Charlie Kirk‘s banner has been placed alongside the five heroes of American education on the Department of Education building. Besides Kirk, other portraits also include those of Benjamin Franklin, MLK Jr., aka Martin Luther King Jr., Anne Sullivan, Booker T. Washington, and Catharine Beecher. Authorities decorated many federal buildings to celebrate the nation’s 250th anniversary. However, the decision to honor Kirk by installing his banner on the DOE building has drawn widespread attention.
Charlie Kirk’s banner appears next to MLK Jr.
The Department of Education building now bears the photo of Kirk, alongside Martin Luther King Jr., with four other heroes for their contributions to American education. These new banners are installed on the building to celebrate the nation’s 250th anniversary.
Besides the portraits, there’s another banner hung, which reads, “Empowering our States to tell the Stories of our Heroes in American Education.” However, the placement of Kirk beside prominent contributors to education has drawn mixed reactions from the public.
Several users took to social media to share their reactions to Kirk’s portrait on the DOE building. One user, referring to Kirk’s brief attendance at Harper College before he started his conservative youth organization Turning Point USA, wrote, “He’s a college dropout who discouraged secondary education.”
Another wrote, “Truly despicable! Charlie Kirk did not even graduate from college! What an embarrassment!” A third mentioned, “Charlie did great work in the conservative movement, but don’t think it warrants his picture on the Dept of Education building!” “This is so wrong on so many levels,” a fourth one added.
Back then, Kirk expressed his concerns about higher education. He pointed out that the pathway of achieving financial security and career success through college was declining. He advised students to “do anything” rather than pursue a four-year degree. In fact, he argued it was of no use to them. Plus, he also encouraged young people to pursue entrepreneurship instead (via Fortune).
Kirk further published a book titled The College Scam. In the book, he outlined his firm stance on college teaching methods and the education system as a whole. “The premise of the book is that, you know, regardless of your walk of life, if you are a parent or a grandparent or a student, there must be an agreed upon consensus that higher education has become a scam,” he told Fox News.
Originally written by Shazmeen Navrange on Mandatory.
