<p>WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden accused conservatives of making teachers a &#8220;target of the culture wars&#8221; as he honored an Ohio educator who teaches high schoolers about race, gender, and oppression.</p>
<p>&#8220;Teaching is one of the hardest jobs in this country,&#8221; Biden said. &#8220;Today, there are too many politicians trying to score political points trying to ban books — even math books. I mean, did you ever think &#8230; that when you&#8217;d be teaching you&#8217;d be worrying about book burnings and banning books? All because it doesn&#8217;t fit somebody&#8217;s political agenda.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;American teachers have dedicated their lives to teaching our children and lifting them up,&#8221; he said. &#8220;We ought to stop making them a target of the culture wars. That&#8217;s where this is going.&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Today, as he honored an Ohio educator who teaches high schoolers about race, gender, and oppression, President Biden accused conservatives of making teachers &quot;a target of the culture wars.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/a5TCUI4OrH">pic.twitter.com/a5TCUI4OrH</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Mary Margaret Olohan (@MaryMargOlohan) <a href="https://twitter.com/MaryMargOlohan/status/1519449502901542917?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 27, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
<p>During the Wednesday Teacher of the Year event, Biden honored 2022 National Teacher of the Year <span class="il">Kurt</span> <span class="il">Russell</span>, who works at Ohio&#8217;s Oberlin High School and was named the teacher of the year by the nonprofit Council of Chief State School Officers, <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/27/politics/biden-teacher-of-the-year-kurt-russell/index.html">according to CNN</a>.</p>
<p>The publication reported that Russell teaches African American history, race, gender, and oppression courses, coaches varsity basketball, and serves as the faculty adviser for the school&#8217;s Black Student Union.</p>
<p>He has previously <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ohio-teacher-kurt-russell-2022-national-teacher-of-the-year/">pushed back against the suggestion</a> that he teaches Critical Race Theory — which holds that America is fundamentally racist and teaches adherents to view every person and interaction through the lens of race — saying that he wants his courses to be viewed as &#8220;normalized and not different.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Students must see themselves in the classroom and the curriculum in order to empower and engage,&#8221; Russell said in statements Wednesday. &#8220;That&#8217;s why I created courses that allow students to feel value. Courses that deal with women&#8217;s rights, gay rights and also a survey of Black history. It&#8217;s important that my students see themselves as I see them — with unlimited potential and full of gifts.&#8221;</p>
<p>He added: &#8220;I am truly blessed to be a part of a profession that transforms and legitimizes student voices and plants the groundwork for a more culturally responsive education.&#8221;</p>
<p>Earlier in April when it was announced that Russell would be honored, the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) said in a statement that he is a &#8220;powerful advocate who always puts students at the center of his work.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;With more than two decades in the classroom and strong connections to his community, he speaks with warmth and honesty on how schools can best meet students’ needs,&#8221; the CCSSO said. &#8220;Kurt will be a passionate and authentic voice for teachers and students as 2022 National Teacher of the Year.”</p>

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