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	<title>Comments on: Escambia School Superintendent Apologizes For Racial Diversity Training Video Seen By Some As &#8216;Divisive&#8217;</title>
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		<title>By: Steve</title>
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		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2021 04:01:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>hopefully a kid will get up tomorrow not knowing they are a victim or victimizer , wait around for a late bus , get to school , fire up a  bunson burner , dissect a frog , look through a microscope and figure out this COVID mess , we need help , that’s the way. I would like to see my tax dollars spent .</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>hopefully a kid will get up tomorrow not knowing they are a victim or victimizer , wait around for a late bus , get to school , fire up a  bunson burner , dissect a frog , look through a microscope and figure out this COVID mess , we need help , that’s the way. I would like to see my tax dollars spent .</p>
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		<title>By: Kevin from Century</title>
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		<dc:creator>Kevin from Century</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2021 02:35:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>He&#039;s not sorry, he&#039;s sorry that he tried to push his CRT through the system with the thought he wouldn&#039;t be cause or told on. He needs to resign or fired. The Governor made it clear, Critical Race Theory WILL not be addressed or taught at any level in the Florida School System, private or public. It&#039;s all about division; nothing more, nothing less. So much for the lessons Dr. MLK preached in Selma, on Pensacola&#039;s Palafox MLK Plaza, Nashville, Montgomery, DC and further. Nice try though. RESIGN NOW!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>He&#8217;s not sorry, he&#8217;s sorry that he tried to push his CRT through the system with the thought he wouldn&#8217;t be cause or told on. He needs to resign or fired. The Governor made it clear, Critical Race Theory WILL not be addressed or taught at any level in the Florida School System, private or public. It&#8217;s all about division; nothing more, nothing less. So much for the lessons Dr. MLK preached in Selma, on Pensacola&#8217;s Palafox MLK Plaza, Nashville, Montgomery, DC and further. Nice try though. RESIGN NOW!</p>
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		<title>By: David Huie Green</title>
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		<dc:creator>David Huie Green</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2021 00:47:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>REGARDING:
“attempt to introduce Critical Race Theory” and “There is no such thing as Critical Race Theory”

For those saying Critical Race Theory is or isn’t in the video, the concept of systemic racism is a part of CRT and mentioned around 13′ into the video. The idea that there is no such theory doesn’t fully agree with my buddy, Wiki, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_race_theory
but in a way it does because Wiki points out there are multiple contradictory theories or at least ideas NOT JUST ONE all with the notion SOMEBODY ELSE IS TO BLAME.
The idea is that whites set up a system which works for them. And yet whites sometimes somehow find selves poor, imprisoned, failures in life while Asiatics often test higher and fare better. As Rasheed pointed out, “If Critical Race Theory…were true, what would the Olympics have looked like?”

One interesting part of CRT is that it requires use of storytelling to illuminate and explore lived experiences and the video does exactly that, showing you what you want to see. One failure, though, was when the video shows a child with injuries consistent with child abuse. A trained physician suspects child abuse but drops it when he realizes the invective he can expect if he speaks up. Or that is how it looked to me.

Troy S’s, “The gap in educational achievement will only close when we begin to close the marriage gap among races across this whole country,” is perfectly valid statistically by pointing out two-parent families perform better but it assumes the missing fathers would be as good as the ones who married the mother of the children they sired. This COULD be true but might not be. For example, few believe a child is better off with person who abuses children, rents them out, uses them as drug mules, teaches them to steal. (And I am picturing here a couple of white parents I know who did several of these things and they harm it did.) One example is shown in the video with a child who assumes everybody else is at fault.

