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wowRedFromMI wrote: ↑Mon Feb 06, 2023 11:01 am Creepy story about the Villages, corruption, and even Ron Desantis...
https://theintercept.com/2023/02/05/ron ... en-miller/
Sounds like they need a visit from Serge Storm and his sidekick Coleman....RedFromMI wrote: ↑Mon Feb 06, 2023 11:01 am Creepy story about the Villages, corruption, and even Ron Desantis...
https://theintercept.com/2023/02/05/ron ... en-miller/
+ 1cradleandshoot wrote: ↑Mon Feb 06, 2023 1:36 pm This reminds me why my wife and I will never move to Florida. Great place to visit but I would never want to live there. I may be the only person on the planet who thinks that palm trees are freaking ugly as hell. Heat and merciless humidity take me back to basic training at Ft Benning Georgia. I'm just one of those cats who does better in the cold than the heat. My good buddy built his new home in North Augusta South Carolina. Outside of going golfing 5 days a week he and his wife spend most of their time inside the house enjoying the AC. On many days it is too hot to use the pool until 7pm. Too hot to go outside and swim in the pool...🫠
... no doubt his intention. The Fascist Republic of RepubliCONs.
Rimers of Eldrich will be the school play.
... not even a little surprised. Vast majority of villagers (old people) are stupid, such easy marks.RedFromMI wrote: ↑Mon Feb 06, 2023 11:01 am Creepy story about the Villages, corruption, and even Ron Desantis...
https://theintercept.com/2023/02/05/ron ... en-miller/
And your conclusion is?old salt wrote: ↑Thu Feb 16, 2023 1:07 am ...responding to afan from another thread.
"woke" content removed from FL Math textbooks.
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/0 ... s-00030503
In one example that caught the state’s attention, a reviewer noted that a high school statistics book included lessons on race that could violate the rule.
They pointed to pages that discussed “racial profiling in policing” and “discrimination in magnet school admission,” along with one instance in which the book mentioned there were “too many” white police officers in the NYPD compared with the racial makeup of the community.
Another book ...covering precalculus honors was dinged for a section that asked students what algebra can help tell about “racial bias.”
...two publishers seeking to provide K-5 math books were flagged by reviewers for broaching lessons on social emotional learning, according to the documents.
One second-grade book ...“attempts at multicultural teaching” were evident in its text.
The example given was “types of housing for different groups of people.”
...for fifth graders ...for its social emotional learning lessons.
...one question “asks students to think about social and emotional learning competencies, including relationship skills and social awareness.”
...a Mathematics for College Liberal Arts text, was allegedly “biased” on climate change and emphasized that “racism is embedded in American society dependent on age,” ...This book, ...contained exercises based on “an argument” between former Vice President Al Gore and conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh in which, the reviewer wrote, “You can tell the author favors Al Gore and dislikes Rush Limbaugh based on questions.”
This book includes a bar graph “measuring racial prejudice, by age,” an example previously cited by the FLDOE.
“Based solely on the Critical Race Theory elements, this book should not be considered for adoption,” according to the reviewer, who also criticized the author for “talking about a climate crisis as if it’s a proven fact.”
I see it in my kids. My son has focus issues and gets in some trouble for being a sarcastic prick sometimes - I’ll sore everyone the opportunity and acknowledge that sounds familiar to those who deal with me here.MDlaxfan76 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 16, 2023 8:05 amAnd your conclusion is?old salt wrote: ↑Thu Feb 16, 2023 1:07 am ...responding to afan from another thread.
"woke" content removed from FL Math textbooks.
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/0 ... s-00030503
In one example that caught the state’s attention, a reviewer noted that a high school statistics book included lessons on race that could violate the rule.
They pointed to pages that discussed “racial profiling in policing” and “discrimination in magnet school admission,” along with one instance in which the book mentioned there were “too many” white police officers in the NYPD compared with the racial makeup of the community.
Another book ...covering precalculus honors was dinged for a section that asked students what algebra can help tell about “racial bias.”
...two publishers seeking to provide K-5 math books were flagged by reviewers for broaching lessons on social emotional learning, according to the documents.
One second-grade book ...“attempts at multicultural teaching” were evident in its text.
The example given was “types of housing for different groups of people.”
...for fifth graders ...for its social emotional learning lessons.
...one question “asks students to think about social and emotional learning competencies, including relationship skills and social awareness.”
...a Mathematics for College Liberal Arts text, was allegedly “biased” on climate change and emphasized that “racism is embedded in American society dependent on age,” ...This book, ...contained exercises based on “an argument” between former Vice President Al Gore and conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh in which, the reviewer wrote, “You can tell the author favors Al Gore and dislikes Rush Limbaugh based on questions.”
This book includes a bar graph “measuring racial prejudice, by age,” an example previously cited by the FLDOE.
