Meanwhile, in the right-wing radicalization of America

[Gospel]

I wonder how Disantis would reply when asked if Arabic numerals should be used in math class.

 

[Swammerdami]

But I admit to wanting to see actual examples of the math textbooks Florida is banning.

Don't hold your breath.

My favorite newscaster takes a look at this:

I guess they also banned dictionaries because that's not what 'transparent' means.

 

[Tigers!]

Does anyone remember this thread?

Look at the document--any use of these terms or concepts is considered critical race theory. So, Social Emotional Learning, CRITICAL RACE THEORY! Restorative Justice? Critical Race Theory! Most math textbooks probably have the word "intersection." CRITICAL RACE THEORY!

Critical Race Theory (CRT)
Action Civics
Social Emotional Learning (SEL)
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)
Culturally responsive teaching
Abolitionist teaching
Anti-racism
Anti-bias training
Anti-blackness
Anti-meritocracy
Obtuse meritocracy
Centering or de-centering
Collective guilt
Colorism
Conscious and unconscious bias
Critical ethnic studies
Critical pedagogy
Critical self-awareness
Critical self-reflection
Cultural appropriation/misappropriation
Cultural awareness
Cultural competence
Cultural proficiency
Cultural relevance
Cultural responsiveness
Culturally responsive practices
De-centering whiteness
Deconstruct knowledges
Diversity focused
Diversity training
Dominant discourses
Educational justice
Equitable
Equity
Examine “systems"
Free radical therapy
Free radical self/collective care
Hegemony
Identity deconstruction
Implicit/Explicit bias
Inclusivity education
Institutional bias
Institutional oppression
Internalized racial superiority
Internalized racism
Internalized white supremacy
Interrupting racism
Intersection
Intersectionality
Intersectional identities
Intersectional studies
Land acknowledgment
Marginalized identities
Marginalized/Minoritized/Under-represented communities
Microaggressions
Multiculturalism
Neo-segregation
Normativity
Oppressor vs. oppressed
Patriarchy
Protect vulnerable identities
Race essentialism
Racial healing
Racialized identity
Racial justice
Racial prejudice
Racial sensitivity training
Racial supremacy
Reflective exercises
Representation and inclusion
Restorative justice
Restorative practices
Social justice
Spirit murdering
Structural bias
Structural inequity
Structural racism
Systemic bias
Systemic oppression
Systemic racism
Systems of power and oppression
Unconscious bias
White fragility
White privilege
White social capital
White supremacy
Whiteness
Woke

If basic arithmetic is being taught I find it hard to imagine how that would perpetuate things such as Systemic racism, Oppressor vs. oppressed, Colourism et al.

Same reason some black kid being added to Peanuts made a difference to children in America.

Important math has words and pictures. That is when children need to figure out how to solve a problem by interpreting what has been informed to them. Critical thinking is crucial.

1. If you have 5 pieces of fruit and I give you 3 pieces of fruit you have how many pieces of fruit do you now have?
2. You have 15 pencils and have 5 children to give them to. How many pencils will each child have?

I find it hard to imagine how those activities would perpetuate things such as Systemic racism, Oppressor vs. oppressed, Colourism et al.

Oh wait. Is it important what colour the fruit is? Or the shade of the pencils?
If so, the problem is not with the maths itself but rather with stupid people who cannot separate form from function.

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

Does anyone remember this thread?

Look at the document--any use of these terms or concepts is considered critical race theory. So, Social Emotional Learning, CRITICAL RACE THEORY! Restorative Justice? Critical Race Theory! Most math textbooks probably have the word "intersection." CRITICAL RACE THEORY!

If basic arithmetic is being taught I find it hard to imagine how that would perpetuate things such as Systemic racism, Oppressor vs. oppressed, Colourism et al.

Same reason some black kid being added to Peanuts made a difference to children in America.

Important math has words and pictures. That is when children need to figure out how to solve a problem by interpreting what has been informed to them. Critical thinking is crucial.

