Posted on May 7, 2022
Florida Releases Reviews That Led to Rejection of Math Textbooks
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It was the equivalent of: “Show your work.” To help explain its puzzling rejection of dozens of math textbooks, the state of Florida released nearly 6,000 pages of reviewer comments this week and revealed an often confusing, contradictory and divisive process.
A conservative activist turned textbook reviewer was on the lookout for mentions of race. Another reviewer didn’t seem to know that social-emotional learning concepts, like developing grit, should be banned, according to the state. A third flagged a word problem comparing salaries for male and female soccer players.
As part of the official review process, the state assigned educators, parents and other residents to review textbooks, in part to determine whether they adhered to Florida’s teaching standards for math — from simple addition in kindergarten to interpretation of graphs in high school statistics.
A conservative activist turned textbook reviewer was on the lookout for mentions of race. Another reviewer didn’t seem to know that social-emotional learning concepts, like developing grit, should be banned, according to the state. A third flagged a word problem comparing salaries for male and female soccer players.
As part of the official review process, the state assigned educators, parents and other residents to review textbooks, in part to determine whether they adhered to Florida’s teaching standards for math — from simple addition in kindergarten to interpretation of graphs in high school statistics.
Florida Releases Reviews That Led to Rejection of Math Textbooks
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."From the documents, it seems that some reviewers did not understand that they should reject textbooks with social-emotional learning, a mainstream education movement intended to help students develop skills like cooperation and grit. It is widely taught in colleges of education and professional development sessions.
A first grade book, published by Savvas, for instance, includes concepts such as striving to “disagree respectfully” about how to solve a math problem, and prompts students to “use a growth mindset” when stuck.
One reviewer, apparently a teacher, noted that the book “provides good strategies for SEL.” But then, the same reviewer also said the book did not have content related to social-emotional learning. The textbook was rejected anyway."
..."From the documents, it seems that some reviewers did not understand that they should reject textbooks with social-emotional learning, a mainstream education movement intended to help students develop skills like cooperation and grit. It is widely taught in colleges of education and professional development sessions.
A first grade book, published by Savvas, for instance, includes concepts such as striving to “disagree respectfully” about how to solve a math problem, and prompts students to “use a growth mindset” when stuck.
One reviewer, apparently a teacher, noted that the book “provides good strategies for SEL.” But then, the same reviewer also said the book did not have content related to social-emotional learning. The textbook was rejected anyway."
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Very sad, interesting that supposed conservatives turn to communist tactics
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SSG Bill McCoy
Here's another example of why some textbooks, iincluding math, were removed:
"Article Quote: In one of the screenshots, the text describes the Implicit Association Test which measures levels of "racial prejudice" while displaying a graph suggesting conservatives are more inclined to be racially biased."
https://www.rallypoint.com/shared-links/florida-releases-4-examples-of-crt-textbook-content-rejected-for-public-schools
"Article Quote: In one of the screenshots, the text describes the Implicit Association Test which measures levels of "racial prejudice" while displaying a graph suggesting conservatives are more inclined to be racially biased."
https://www.rallypoint.com/shared-links/florida-releases-4-examples-of-crt-textbook-content-rejected-for-public-schools
Florida releases 4 examples of CRT textbook content rejected for public schools | RallyPoint
Article Quote: In one of the screenshots, the text describes the Implicit Association Test which measures levels of "racial prejudice" while displaying a graph suggesting conservatives are more inclined to be racially biased. People asked for examples! They received them. Of course, we will now have to listen to how picky Florida is.
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Are we really surprised that the books rejected by conservatives largely did not include references to CRT, social justice, and other boogeyman terms for the right wing. What is funny is that books that were already approved in the curriculum did include some "outlawed" references. Some republicans are strange creatures indeed.
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