Florida’s Board of Education approved new rules for teaching Black history in the state Wednesday, prompting immediate backlash from critics who describe the updated standards as “a big step backward.”

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    1 year ago

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    The updated standards on African American history instruction include “benchmark clarifications” to provide additional guidance to teachers on specific topics for instruction. One updated standard that has, in particular, come under fire directs teachers to include instruction on “how slaves developed skills which, in some instances, could be applied for their personal benefit.”

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      1 year ago

      Not surprising coming from the “work will set you free” crowd. Florida is trying it’s hardest to be 1930s Germany and I truly feel bad for the sane residents being dragged along for the enevitable crash

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        My mother lives there. We’re trying to get her out asap.