Prof writes book calling for 'Marxist Education' in K-12

In a forthcoming book, University of Washington-Bothell professor Wayne Au argues that elementary and high school teachers should incorporate "Marxist and socialist ideas" into their curricula.

Au claims that American education has historically been shaped by "the interests of capital as well as white men in universities," and advocates countering neoliberal ideas with a "Marxist-feminist standpoint theory."

Prof writes book calling for 'Marxist Education' in K-12 MarxistProf

Prof writes book calling for 'Marxist Education' in K-12 MarxistProf

A University of Washington-Bothell professor who trains aspiring K-12 teachers is publishing a book that advocates for “Marxist and socialist ideas” in education.

A Marxist Education: Learning to Change the World will be published on June 5 by Haymarket Books, and is authored by Wayne Au, a long-time social justice educator who teaches classes in the UW-Bothell School of Educational Studies.

"These dire times have sparked an upsurge in activism...and I think a new generation of teachers could build upon this radical momentum by helping their students explore and consider Marxist ideas."

The forthcoming book—a preview of which was reviewed by Campus Reform—frames the adoption of Marxist and socialist values as a much-needed strategy for educators to help students resist capitalism, white men, the U.S. President, and much more.

“These dire times have sparked an upsurge in activism that is heartening and full of revolutionary potential, and I think a new generation of teachers could build upon this radical momentum by helping their students explore and consider Marxist ideas,” Au writes in the opening chapter.

“And here is the thing: after all these years, Marx and Marxism still provide the sharpest analysis of how capitalism functions at its most fundamental levels of production, profit, and exploitation,” he adds.

While Au notes that his father was a communist, he cites time spent at The Evergreen State College as especially crucial to his development as a “radical” teacher, saying the school introduced him to books such as Pedagogy of the Oppressed.

https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=10969

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Prof writes book calling for 'Marxist Education' in K-12

Prof writes book calling for 'Marxist Education' in K-12

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