Fox News’ MacCallum Presses AFT President Weingarten on Classroom Indoctrination: ‘That Is the Biggest Problem We Face’

MACCALLUM I would say ░░░░░░░░ would say this if ░░░░░░░░ have a child in ░░░░░░░░ classroom who s gay ░░░░░░░░ have a child in ░░░░░░░░ classroom who maybe doesn ░░░░░░░░ speak the language very ░░░░░░░░ you have all kinds ░░░░░░░░ struggles that have honestly ░░░░░░░░ since the beginning of ░░░░░░░░ Weingarten Right MACCALLUM I ░░░░░░░░ you want to have ░░░░░░░░ principal in a classroom ░░░░░░░░ says we always respect ░░░░░░░░ other Weingarten Correct MACCALLUM ░░░░░░░░ don t call each ░░░░░░░░ names you know we ░░░░░░░░ each other And then ░░░░░░░░ that those are behavior ░░░░░░░░ right And you have ░░░░░░░░ deal with behavior issues ░░░░░░░░ you don t want ░░░░░░░░ indoctrinate children You don ░░░░░░░░ want a child to ░░░░░░░░ a book read to ░░░░░░░░ whole classroom and go ░░░░░░░░ and say why am ░░░░░░░░ being taught that I ░░░░░░░░ born a girl but ░░░░░░░░ was just a guess ░░░░░░░░ mean that is going ░░░░░░░░ freak out some children ░░░░░░░░ are not they re ░░░░░░░░ to be very confused ░░░░░░░░ four five and six ░░░░░░░░ old And I know ░░░░░░░░ said that you don ░░░░░░░░ agree with reading this ░░░░░░░░ the classroom but I ░░░░░░░░ saying this is the ░░░░░░░░ Then you got to ░░░░░░░░ that same kid can ░░░░░░░░ read and is pushed ░░░░░░░░ the way to 8th ░░░░░░░░ and they still can ░░░░░░░░ read Weingarten So so ░░░░░░░░ MACCALLUM Yeah Weingarten I ░░░░░░░░ that you and I ░░░░░░░░ on more than we ░░░░░░░░ t I know you ░░░░░░░░ t believe me MACCALLUM ░░░░░░░░ I didn t say ░░░░░░░░ Weingarten What I m ░░░░░░░░ I m saying to ░░░░░░░░ is that I saw ░░░░░░░░ case and you know ░░░░░░░░ you if you have ░░░░░░░░ socialized books with parents ░░░░░░░░ a book that may ░░░░░░░░ controversial and you haven ░░░░░░░░ actually talked to parents ░░░░░░░░ your kids in that ░░░░░░░░ that classroom that s ░░░░░░░░ to be a problem ░░░░░░░░ of what s in ░░░░░░░░ book And you know ░░░░░░░░ that was a problem ░░░░░░░░ you know think about ░░░░░░░░ in the Rye think ░░░░░░░░ To Kill a Mockingbird ░░░░░░░░ about other books at ░░░░░░░░ eras That s a ░░░░░░░░ You have to actually ░░░░░░░░ time as a school ░░░░░░░░ or a school principal ░░░░░░░░ parents before you end ░░░░░░░░ talking about issues that ░░░░░░░░ people will think is ░░░░░░░░ And so you you ░░░░░░░░ so but what I ░░░░░░░░ saying to you is ░░░░░░░░ 90 percent of teachers ░░░░░░░░ in classrooms MACCALLUM Right ░░░░░░░░ are not about that ░░░░░░░░ Okay Well Weingarten 90 ░░░░░░░░ of teachers times in ░░░░░░░░ are about how we ░░░░░░░░ kids to actually be ░░░░░░░░ full selves how we ░░░░░░░░ sure that kids actually ░░░░░░░░ crosstalk MACCALLUM I don ░░░░░░░░ I m honestly less ░░░░░░░░ with them being their ░░░░░░░░ self than I am ░░░░░░░░ them being able to ░░░░░░░░ and write and do ░░░░░░░░ And that is the ░░░░░░░░ problem Weingarten But Martha ░░░░░░░░ we don t MACCALLUM ░░░░░░░░ we face in our ░░░░░░░░ today And if I ░░░░░░░░ to one more teacher ░░░░░░░░ tells me that they ░░░░░░░░ not allowed to hold ░░░░░░░░ child back who cannot ░░░░░░░░ until he gets to ░░░░░░░░ level where he can ░░░░░░░░ I agree with you ░░░░░░░░ So let s just ░░░░░░░░ mean let s Weingarten ░░░░░░░░ agree with you That ░░░░░░░░ part of what we ░░░░░░░░ MACCALLUM crosstalk about whether ░░░░░░░░ not you know my ░░░░░░░░ s whole self But ░░░░░░░░ I really need is ░░░░░░░░ this school to teach ░░░░░░░░ to read and write ░░░░░░░░ do math Weingarten You ░░░░░░░░ both MACCALLUM and not ░░░░░░░░ into all of this ░░░░░░░░ stuff Weingarten You need ░░░░░░░░ MACCALLUM Randi I appreciate ░░░░░░░░ coming I always enjoy ░░░░░░░░ conversations.”

Weingarten: “Thank you.”