1. If you have 5 pieces of fruit and I give you 3 pieces of fruit you have how many pieces of fruit do you now have?
2. You have 15 pencils and have 5 children to give them to. How many pencils will each child have?

I find it hard to imagine how those activities would perpetuate things such as Systemic racism, Oppressor vs. oppressed, Colourism et al.

That isn't. It is when names and situations are mentioned in problems. It isn't a huge deal, but people notice this stuff. It is always Jason, never Jamal. And oddly, if it becomes Jamal or an effort exists to add Jamals to questions... a whole bunch of white people start getting angry.

The questions, when using only Jason instead of Jamal aren't racist, but rather inertial indifference to non-white races. This small, what appears to be petty, sort of stuff, adds up over time. Adding one black kid to Peanuts didn't stop the Earth from rotating, but it didn't NOT make a difference to many, and comics are really petty stuff.

 

[ZiprHead]

Check out the replies.

 

[Gospel]

That isn't. It is when names and situations are mentioned in problems. It isn't a huge deal, but people notice this stuff. It is always Jason, never Jamal. And oddly, if it becomes Jamal or an effort exists to add Jamals to questions... a whole bunch of white people start getting angry.

I can total see this being said by one of my favorites of all time.

 

[Metaphor]

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How remarkably ignorant to conflate the popular vote with the electoral college.

 

[Metaphor]

But I admit to wanting to see actual examples of the math textbooks Florida is banning.

Don't hold your breath.

My favorite newscaster takes a look at this:

I loved him when he was in 'Strangers with Candy'. He'd be cancelled for it now.

 

[James Brown]

Check out the replies.

"Stay tuned for more things to be outraged about, after these commercial messages."

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

That isn't. It is when names and situations are mentioned in problems. It isn't a huge deal, but people notice this stuff. It is always Jason, never Jamal. And oddly, if it becomes Jamal or an effort exists to add Jamals to questions... a whole bunch of white people start getting angry.

I can total see this being said by one of my favorites of all time.

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Dude... do not juxtaposition my quote with Carlin, it isn't worthy enough. Especially with this topic, because Carlin was an absolute genius when it came to language, and twisting it for humor-sake.

 

[Gospel]

Yes, it is and yes he was.

 

[ZiprHead]

 

[Jarhyn]

That isn't. It is when names and situations are mentioned in problems. It isn't a huge deal, but people notice this stuff. It is always Jason, never Jamal. And oddly, if it becomes Jamal or an effort exists to add Jamals to questions... a whole bunch of white people start getting angry.

I can total see this being said by one of my favorites of all time.

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Dude... do not juxtaposition my quote with Carlin, it isn't worthy enough. Especially with this topic, because Carlin was an absolute genius when it came to language, and twisting it for humor-sake.

Quit with the false modesty.

It is a remarkably succinct framing of the issue that captures both sides of the discussion in crystal clarity in such a way that is both humorous and also renders one listener/reader with a deep twinge of sadness while engendering another listener, one we can all mostly agree that we dislike, unreasonably angry such that we may see "oh, there they are, they are the butt of this joke! Let us laugh even harder!"

 

[ZiprHead]

 

[Rhea]

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Oh, my. I hope this is true. Please tell me this is true.

 

[Rhea]

It is true.

Florida man asks schools to ban Bible following the state's efforts to remove books

Activist Chaz Stevens says the book isn't age appropriate and contains references to rape and bestiality. It's a not-so-subtle dig at Florida's recent efforts to ban books.

www.npr.org

It's not the first time Stevens has made waves for his activism. In 2015, he petitioned 11 South Florida municipalities to either drop the prayer that opens their city commission meetings, or let him lead a prayer in the name of Satan.

After Stevens' requests, some Florida cities ended up dropping their moment of prayer altogether. "The satanic stare withered them down," Stevens told the Sun Sentinel.