Has anyone discovered exactly what in those Florida math textbooks

[vlyons]

taught objectionable material. I want to see title, page #, and quoted material that demonstrates CRT being taught.

[Phoenix61]

1. Nope and I doubt we ever will. I'm not even sure it exists. nt

[Walleye]

2. I still think this is just a scam to give a big textbook contract to a DeSantis crony

[Freddie]

3. It's all those equals signs

If there’s anything the Repugs can’t tolerate it’s equality.

[PJMcK]

7. But they love the division sign! (n/t)

[MLAA]

12. Good one! And so true.

[Eyeball_Kid]

4. You won't. The controversial "material" was edited into the samples.

It's not in the textbooks. The stuff was added outside the book content for political purposes-- so that DeSantis could eliminate the math books from any curriculum and claim that he was purifying.. oh... something. IOW, the lies were constructed for political effect.

[thucythucy]

5. I suspect it's not what's in the books but what isn't:

namely, dark money checks to the governor and his cronies.

[Effete Snob]

6. No

However, there was a list of exclusion criteria of which "CRT" was but one item. Also on the list of exclusion criteria were materials deemed "common core" - another right wing bogeyman - which involves various types of mathematical manipulations to provide a broader perspective on how numbers work.

It's still bullshit, but social media has distorted the story to suggest that the math books fell afoul of the "CRT" stuff. The actual truth is a bit more mundane:

https://www.npr.org/2022/04/18/1093277449/florida-mathematics-textbooks

The Florida education department has rejected 54 mathematics textbooks for its K-12 curriculum, citing reasons spanning the inclusion of critical race theory to Common Core learning concepts.

The rejected books make up a record 41% of the 132 books submitted for review, the Florida Department of Education said in a statement.

Of them, 28 were rejected because they "incorporate prohibited topics or unsolicited strategies, including [critical race theory]," the statement said.

There is a rhetorical sleight of hand being played with this story.

[CrispyQ]

8. This DU poster has the tweet with the fake content & the actual content.

https://democraticunderground.com/100216605959#post2

I kind of object, too, but not for the reasons the right does. I've never seen story problems presented this way before. What is this, multitasking? Teaching history & math at the same time? Such an odd way to present math. Or maybe I'm just that out of touch with current teaching methods. ???

[Claustrum]

9. I've seen long questions like that. But the subject needs to be more neutral.

I think the subject needs to be about the person's accomplishment, rather the details of his/her hardship. I really don't think they need to include that she was sexual abused that led to becoming mute. Rather than that, it can simply say she became mute at a young age.

[CrispyQ]

11. I completely agree that the abuse seemed inappropriate for a math class.

To me, story problems go like this:

Juan wants to build a rectangular fence. If his yard is 60' by 40' how many pickets does Juan need to buy if pickets are 8" wide?

Maria needs 2 cups of flour for her cake. If she only has 1 1/3 cups of flour, how much flour does she still need?

No history or social studies, just math. I figured switching John/Mary to Juan/Maria was what triggered them.

[mercuryblues]

10. I noticed when my kids were in school

that this is common. They are most likely learning about American lit and that time period in Social Studies in other classes.

[CrispyQ]

13. Wow. Things have changed! See my post #11. -nt

[rurallib]

14. arabic numbers

[muriel_volestrangler]

15. No, they're refusing to specify, hiding behind "proprietary information"

Florida Department of Education officials have not yet provided examples from textbooks deemed “impermissible” under state standards but on Monday released the list of books that failed to make the cut, including works from major companies like Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and McGraw Hill. Although some books from these companies were approved by the state, others were flagged for the “inclusion of special topics.”
...
The Florida Education Association, the state’s largest teachers union, joined Democrats in calling for more transparency over the textbook decisions.
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DeSantis said he would be open to the state making public examples of the textbooks, but maintained that the content is considered “proprietary information” as publishers weigh possible appeals to the rejections.

“I would like it to be released, but I also respect the process,” DeSantis told reporters Monday.

https://www.politico.com/news/2022/04/18/florida-critical-race-theory-math-textbooks-00025918

"Reasons for rejecting textbooks included references to Critical Race Theory (CRT), inclusions of Common Core, and the unsolicited addition of Social Emotional Learning (SEL) in mathematics."

Basically, they are applying subjective "that refers to something I don't want kids to hear" standards. "Inclusions of Common Core" could be anything - even if you don't think Common Core is the best way of approaching education, that doesn't mean you can reject everything it covers. And so rejecting anything because it features in Common Core is a ridiculous subjective ideological test - which they ought to have the guts to specify out loud. The same goes for SEL.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

16. All the banned math books had equals signs in them. Nothing scares a fascist like equality.

Link to tweet

[Xolodno]

17. Meanwhile in California...

...they are using the budget surplus to shore up universities. Even converting Cal State Humboldt to a third Cal Poly (difficult schools to get into...or as a friend of ours said, you went to the nerd school).