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"Studies Weekly, whose curriculum reaches 45,000 schools across the country,
went to extreme lengths to cater to Ron DeSantis’ hellish vision of Florida. In
an effort to protect its sales, the publisher removed references to race,
including the history of Rosa Parks, from its social studies material, the
New
York Times reports.
The crude update follows a push by the Florida governor to place a widespread
ban on the teaching of topics deemed related to Critical Race Theory (CRT), and
the promotion of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Although a judge recently
denied a request from Florida’s government to block an injunction against
DeSantis’ “Stop-Woke” act in the state’s public colleges, DeSantis’
administration rejected dozens of math books—claiming some contained CRT. In
January, Florida blocked the College Board from testing a pilot Advanced
Placement African American Studies (APAAS).
In the lesson by Studies Weekly used in elementary schools today, segregation
is clearly defined: “The law said African Americans had to give up their seats
on the bus if a white person wanted to sit down.” But in the initial version
created for Florida’s review, the lesson reads: “She was told to move to a
different seat because of the color of her skin.” And in the second updated
version, race is removed completely: “She was told to move to a different
seat.”
While
NYT reports that it’s unclear which of the alternate versions were
submitted for state review, the second update—which includes no mention of
race—was posted on the publisher’s website until last week."
Via Frederick Wilson II.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
