An expert has expressed that it would not be that difficult for a few affluent individuals to establish new universities teaching moral education in place of critical race theory. Some policymakers at The Heritage Foundation believe that schools should focus on teaching morality, especially after students at several major universities showed support for the Hamas terrorist group. However, Jay Greene, a senior research fellow at The Heritage Foundation, has expressed concern that many schools may be beyond reform.
The Heritage Foundation hosted an event titled “For the Promotion of Learning and Virtue: Moral Education in the University,” in response to the widespread student support for a violent terrorist group as a result of critical theory being taught at schools across the United States. Students at various universities have shown empathy and backing for Hamas, Palestine’s militant group, a situation that has been attributed to critical theory. Indeed, this mode of instruction has led many students to chant “genocidal slogans” against Israel, according to the experts at The Heritage Foundation.
Rather than critical theory, students should be taught classical education, which focuses on moral reasoning and logical thought, according to Albert Chang, an assistant professor in the Department of Education Reform at the University of Arkansas. However, the philosophy of critical theory dominates in most universities, making it difficult to introduce a moral-oriented learning approach.
Mr. Greene implies that, given the current state of higher education, starve the beast of funding by cutting back on excess public treasury funds to universities or eliminating waste may be the first solution. He states that building new universities and establishing academic environments that encourage community could be more efficient in bringing a change to the corrupted education system. It may take a few dozen new universities to fix this issue, but Mr. Greene believes it to be possible with the commitment of willpower.