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School books in Florida are to convey the government's message.

Hari Seldon

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Maybe we should return to teaching the 3 R's?
Educate rather than indoctrinate.
 
Pyrite said:
Someone has to ensure that Florida kids understand that science takes a back seat to politics.
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I just read an article about SCOTUS ignoring the science the science in several major decisions. There was something about a Chevron case that was interesting. I'll dig it out tomorrow.
 
tshade said:
Public schools have always conv. government's wishes.................the way it should be
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But not politicians' wishes. That's getting into authoritarianism.
 
tshade said:
"public"------we elect the board, right?
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There is a difference between a member if the board of education who, presumably, knows something about education and a politician, whose main goal is to get re-elected.
 
Do we want libraries of books that all must conform to the government's message, or a library of books that contain a variety of ideas?

The answer should be obvious.
 
j brown's body said:
There is a difference between a member if the board of education who, presumably, knows something about education and a politician, whose main goal is to get re-elected.
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they are both politicians who are elected.....................the person you see in the mirror is at fault if you are not happy....
 
https://www.floridatoday.com/story/...s-charlie-brown-math-art-project/71801396007/
Charlie Brown movie and math problems among supplemental items nixed by Brevard principals
"A Charlie Brown Christmas." Extra math problems. An art project about the conservation of energy. These are all items Brevard Public Schools teachers asked to use in their classes to enhance teaching or simply to provide a fun activity for students.

Principals denied all the requests.

In the past, if a teacher saw an opportunity to step outside the textbook and use a video, poem, art project or even additional word problems in a math class to help students better understand a concept, they could freely do so. But now, because of House Bill 1069 — which places the responsibility of overseeing instructional material on principals — they must get permission before using any "supplemental material."
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The consequences of not asking permission could be dire, with one elementary school principal writing to her teachers in an email that if they did not request approval of the use of worksheets, websites, coloring pages, homework packets or any other items not included in the district adopted curriculum, they could face monetary fines, jail time or forfeiture of their teaching certificate and loss of their job.
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Individual said:
Maybe we should return to teaching the 3 R's?
Educate rather than indoctrinate.
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Agreed but we have to wonder what three R's maga wants to teach.

Perhaps it is:

Rejection
Repression
and
Rumor
 
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