative Lessons to Open Classrooms & Minds for eighth grade seems to be to make students into activists.
What astounds me is that they are not even trying to hide it. The summary and rationale states, “Learning about activism will allow students to better understand the injustices they and others around them face. Social issues like racism, inequality, violence, bullying, etc. are real problems.”
Rather than teaching children how to think, or teaching them valuable skills that will enable them to earn a living, the focus of the National Education Association seems to be on making children into social justice warriors. It’s no wonder we have seen academic performance in schools across the nation plummet, while simultaneously seeing a rise in violent protests (BLM riots) and young adults who are climate change activists. Public education institutions are achieving their written (but non-advertised) goals and society is becoming more and more destabilized.