“Based solely on the Critical Race Theory elements, this book should not be considered for adoption,” according to the reviewer, who also criticized the author for “talking about a climate crisis as if it’s a proven fact.”
"woke" is bad?
why do we learn math?
For math's sake?
Or to solve problems?
All sorts of problems, from how to put a man on the moon to better understanding social challenges.
Kids, at all ages, want to understand why they are learning something and they respond to such with greater enthusiasm for learning the tools when they understand that they will help them in the real world. The demand for relevance to the real world, begins early in the educational process (I certainly was highly conscious of wanting to know why I was memorizing times tables!) and only accelerates as one matures...emotional social learning becomes more and more important to address.
So, what Florida is saying is that out of a huge amount, 6,000 pages, of material, with undoubtedly thousands of references to various problems to be solved, the reviewers found a few that they felt were "biased" in their presentation in their effort to catch the attention of students as to the relevance of using math to address the problems as framed. And by "biased" they mean that statistics shouldn't be used to analyze the composition of a police force relative to the community it serves...why? Because it's irrelevant??? Or because it threatens to expose some discontinuities that make white nationalists 'uncomfortable'??? Sheesh...why go there? It's using math to look at a problem...but a good teacher would then push the question of correlation versus causation, exploring those dynamics...it's statistics, not 2+2=4.
Hopefully both will evolve...hopefully your daughter will experience some teachers who challenge her and inspire her to expand her horizons. Great teachers can do so, but not if they constrain themselves to the nuts and bolts, the rules of math.Farfromgeneva wrote: ↑Thu Feb 16, 2023 9:01 amI see it in my kids. My son has focus issues and gets in some trouble for being a sarcastic prick sometimes - I’ll sore everyone the opportunity and acknowledge that sounds familiar to those who deal with me here.MDlaxfan76 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 16, 2023 8:05 amAnd your conclusion is?old salt wrote: ↑Thu Feb 16, 2023 1:07 am ...responding to afan from another thread.
"woke" content removed from FL Math textbooks.
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/0 ... s-00030503
In one example that caught the state’s attention, a reviewer noted that a high school statistics book included lessons on race that could violate the rule.
They pointed to pages that discussed “racial profiling in policing” and “discrimination in magnet school admission,” along with one instance in which the book mentioned there were “too many” white police officers in the NYPD compared with the racial makeup of the community.
Another book ...covering precalculus honors was dinged for a section that asked students what algebra can help tell about “racial bias.”
...two publishers seeking to provide K-5 math books were flagged by reviewers for broaching lessons on social emotional learning, according to the documents.
One second-grade book ...“attempts at multicultural teaching” were evident in its text.
The example given was “types of housing for different groups of people.”
...for fifth graders ...for its social emotional learning lessons.
...one question “asks students to think about social and emotional learning competencies, including relationship skills and social awareness.”
...a Mathematics for College Liberal Arts text, was allegedly “biased” on climate change and emphasized that “racism is embedded in American society dependent on age,” ...This book, ...contained exercises based on “an argument” between former Vice President Al Gore and conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh in which, the reviewer wrote, “You can tell the author favors Al Gore and dislikes Rush Limbaugh based on questions.”
This book includes a bar graph “measuring racial prejudice, by age,” an example previously cited by the FLDOE.
“Based solely on the Critical Race Theory elements, this book should not be considered for adoption,” according to the reviewer, who also criticized the author for “talking about a climate crisis as if it’s a proven fact.”
"woke" is bad?
why do we learn math?
For math's sake?
Or to solve problems?
All sorts of problems, from how to put a man on the moon to better understanding social challenges.
Kids, at all ages, want to understand why they are learning something and they respond to such with greater enthusiasm for learning the tools when they understand that they will help them in the real world. The demand for relevance to the real world, begins early in the educational process (I certainly was highly conscious of wanting to know why I was memorizing times tables!) and only accelerates as one matures...emotional social learning becomes more and more important to address.
So, what Florida is saying is that out of a huge amount, 6,000 pages, of material, with undoubtedly thousands of references to various problems to be solved, the reviewers found a few that they felt were "biased" in their presentation in their effort to catch the attention of students as to the relevance of using math to address the problems as framed. And by "biased" they mean that statistics shouldn't be used to analyze the composition of a police force relative to the community it serves...why? Because it's irrelevant??? Or because it threatens to expose some discontinuities that make white nationalists 'uncomfortable'??? Sheesh...why go there? It's using math to look at a problem...but a good teacher would then push the question of correlation versus causation, exploring those dynamics...it's statistics, not 2+2=4.
But…is incredibly thoughtful and intelligent and asks and gets the why a lot. My daughter is dutiful when she’s not a pain in the a** and a little self centered but it would be polite to say shes “process driven” in that she gets her grades and does what she needs to but only because she’s told to do so not because she sees the value or understands why she’s doing something. They’re 8&10, 3rd and 4th grade so maybe there’s time but I feel like it’s already set their paths in life.
