Atlanta News

348 readers

6 users here now

News about Atlanta, auto-sourced from RSS feeds of local and regional media. User names indicate the news source.

founded 2 years ago

MODERATORS

[email protected]

‘Big Step Backward’: Florida OKs Teaching Slavery Was Good for Black People (atlantatribune.com)

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

3 comments fedilink hide all child comments

From the Atlanta Tribune:

Photo: Getty Images The Florida Board of Education has set new standards for how Black history should be taught in the state’s public schools, with critics calling the move a “big step backward.” On Wednesday (July 19), the standards were approved at the Florida Board Of Education’s meeting in Orlando, CNN reports. The approval comes […]

The post ‘Big Step Backward’: Florida OKs Teaching Slavery Was Good for Black People appeared first on Atlanta Tribune.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] stanleytweedle 2 points 2 years ago

This is fucked up but it's going to backfire on them. I think Florida bigots forgot that the internet exists.

There might be some kids that will accept this uncritically, but those are kids that would already be prone to become bigots anyway. The rest will ultimately, if not instantly, see it for what it is and they'll know if their teachers are onboard with the curriculum or if they're just complying.

Also wonder how many of the teachers that are onboard would really be willing to engage with students on it. They'll probably just assign some 'approved' reading on the subject and try to avoid in-class discussions.