| Public education is the front lines of the culture wars. I've observed many waves of reform (fads). Overcorrection is the norm. Probably because incrementalism simply isn't possible. So when reform does happen, it releases decades of bottled up pressure. Like a dam bursting. I don't have a dog in this fight. I've seen too many of these spasms to care too much. That said, my hot take on bias training is two fold. 1) Bias training for teachers (and every other profession) is long overdue. This is indisputable. 2) I'm unaware of any validation which shows bias training for students is worthwhile. Maybe it is. But hippocratic oath dictates that we figure this out before committing. Teachers et al should dog food their own training for a while. Lead by example. See how well it works. My hunch is that students will pick up most of the important lessons thru osmosis. Simply removing teacher-born biases, those negative role models, certainly couldn't hurt. |