
Woke school program turns beloved children's character trans and warns of racist babies
Head Start, a federally-funded educational program for children aged three-five, held webinars that said infants 'discriminate between faces by race' and that 'babies can categorize people by gender or race,' according to a Functional Government Initiative (FGI) report.
A series of 2020 webinars, focused on 'anti-bias and anti-racism strategies,' were distributed to teachers, parents and children and specifically claimed that babies can start to 'discriminate' at three months.
At six months, babies can classify people by race and gender before they use racial categories to reason about others' and 'may use race to choose playmates' as a toddler, the presentation, reviewed by FGI, said.
By age five, 'some children express preference for their own race' and have learned 'many of the same racial attitudes as adults' by the time they go to kindergarten, it found.
The national program, run by Dr. Deborah Bergeron at the time, also proposed that children's activities need to become 'more inclusive,' including the traditional nursery rhyme Old MacDonald Had a Farm.
Instead of the jingle's classic 'Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O. And on that farm he had a pig,' Head Start switched the famous lyric to: 'Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O. And on that farm he/she/they had a pig,' one webinar shared.
Head Start also pushed transgender ideology by referring to pregnant women as 'pregnant people' or 'birthing parents,' according to the program's social media posts, the report found.
The report, titled 'Head State Needs a Restart,' noted that the goal of the program was 'started with the laudable goal of free early childhood education and health services to struggling children and families,' but has since 'used taxpayer dollars on priorities well outside of its original purpose.'
'Sadly, Head Start has fallen victim to the same politicization that many government programs have also fallen to in recent years, according to documents analyzed by FGI,' the report read.
'Head Start not only embraced the controversial ideology of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), they pushed it on parents, teachers, educators… and children.'
Another webinar, reviewed by FGI, found that Head Start prompted questions to consider when discussing books, including how characters are 'represented.'
A separate presentation went over 'Personally-Mediated Racism in Early Education,' and featured what appeared to be a growth chart of children with the phrase 'They're not too young to talk about race!' above.
Another slide read: 'Advocated that 'all Head Start policies AND funding' should be applied through a 'racial equity lens".'
Yet another slide dealt with exactly how teachers can go about talking to their young students about race, stating: 'We can start talking about race even if we don't have all the answers...
'But if we commit to collectively trying to talk about race with young children, we can lean on one another for support as we, together, envision a world where actively challenged racism each and every day,' the quote, provided by Raceconscious.org, read on a slide.
The government program also encouraged educators to read about critical race theory, including Nikole Hannah-Jones' 1619 Project and 'How to be Antiracist' by Ibram X Kendi.
Meanwhile, in September 2022, Head Start and Sesame Street got together to push for 'racial justice' in children's education.
For this, Sesame Street featured new characters, including ones that encouraged 'black pride' and 'black joy' among kids.
Head Start not only has several DEI-based initiatives going for them, but also runs the Mexican American Opportunity Foundation that supports illegal migrants in getting an education.
The group also offers assistance with applications for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which was created when former President Barack Obama was in office.
Head Start, which is now directed by Tala Hooban, was initially launched in 1965 as a way to offer educational and 'high-quality services in safe and healthy settings that prepare children for school and life' to families in need.
Program benefits are dispersed across the country by partner organizations, including non-profits, school districts, and faith-based organizations.
Through all of these, Head Start programs provide nutritional support, medical assistance and education.
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