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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ever since Glenn Youngkin squeaked to victory on a bad-faith platform that exploited suburban fears about public schools, Republicans everywhere have been adopting the playbook. Yell about “parental rights” and attack the phantom CRT menace. Lambast “equity” programs, especially if commitments to those can be juxtaposed against changes to academic programs that are tailored to higher-achieving students like honors classes. Obviously we all know beyond being a cynical attempt to win elections, the real agenda behind this attack on education is to dumb down the future electorate since poorly educated people tend to vote more conservative. It’s also about trying to redirect taxpayer dollars to fund public schools to for-profit companies that run charter schools and also to religious-based private schools. In Florida, Ron DeSantis has taken it a bit further and, in the name of protesting “liberal indoctrination” at post-secondary education (something that doesn’t actually exist, like CRT being taught in grade schools, but the dumbed down and frightened electorate doesn’t grasp this) but deliberately doing things like trying to turn a public school into a bastion of right-wing, reactionary education (see what’s happening at the New College). But this has all gone completely meta now. Even as Republicans complain that the focus on equity in K-12 is resulting in things like honors programs being emphasized, DeSantis (whose policies and rhetoric are copied as much as Youngkin’s) is planning to do with AP courses IN THEIR ENTIRETY in Florida high schools. Because they’re too woke or something. https://www.tampabay.com/news/education/2023/02/18/4-things-know-about-ron-desantis-idea-slash-ap-courses-florida/ Make it make sense. [/quote] Wow, OP. If you want to talk about confusion, let's start with your post. I am a former teacher and a parent. Our schools are in desperate need of reform. Some of the crap that kids are being exposed to today is ridiculous. Perhaps your kids (if you have any) have been taught the basics and not had a daily dose of CRT, but to claim that is not happening is just outright false. All one has to do is view some of the school board testimony from around the country to know that it is indeed happening. And, a quick gander at some of the curriculum posted online...... And, this statement that you made...."the real agenda behind this attack on education is to dumb down the future electorate since poorly educated people tend to vote more conservative." You cannot possibly believe that. Republicans, like Democrats, pay taxes and want to send their kids to schools that are rigorous and teach kids HOW to think. Not WHAT to think. Our kids fared really poorly during the pandemic. You have to know that. And, right now, not much is being done to ensure kids catch up to where they should be. And, don't even get me started at the number of low income kids around our country who attend failing schools and have no choice where to send their kids to learn. In 23 schools in Baltimore, ZERO students are proficient in math. You think the parents of these kids would like other options? And, do a little research as to what DeSantis is looking at doing. You might be surprised,......Watch the video. (Hint: There are other options) [twitter]https://twitter.com/Forbes/status/1625537762647474176[/twitter] Just curious.... Do you have kids? [/quote] I have one in college and a HS senior. They were educated in three different Virginia school systems, including Loudoun. Never once did I see anything related to CRT, which is a damn shame — that stuff should 100% be taught in schools. What I have seen is in fact and de-emphasis on how to think. That tracks to No Child Left Behind and the standardized testing all you right wingers are desperate to keep now, a decade or so after agitating about “teaching to the test.” I taught my own kids how to think critically. Never have I see anything remotely resembling “liberal indoctrination.” Instead what I see a lot of is a lamenting that right-wing bullshit isn’t taught as gospel in our schools. Hell, there are people still demanding prayer in school. I am well aware of what DeSantis is up to. And please don’t trot out the Baltimore bullshit. Jesus, do you spend all day go[/quote]
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