How Mao is Outsmarting Madison in American K-12 Classrooms
My latest piece, published in RealClear Education
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Here’s my latest with the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), published with RealClear Education on Thursday.
In a legislative blitz last week, the House of Representatives passed 25 bills to counter Beijing’s growing influence and protect Americans from threats associated with everything from drones and biotechnology to electronic vehicles. But legislators should not ignore one of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) less noticed but no less concerning campaigns: CCP Confucius Classrooms in American K-12 schools.Â
Beijing has created these unobtrusive beachheads in which Mao is essentially masquerading as Mr. Rogers to expand its influence and gain access to American education and community leaders. With these pint-sized outposts, the CCP is exploiting the democratic system designed to limit American governmental power to instead accumulate power and promote Beijing’s authoritarian interests inside the United States.
The CCP likes to tell its story in ways intended to shape how individuals think about China, normalizing or minimizing autocracy thereby promoting positive historical and cultural narratives about China while diminishing the United States. For Beijing’s storytellers, the Confucius Classroom provides direct access to captive audiences consisting of America’s most impressionable listeners.
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How Mao is Outsmarting Madison in American K-12 Classrooms
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Thank you for reading and for caring as much as I do about raising Americans and how we can do better.
Sincerely,
Antonette
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