Mecki Kosin wants Republicans to “grow a backbone” to block an education proposal critics say ignores the will of parents and teachers. | Courtesy Photo
Mecki Kosin wants Republicans to “grow a backbone” to block an education proposal critics say ignores the will of parents and teachers. | Courtesy Photo
Quincy activist Mecki Kosin worries how many educators will be left if the "Culturally Responsive" teaching standards supported by the State Board of Education are implemented.
"Instead of teaching, all our people will have to become community organizers dedicating to advancing the left's political agenda," Kosin told the Quincy Reporter. "For Democrats, it's just the indoctrination of the best kind. They're not satisfied just having our college kids. Now they want to have them all."
Kosin's belief is in response to a policy backed by the State Board of Education pending before a legislative committee that would alter education known as the Culturally Responsive plan.
The new rule could lead to teachers having to assess "how their biases and perceptions affect their teaching practice and how they access tools to mitigate their own behavior (racism, sexism, homophobia, unearned privilege, Eurocentrism, etc.)," The Center Square reported.
While supporters promote the plan as creating a more welcoming environment for students, Kosin disagrees. For her, this education policy is rooted in political beliefs.
"It's just more politics and the Democrats' latest attempt at one-world government and one-world order," she said. "That's why Democrats everywhere are pushing ... on the local and national level for legislation like this. It's unfair to students, teachers and especially parents who don't seem to have the right to say anything about their children anymore if they happen to attend a public school."
The 12-member Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR) plans to discuss the police on Tuesday, Feb. 16.
Kosin said she is hoping Republicans rally their base in the coming days to derail the legislation.
At least eight JCAR members would have to support a motion to block the proposal to prevent it from taking effect in October.
"We're fighting for our children here, so I'm really hoping to see Republicans grow a backbone on this," Kosin added. "I really don't want to hear all the whining about being in the super minority and not really having power in Springfield."
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