Just a comment, Charlie, about DeSantis banning a course in African American studies. First of all, he didn't ban it. As governor, in charge of education in his state, he rejected a proposed Advance Placement African American Studies course, which us certainly his right to do. According to CNN, the course is being offered as a pilot in…
Just a comment, Charlie, about DeSantis banning a course in African American studies. First of all, he didn't ban it. As governor, in charge of education in his state, he rejected a proposed Advance Placement African American Studies course, which us certainly his right to do. According to CNN, the course is being offered as a pilot in 60 schools across the country during the 2022-23 school year.
Secondly, he had three reasons for rejecting it. Also according to CNN, he said "the course framework for the study of reparations . . . includes no critical perspective . . . All points and resources in this study advocate for reparations." If that is so, I agree with this reason to reject the course. It's not a big deal to present both points of view. Last year Britannica's ProCon site published "Reparations for Slavery – Top 3 Pros and Cons" (https://www.procon.org/headlines/reparations-for-slavery-top-3-pros-and-cons/).
I'm a former history teacher and I believe history and current events should be taught based on inqury: Let the students decide if reparations should be made. Let them do the research and craft the argument. The teacher's role is to provide the sources and guidance.
No, that is not what I'm saying. I'm saying he says he rejected it not because there was a topic in it he found objectionable, but because of the way the topic was handled. He says it was advocating reparations. Is that so? I don't know. But if it is so, I agree with that objection and offered an example of how another publisher, Procon.org, handled it without advocating for the pro side.
I myself do not find the topic objectionable. It's controversial, and I lean toward the pro side, but he objections on the con side should be considered. I'm an educator and that's my pedagogy for current events.
Further, it's a proposed course. The College Board who writes the new course submits it for review to officials, educators and content experts. It gets reviewed, they get feedback, they revise the course.
Just a comment, Charlie, about DeSantis banning a course in African American studies. First of all, he didn't ban it. As governor, in charge of education in his state, he rejected a proposed Advance Placement African American Studies course, which us certainly his right to do. According to CNN, the course is being offered as a pilot in 60 schools across the country during the 2022-23 school year.
Secondly, he had three reasons for rejecting it. Also according to CNN, he said "the course framework for the study of reparations . . . includes no critical perspective . . . All points and resources in this study advocate for reparations." If that is so, I agree with this reason to reject the course. It's not a big deal to present both points of view. Last year Britannica's ProCon site published "Reparations for Slavery – Top 3 Pros and Cons" (https://www.procon.org/headlines/reparations-for-slavery-top-3-pros-and-cons/).
I'm a former history teacher and I believe history and current events should be taught based on inqury: Let the students decide if reparations should be made. Let them do the research and craft the argument. The teacher's role is to provide the sources and guidance.
No, that is not what I'm saying. I'm saying he says he rejected it not because there was a topic in it he found objectionable, but because of the way the topic was handled. He says it was advocating reparations. Is that so? I don't know. But if it is so, I agree with that objection and offered an example of how another publisher, Procon.org, handled it without advocating for the pro side.
I myself do not find the topic objectionable. It's controversial, and I lean toward the pro side, but he objections on the con side should be considered. I'm an educator and that's my pedagogy for current events.
Further, it's a proposed course. The College Board who writes the new course submits it for review to officials, educators and content experts. It gets reviewed, they get feedback, they revise the course.