'Indoctrination' fears prompt Florida Department of Education to reject the most textbooks in Florida history

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"ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Officials with the Florida Department of Education say they rejected 41% of math instructional materials submitted for consideration to the state — the most in its history. According to the department, the rejected materials either didn't align with state standards or contained prohibited topics, like critical race theory. ...The release said 71% of submitted materials were rejected for grades K-5; 20% were rejected for grades 6-8; and 35% were rejected for grades 9-12.A total of 28 books were not adopted because the state claims they incorporated prohibited topics or unsolicited strategies, like CRT.

"It seems that some publishers attempted to slap a coat of paint on an old house built on the foundation of Common Core, and indoctrinating concepts like race essentialism, especially, bizarrely, for elementary school students," Gov. Ron DeSantis is quoted as saying in a release from the FLDOE.

Morgan Polikoff is an associate professor of education with the University of Southern California's Rossier School of Education. Polikoff studies curriculum policy, which he said includes how states decide what textbooks to adopt. He said ..."I don't think that there's really any evidence that critical race theory is filtering into K-12 textbooks that I'm aware of...Florida and many other states have passed various kinds of restrictions relating to what kinds of content appears in curriculum materials and teachers' instruction, and critical race theory is definitely a concern....So, it doesn't surprise me that a textbook evaluation in Florida might find evidence of critical race theory in textbooks, but I think a different committee in a different state that didn't have such concern would probably not find evidence.""

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One notices the way the governor portrays the deceitful nefariousness of these rejected books, as if there is some sort of hidden conspiracy afoot. This suggests an element of paranoia, which the professor suggests in his observation that what they are seeing in these books might not actually be there at all.

I'm wondering if it's the "=" sign in math books that have these right-wing kooks up in arms.

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j brown's body said:

"ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Officials with the Florida Department of Education say they rejected 41% of math instructional materials submitted for consideration to the state — the most in its history. According to the department, the rejected materials either didn't align with state standards or contained prohibited topics, like critical race theory. ...The release said 71% of submitted materials were rejected for grades K-5; 20% were rejected for grades 6-8; and 35% were rejected for grades 9-12.A total of 28 books were not adopted because the state claims they incorporated prohibited topics or unsolicited strategies, like CRT.

"It seems that some publishers attempted to slap a coat of paint on an old house built on the foundation of Common Core, and indoctrinating concepts like race essentialism, especially, bizarrely, for elementary school students," Gov. Ron DeSantis is quoted as saying in a release from the FLDOE.

Morgan Polikoff is an associate professor of education with the University of Southern California's Rossier School of Education. Polikoff studies curriculum policy, which he said includes how states decide what textbooks to adopt. He said ..."I don't think that there's really any evidence that critical race theory is filtering into K-12 textbooks that I'm aware of...Florida and many other states have passed various kinds of restrictions relating to what kinds of content appears in curriculum materials and teachers' instruction, and critical race theory is definitely a concern....So, it doesn't surprise me that a textbook evaluation in Florida might find evidence of critical race theory in textbooks, but I think a different committee in a different state that didn't have such concern would probably not find evidence.""

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One notices the way the governor portrays the deceitful nefariousness of these rejected books, as if there is some sort of hidden conspiracy afoot. This suggests an element of paranoia, which the professor suggests in his observation that what they are seeing in these books might not actually be there at all.

I'm wondering if it's the "=" sign in math books that have these right-wing kooks up in arms.

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Carjosse said:

They are finding CRT in math textbooks? What kind of drugs are they smoking in Florida?

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NatMorton said:

You are, of course, making the as of yet unproven assumption that these publishers aren't injecting politics into these texts.

I've not yet found a story citing examples. The most I've found so far is an NY Post article with this photo:

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If those are from elementary school textbooks, then the FL DOE has a point.

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NatMorton said:

You are, of course, making the as of yet unproven assumption that these publishers aren't injecting politics into these texts.

I've not yet found a story citing examples. The most I've found so far is an NY Post article with this photo:

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If those are from elementary school textbooks, then the FL DOE has a point.

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j brown's body said:

"ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Officials with the Florida Department of Education say they rejected 41% of math instructional materials submitted for consideration to the state — the most in its history. According to the department, the rejected materials either didn't align with state standards or contained prohibited topics, like critical race theory. ...The release said 71% of submitted materials were rejected for grades K-5; 20% were rejected for grades 6-8; and 35% were rejected for grades 9-12.A total of 28 books were not adopted because the state claims they incorporated prohibited topics or unsolicited strategies, like CRT.

"It seems that some publishers attempted to slap a coat of paint on an old house built on the foundation of Common Core, and indoctrinating concepts like race essentialism, especially, bizarrely, for elementary school students," Gov. Ron DeSantis is quoted as saying in a release from the FLDOE.