Son gets that math is simply a language to explain the world already daughter sees it as problems to solve because she’s expected to do so.
The irony is the elementary school they go to is pretty strong, one of the best within the city of Atlanta but was caught up in an issue because the principal had 2 black kids physically attending, maybe 3, during the fall of 2020 in Covid and one mother who had a whole other agenda and her personal aftercare program at risk pushed this story that the school was segregating kids. It’s nonsense, a poor move in a sense by the vice principal, but compared with the proactive issues in the educational system in FL the irony of this being national news is insane.MDlaxfan76 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 16, 2023 9:10 amHopefully both will evolve...hopefully your daughter will experience some teachers who challenge her and inspire her to expand her horizons. Great teachers can do so, but not if they constrain themselves to the nuts and bolts, the rules of math.Farfromgeneva wrote: ↑Thu Feb 16, 2023 9:01 amI see it in my kids. My son has focus issues and gets in some trouble for being a sarcastic prick sometimes - I’ll sore everyone the opportunity and acknowledge that sounds familiar to those who deal with me here.MDlaxfan76 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 16, 2023 8:05 amAnd your conclusion is?old salt wrote: ↑Thu Feb 16, 2023 1:07 am ...responding to afan from another thread.
"woke" content removed from FL Math textbooks.
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/0 ... s-00030503
In one example that caught the state’s attention, a reviewer noted that a high school statistics book included lessons on race that could violate the rule.
They pointed to pages that discussed “racial profiling in policing” and “discrimination in magnet school admission,” along with one instance in which the book mentioned there were “too many” white police officers in the NYPD compared with the racial makeup of the community.
Another book ...covering precalculus honors was dinged for a section that asked students what algebra can help tell about “racial bias.”
...two publishers seeking to provide K-5 math books were flagged by reviewers for broaching lessons on social emotional learning, according to the documents.
One second-grade book ...“attempts at multicultural teaching” were evident in its text.
The example given was “types of housing for different groups of people.”
...for fifth graders ...for its social emotional learning lessons.
...one question “asks students to think about social and emotional learning competencies, including relationship skills and social awareness.”
...a Mathematics for College Liberal Arts text, was allegedly “biased” on climate change and emphasized that “racism is embedded in American society dependent on age,” ...This book, ...contained exercises based on “an argument” between former Vice President Al Gore and conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh in which, the reviewer wrote, “You can tell the author favors Al Gore and dislikes Rush Limbaugh based on questions.”
This book includes a bar graph “measuring racial prejudice, by age,” an example previously cited by the FLDOE.
“Based solely on the Critical Race Theory elements, this book should not be considered for adoption,” according to the reviewer, who also criticized the author for “talking about a climate crisis as if it’s a proven fact.”
"woke" is bad?
why do we learn math?
For math's sake?
Or to solve problems?
All sorts of problems, from how to put a man on the moon to better understanding social challenges.
Kids, at all ages, want to understand why they are learning something and they respond to such with greater enthusiasm for learning the tools when they understand that they will help them in the real world. The demand for relevance to the real world, begins early in the educational process (I certainly was highly conscious of wanting to know why I was memorizing times tables!) and only accelerates as one matures...emotional social learning becomes more and more important to address.
So, what Florida is saying is that out of a huge amount, 6,000 pages, of material, with undoubtedly thousands of references to various problems to be solved, the reviewers found a few that they felt were "biased" in their presentation in their effort to catch the attention of students as to the relevance of using math to address the problems as framed. And by "biased" they mean that statistics shouldn't be used to analyze the composition of a police force relative to the community it serves...why? Because it's irrelevant??? Or because it threatens to expose some discontinuities that make white nationalists 'uncomfortable'??? Sheesh...why go there? It's using math to look at a problem...but a good teacher would then push the question of correlation versus causation, exploring those dynamics...it's statistics, not 2+2=4.
But…is incredibly thoughtful and intelligent and asks and gets the why a lot. My daughter is dutiful when she’s not a pain in the a** and a little self centered but it would be polite to say shes “process driven” in that she gets her grades and does what she needs to but only because she’s told to do so not because she sees the value or understands why she’s doing something. They’re 8&10, 3rd and 4th grade so maybe there’s time but I feel like it’s already set their paths in life.
Son gets that math is simply a language to explain the world already daughter sees it as problems to solve because she’s expected to do so.
Your son is currently more likely to explore the potentialities of math; hopefully he'll develop the disciplines to make the most of his curiosity. Again, great teachers can provide a pathway to recognizing why those disciplines are so important to that exploration, but not when they constrain themselves to the nuts and bolts, the rules of math.
Hopefully, both will encounter such teachers, unconstrained...
Don't move to Florida...