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As frankly exhausting as it may be, going over the educational policy initiatives of President Trump’s first year back in office allows me to make this summary statement. The administration has a particular vision of an ideal American—who they are, how they act, how they are to be treated by institutions, and how their merit and deservingness is to be demonstrated. Educational institutions are to develop and to serve this ideal American, and to produce and certify, in accordance with the level of individual merit, the ratings and credentials that truthfully attest to their particular qualifications. This ideal American cannot be—by definition—transgender. This ideal American cannot have their qualifications tainted by the specter of having received preferential treatment on unlawful bases of sex or race or national origin. This ideal American must believe in the goodness of American and Western values, obey their parents faithfully, and strive to make the most of their individual talents.
As frankly exhausting as it may be, going over the educational policy initiatives of President Trump’s first year back in office allows me to make this summary statement. The administration has a particular vision of an ideal American—who they are, how they act, how they are to be treated by institutions, and how their merit and deservingness is to be demonstrated. Educational institutions are to develop and to serve this ideal American, and to produce and certify, in accordance with the level of individual merit, the ratings and credentials that truthfully attest to their particular qualifications. This ideal American cannot be—by definition—transgender. This ideal American cannot have their qualifications tainted by the specter of having received preferential treatment on unlawful bases of sex or race or national origin. This ideal American must believe in the goodness of American and Western values, obey their parents faithfully, and strive to make the most of their individual talents.