Morgan Polikoff is an associate professor of education with the University of Southern California's Rossier School of Education. Polikoff studies curriculum policy, which he said includes how states decide what textbooks to adopt. He said ..."I don't think that there's really any evidence that critical race theory is filtering into K-12 textbooks that I'm aware of...Florida and many other states have passed various kinds of restrictions relating to what kinds of content appears in curriculum materials and teachers' instruction, and critical race theory is definitely a concern....So, it doesn't surprise me that a textbook evaluation in Florida might find evidence of critical race theory in textbooks, but I think a different committee in a different state that didn't have such concern would probably not find evidence.""

Link

One notices the way the governor portrays the deceitful nefariousness of these rejected books, as if there is some sort of hidden conspiracy afoot. This suggests an element of paranoia, which the professor suggests in his observation that what they are seeing in these books might not actually be there at all.

I'm wondering if it's the "=" sign in math books that have these right-wing kooks up in arms.

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Carjosse said:

They are finding CRT in math textbooks? What kind of drugs are they smoking in Florida?

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Rawley said:

LOL. The "professor" hasn't actually looked at the books rejected by Florida. So who is the paranoid one seeing things that are not actually there?

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Deuce said:

What's the problem?

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jaeger19 said:

Define CRT. then give an example

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j brown's body said:

I'm wondering if it's the "=" sign in math books that have these right-wing kooks up in arms.

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jaypatriot said:

Good one, jb

Because we live in the freest nation in the world, everyone should realize the ""=" sign means equality for all - not equity where everything is supposed to be equal.

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j brown's body said:

"ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Officials with the Florida Department of Education say they rejected 41% of math instructional materials submitted for consideration to the state — the most in its history. According to the department, the rejected materials either didn't align with state standards or contained prohibited topics, like critical race theory. ...The release said 71% of submitted materials were rejected for grades K-5; 20% were rejected for grades 6-8; and 35% were rejected for grades 9-12.A total of 28 books were not adopted because the state claims they incorporated prohibited topics or unsolicited strategies, like CRT.

"It seems that some publishers attempted to slap a coat of paint on an old house built on the foundation of Common Core, and indoctrinating concepts like race essentialism, especially, bizarrely, for elementary school students," Gov. Ron DeSantis is quoted as saying in a release from the FLDOE.

Morgan Polikoff is an associate professor of education with the University of Southern California's Rossier School of Education. Polikoff studies curriculum policy, which he said includes how states decide what textbooks to adopt. He said ..."I don't think that there's really any evidence that critical race theory is filtering into K-12 textbooks that I'm aware of...Florida and many other states have passed various kinds of restrictions relating to what kinds of content appears in curriculum materials and teachers' instruction, and critical race theory is definitely a concern....So, it doesn't surprise me that a textbook evaluation in Florida might find evidence of critical race theory in textbooks, but I think a different committee in a different state that didn't have such concern would probably not find evidence.""

Link

One notices the way the governor portrays the deceitful nefariousness of these rejected books, as if there is some sort of hidden conspiracy afoot. This suggests an element of paranoia, which the professor suggests in his observation that what they are seeing in these books might not actually be there at all.

I'm wondering if it's the "=" sign in math books that have these right-wing kooks up in arms.

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NatMorton said:

Political indoctrination.

As a victim of it I would think you’d be more sympathetic.

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j brown's body said:

Insidious! But is it math?

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NatMorton said:

No, it’s evangelizing.

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j brown's body said:

"ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Officials with the Florida Department of Education say they rejected 41% of math instructional materials submitted for consideration to the state — the most in its history. According to the department, the rejected materials either didn't align with state standards or contained prohibited topics, like critical race theory. ...The release said 71% of submitted materials were rejected for grades K-5; 20% were rejected for grades 6-8; and 35% were rejected for grades 9-12.A total of 28 books were not adopted because the state claims they incorporated prohibited topics or unsolicited strategies, like CRT.

"It seems that some publishers attempted to slap a coat of paint on an old house built on the foundation of Common Core, and indoctrinating concepts like race essentialism, especially, bizarrely, for elementary school students," Gov. Ron DeSantis is quoted as saying in a release from the FLDOE.

Morgan Polikoff is an associate professor of education with the University of Southern California's Rossier School of Education. Polikoff studies curriculum policy, which he said includes how states decide what textbooks to adopt. He said ..."I don't think that there's really any evidence that critical race theory is filtering into K-12 textbooks that I'm aware of...Florida and many other states have passed various kinds of restrictions relating to what kinds of content appears in curriculum materials and teachers' instruction, and critical race theory is definitely a concern....So, it doesn't surprise me that a textbook evaluation in Florida might find evidence of critical race theory in textbooks, but I think a different committee in a different state that didn't have such concern would probably not find evidence.""

Link

One notices the way the governor portrays the deceitful nefariousness of these rejected books, as if there is some sort of hidden conspiracy afoot. This suggests an element of paranoia, which the professor suggests in his observation that what they are seeing in these books might not actually be there at all.

I'm wondering if it's the "=" sign in math books that have these right-wing kooks up in arms.

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bluesmoke said:

A great way to indoctrinate is to eliminate what you don't want people to know and what is left is all they have to learn. The antithesis of education.

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j brown's body said:

What is the position it is "indoctrinating?"

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