Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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.

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. The priority should be to guide our children towards STEM and technical English, rather than left-wing ideology. Left-wing perspectives can be explored outside of school, perhaps at your Unitarian Universalist church or through external clubs.

Well said.

No it isn’t. It’s moronically said.

People like DeSantis and pp would like to make James Clavell’s short story “The Children’s Story” a reality.

Honestly, OP, it's the one state in the country I'd actually consider public schools.

We're in DC and no way would I let my kids in DCPS.

Anonymous wrote:Florida schools have been awful since the 80’s.

Seriously.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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.

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. The priority should be to guide our children towards STEM and technical English, rather than left-wing ideology. Left-wing perspectives can be explored outside of school, perhaps at your Unitarian Universalist church or through external clubs.

Well said.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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.

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. The priority should be to guide our children towards STEM and technical English, rather than left-wing ideology. Left-wing perspectives can be explored outside of school, perhaps at your Unitarian Universalist church or through external clubs.

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.

Anonymous wrote: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.

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. The priority should be to guide our children towards STEM and technical English, rather than left-wing ideology. Left-wing perspectives can be explored outside of school, perhaps at your Unitarian Universalist church or through external clubs.

Anonymous wrote:Florida colleges are in demand.

I professors in Florida called teachers?

Anonymous wrote:Teachers all over the country are resigning because of problems in public schools. Book rules are a blip compared to some of the things I hear about (inability to discipline problem students, having to pass everyone, elimination of honors/gifted, micromanaging administration).

No, teachers aren’t resigning for the reasons you cite. They are resigning because parents have become insane and out of control (although that probably contributes to micromanagement and dumbing down of schools).

This is part of the stealth, right-wing attack on public schools. It’s been under way for 40-some years but has become increasingly worse. Especially during and after Covid when parents behaved incredibly nasty and got to the point where they thought they could micromanage what happens in individual classrooms.

Always remember that right wingers want a dumb electorate as it’s the only way their candidates can hope to get elected if they can’t gerrymander.

Teachers all over the country are resigning because of problems in public schools. Book rules are a blip compared to some of the things I hear about (inability to discipline problem students, having to pass everyone, elimination of honors/gifted, micromanaging administration).

Anonymous wrote:Florida colleges are in demand.

I think OP is talking about K-12

Florida schools have been awful since the 80’s.

I would not allow my kids to attend college in FL, and my spouse grew up there and the publics were awful - his parents sent him to private

Florida colleges are in demand.

My teens are seriously considering UF so no can’t relate.

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.