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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Florida has elaborated on their reasoning.  Some of it is problematic and some of it is (seemingly) correct.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/florida-department-of-education-gives-bizarre-reasoning-for-banning-ap-african-american-history[/quote]

This article was nearly incoherent. The Florida Sec of Education posted on twitter a pretty little graphic which claims to present their issues with the course. Heaven forbid they present their complaints in a competently-argued written document.

[img]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fm8xVJpWAAgnKAT?format=jpg&name=large[/img]

It's funny they object to Angela Davis, when she is specifically mentioned as worthy of study in Florida's own African-American History Standards
https://afroamfl.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/AAHTF-Instructional-Standards-July-2021.pdf (p. 111)

The other scholars and writers they mention by name are all well-known college professors, leading scholars in the field, including at least one Guggenheim fellow.

Even this middle-aged white woman can see that this is purposeful racism to raise DeSantis' status with Trump's base.[/quote]

There are more than 200 topics in this course. They found 5 and pulled on quote out of context for one scholar or writer in each.

And yes, I think educated people should understand such things as BLM and the reparations movement.  Even if t you disagree with BLM and reparations, understanding them yourself, rather than through the lens of Tucker Carlson, makes you an informed citizen. In fact, it makes student able to sit in an AP classroom and state their disagreement with these things is a constructive manner, supported by facts.

I can’t even with Angela Davis. Or the fact chapters 1-3, those after 4 and more than 80% of chapter 4 are fine, according to Florida. Given the pacing of AP classes, the objected to material would cover what? 1-2 Blocks of class. [/quote]

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