Grand Haven Teacher Molly McGinnis signed the Zinn Project’s Pledge to teach children elements of Critical Race Theory.
The Zinn Education Project teaches Critical Race Theory, Critical Literacy, and Marxism. It teaches our children that America is bad, an oppressor, and a racist nation. The Zinn Project recommends books, videos, and websites. They have created free lesson plans for teachers. They offer posters titled “Gays in History” , “Social Stratification in the United States”, and “Lies My Teacher Told Me About Christopher Columbus”. They have links to songs and bilingual resources. In short, the Zinn Project is making teaching our children to hate America easy for teachers.
In 2021, the Zinn Project asked teachers to sign a pledge to Teach the Truth. Several states were passing laws prohibiting the teaching of the 1619 project and Critical Race Theory. The pledge asked teachers to continue teaching the philosophy of Zinn’s Project despite existing laws. At least 7,750 teachers from around the country have signed the pledge, including one teacher from Grand Haven, Molly McGinnis.
Molly McGinnis teaches 4th grade at Griffin Elementary School in Grand Haven. When she signed the pledge she also made a statement:
I became an educator because of education’s ability to make a positive change for marginalized groups. I refuse to jeopardize the safety of my minority students for the comfort of white supremacists.
The Zinn Project is not new. Here’s an article by Ron Radosh from 2014 entitled The Influence of Howard Zinn on the Loss of Patriotism, and the Antidote to Zinn, Dinesh D’Souza’s America. Here’s another article from The Daily Wire listing the names and locations of other teachers who have signed this pledge.
Most of the books recommended by the Zinn Project focus on activism and oppression. Ask your child’s teacher if they have heard of the Zinn Project? Ask them where they get their lesson plans? Ask them if they know of other teachers using resources from The Zinn Project. If they are using resources from the Zinn Project be sure to keep a sharp eye on what your child is learning.