Critical race theory

[ApatheticNoMore]

Well they were Democrats, sometimes FDR Democrats. And one is indoctrinated into politics maybe at a superficial level. But one isn't indoctrinated into politics at a deep level. One is indoctrinated into values and worldview at a deep level, what a person should be, how life is etc.. That's the actual deep stuff parents and other significant adults indoctrinate. Plus that any political indoctrination gets heavily influenced by their surroundings.

[JaneV2.0]

My immediate family has voted all over the ballot from Republican to Independent to Wild-Assed Maverick. From Eisenhower to Shirley Chisholm and Ross Perot. I don't know where the indoctrination was, but similarly to ApatheticNoMore, I suspect it's more about values than doctrine.

[bae]

I actually think they’re a few years late in objecting to such nonsense as the 1619 Project being used in the schools.

What specific things from the "1619 Project" are being taught in schools? Which books, articles, sources, lesson plans?

Mostly, when I hear "1619 Project", it is from people using it as a scary-monster-under-the-bed sorta thing to rally the base, much like mention of "Critical Race Theory". So when I hear the phrase, my natural inclination is to dismiss the speaker.

Wouldn't mind some details.

[JaneV2.0]

The sense I'm getting is that the (particularly) Southern legislators trying to cancel the teaching of factual history are protecting white folks from getting their feelings hurt or taking any ownership of the sins of our forefathers. Or something.

[Tybee]

Here is a link that I found that might help to learn more about 1619 project, which I had not heard of:

https://pulitzercenter.org/lesson-pl...ect-curriculum

[Simone]

Here is a link that I found that might help to learn more about 1619 project, which I had not heard of:

https://pulitzercenter.org/lesson-pl...ect-curriculum

Tybee, this is eye opening for me. I could spend months on this site learning history from a new perspective while contrasting it with what I was taught - undoing what someone here rightly call my "indoctrination," hoping to have the wisdom to end up better educated and not under yet another spell.

Thanks.

[bae]

I see, scanning the news, that Florida has rejected 41% of new primary school mathematics textbooks because they contain "critical race theory" material.

I'm curious, as a mathematician - what would be a specific example of problematic text in these books?

[Alan]

I'm curious, as a mathematician - what would be a specific example of problematic text in these books?

This is an example I found from Missouri.

[happystuff]

This is an example I found from Missouri.

And this is found where??? (name of text book) And actually currently USED in what curriculum where???

[bae]

ISBN?