The selected story was The GayBCs by M. L. Web. "A is for Ally," repeated the little boy, "B is for Bi, C is for Coming Out, D is for Drag." His mother praises him after he finishes the book, asking, "Are you a 'woke' toddler?" Parroting her words, the little tot proudly proclaims, "I'm 'woke.'"

Such "woke" reading selections are par for the course as educators, politicians, and society at large seek to lead children through our world's challenges. The recent release of Renaissance Learning's "What Kids are Reading" report underscores that educators and authors are now seeking to teach young children about "social equity issues, climate change," and other political trends. As such, the report promotes "woke" titles like Black Brother, Black Brother, which deals with inequitable treatment people with different skin colors, and other books dealing with charged political issues such as immigration and gender identity, including Come On In: 15 Stories About Immigration and Finding Home and Trans Mission: My Quest to a Beard.[amazon template=*lrc ad (right)&asin=1683691628]

Judging by these examples, it seems the "woke" steamroller is actively coming for the next generation. But it doesn't have to run over our children. Knowing its methodology is one of the first steps to preventing its destructive ways.