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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I grew up in Florida and loved it. But we have since moved away. My Florida friends who are teaching are all retiring early because of the crazy new book rules. Orlando schools have censored over 700 titles!

Do you feel Florida schools are teaching your children appropriately? Are you in favor of these draconian rules?

We want to move back to Florida retirement but not if it is now Mississippi.[/quote]

Please consider retiring in a liberal state and observe the outcome.

Regarding public schools, are your grandchildren residing with you? If so, this might be another instance of the older generation impacting the economy negatively for the younger people, who then struggle to afford independent living. Furthermore, the emphasis in education should be on in-demand skills. Hence, certain books might be seen as cultural distractions. [b]The priority should be to guide our children towards STEM and technical English, rather than left-wing ideology.[/b] Left-wing perspectives can be explored outside of school, perhaps at your Unitarian Universalist church or through external clubs.[/quote]

Wut.

No, the priority of schools should be to teach students a wide range of academic schools and how to think critically. It should also be to teach children how to be good citizens, including how to have empathy in a multicultural society. This means teaching a wide variety of perspectives found in a wide body of literature.

STEM and “technical English” can be options but they also need to learn real history/civics/social studies, logic, foreign languages, physical education, music/theater and how to be good citizens. Their education is for the good of society moreso than for themselves personally.

Your paranoia about “left-wing perspectives” is duly noted but the the fact that you even said that immediately disqualifies you as a serious person whose opinion on this should be considered valid. It isn’t. So you are excused from commenting further in this thread.[/quote]

The left has lost the narrative of being the party for critical thinking.  You have places like MCPS that when confronted with actual diversity, called groups of Ethiopian and Muslim parents transphobes and white supremacist because they objected to their primary school children learning about gender theory.  
Schools like J/R in DC is in full Holocaust denial because the adults are afraid of teaching empathy and history to children, lest they hurt feelings.  How is that teaching children to be good citizens?
Democrats also forced schools to shut down way longer than places like Florida, showing that certain adults abandoned their post and their charges  due to their own selfishness.  You don't think these kids saw everyone else going to work? They aren't stupid.

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No one called Ethiopian or Muslims white supremacists. Enough with that nonsense.  There certainly were transphobes, though. They were rightly told their objections were invalid.[b] If they want to live in this country they will need to assimilate to our more tolerant society.
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And spare me your bullshit about the Holocaust and teaching it in schools. Right wingers are closely tied to antisemitism and Holocaust denial. See the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville or Texas school policy. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/oct/19/texas-holocaust-curriculum-schools-hb-3979[/quote]

"I love diversity!*"
*As long as people only think, believe and act exactly like me. How dare this brown people have their own beliefs! Go back where you came from amiright? [/quote]
NP. Should we allow honor killings in the name of accepting veery’s beliefs. [/quote]

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