David for critical/rational thinking
(if nothing else works)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>REGARDING:<br />
“attempt to introduce Critical Race Theory” and “There is no such thing as Critical Race Theory”</p>
<p>For those saying Critical Race Theory is or isn’t in the video, the concept of systemic racism is a part of CRT and mentioned around 13′ into the video. The idea that there is no such theory doesn’t fully agree with my buddy, Wiki, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_race_theory" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_race_theory</a><br />
but in a way it does because Wiki points out there are multiple contradictory theories or at least ideas NOT JUST ONE all with the notion SOMEBODY ELSE IS TO BLAME.<br />
The idea is that whites set up a system which works for them. And yet whites sometimes somehow find selves poor, imprisoned, failures in life while Asiatics often test higher and fare better. As Rasheed pointed out, “If Critical Race Theory…were true, what would the Olympics have looked like?”</p>
<p>One interesting part of CRT is that it requires use of storytelling to illuminate and explore lived experiences and the video does exactly that, showing you what you want to see. One failure, though, was when the video shows a child with injuries consistent with child abuse. A trained physician suspects child abuse but drops it when he realizes the invective he can expect if he speaks up. Or that is how it looked to me.</p>
<p>Troy S’s, “The gap in educational achievement will only close when we begin to close the marriage gap among races across this whole country,” is perfectly valid statistically by pointing out two-parent families perform better but it assumes the missing fathers would be as good as the ones who married the mother of the children they sired. This COULD be true but might not be. For example, few believe a child is better off with person who abuses children, rents them out, uses them as drug mules, teaches them to steal. (And I am picturing here a couple of white parents I know who did several of these things and they harm it did.) One example is shown in the video with a child who assumes everybody else is at fault.</p>
<p>David for critical/rational thinking<br />
(if nothing else works)</p>
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		<title>By: Steve</title>
		<link>http://www.northescambia.com/2021/08/escambia-school-superintendent-apologizes-for-racial-diversity-training-video-seen-by-some-as-divisive/comment-page-3#comment-463014</link>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2021 10:59:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>apologies to smith , he only asked that the video be “shared” with district employees . He has no credibility!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>apologies to smith , he only asked that the video be “shared” with district employees . He has no credibility!</p>
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		<title>By: Steve</title>
		<link>http://www.northescambia.com/2021/08/escambia-school-superintendent-apologizes-for-racial-diversity-training-video-seen-by-some-as-divisive/comment-page-3#comment-462928</link>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2021 13:26:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>just received my proposed property taxes , it is criminal that about half of what a pay goes to a filmmaker school superintendent, it stinks to high heaven ! Leave Now !</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>just received my proposed property taxes , it is criminal that about half of what a pay goes to a filmmaker school superintendent, it stinks to high heaven ! Leave Now !</p>
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		<title>By: Steve</title>
		<link>http://www.northescambia.com/2021/08/escambia-school-superintendent-apologizes-for-racial-diversity-training-video-seen-by-some-as-divisive/comment-page-3#comment-462910</link>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2021 07:56:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>what bus driver , teacher or any other decent human being would want to work under an organization with smith at the top ?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>what bus driver , teacher or any other decent human being would want to work under an organization with smith at the top ?</p>
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		<title>By: Sandy</title>
		<link>http://www.northescambia.com/2021/08/escambia-school-superintendent-apologizes-for-racial-diversity-training-video-seen-by-some-as-divisive/comment-page-3#comment-462904</link>
		<dc:creator>Sandy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2021 05:16:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>As a concerned grandmother my plans are to attend the school board meetings.
If it’s not possible, at least I know now that I can watch it livestream. Also to have contact with the school board members who have made themselves assessable to the public. 
I hope the community will stay engaged and informed. Our children need our eyes, ears and voices on their behalf.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As a concerned grandmother my plans are to attend the school board meetings.<br />
If it’s not possible, at least I know now that I can watch it livestream. Also to have contact with the school board members who have made themselves assessable to the public.<br />
I hope the community will stay engaged and informed. Our children need our eyes, ears and voices on their behalf.</p>
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		<title>By: Steve</title>
		<link>http://www.northescambia.com/2021/08/escambia-school-superintendent-apologizes-for-racial-diversity-training-video-seen-by-some-as-divisive/comment-page-3#comment-462893</link>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2021 01:11:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>We are one of the poorest counties in the country and smith wasted tax payer dollars , he admitted after caught that he did just that . smith wasted tax payer dollars !</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We are one of the poorest counties in the country and smith wasted tax payer dollars , he admitted after caught that he did just that . smith wasted tax payer dollars !</p>
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		<title>By: Steve</title>
		<link>http://www.northescambia.com/2021/08/escambia-school-superintendent-apologizes-for-racial-diversity-training-video-seen-by-some-as-divisive/comment-page-3#comment-462873</link>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Aug 2021 22:30:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>smith didn’t divide our community , we are united to have smith fired !</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>smith didn’t divide our community , we are united to have smith fired !</p>
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		<title>By: Mary Holley</title>
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		<dc:creator>Mary Holley</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Aug 2021 18:53:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>PLEASE FORWARD THIS VIDEO TO governorron.desantis@eog.myflorida.com AND commissioner@fldoe.org
if you are opposed to this video being paid for by our tax dollars with money being taken from the education of our students OR if you are opposed to this video being forced on every Escambia County School District educational employee OR if you are opposed to Ebonics being taught as proper English in our schools as directed by this video (God only help these children achieve high scores on national tests for English, etc).</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>PLEASE FORWARD THIS VIDEO TO <a href="mailto:governorron.desantis@eog.myflorida.com">governorron.desantis@eog.myflorida.com</a> AND <a href="mailto:commissioner@fldoe.org">commissioner@fldoe.org</a><br />
if you are opposed to this video being paid for by our tax dollars with money being taken from the education of our students OR if you are opposed to this video being forced on every Escambia County School District educational employee OR if you are opposed to Ebonics being taught as proper English in our schools as directed by this video (God only help these children achieve high scores on national tests for English, etc).</p>
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