LGBT rights in the USA today...

[bae]

Intersectionality is far too dangerous a concept to teach to the citizenry.

[JaneV2.0]

I'm getting that the designers of said curriculum see intersectionality between the black and queer communities and that's distasteful to
DeSantis and his ilk.

[Tybee]

I'm getting that the designers of said curriculum see intersectionality between the black and queer communities and that's distasteful to
DeSantis and his ilk.

He has to reject intersectionality because otherwise, people would see how his own identity as strong white male politician has been impacted by his own identity markers of "fascist" and "nutball."

[LDAHL]

Why is there only one national organization that designs these courses? I don’t think it matters that much for biology or physics, but if they start offering them for ideologically fraught “studies” subjects we will see more and more controversy. We don’t have a national curriculum for anything else, which is probably a good thing.

[iris lilies]

I have only three general thoughts about this De.Santa’s move since I have not delved into details:

* am glad The Feds have (so far) stayed out of trying to regulate this issue as well

* it is entirely within the purview of a state to set educational standards for schools within that state

* it is possible if not probable that DeSantis is getting into trouble trying to regulate something that can’t even be defined clearly

[bae]

Interesting Ezra Klein interview (transcript):

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/07/p...anstetter.html

[jp1]

Why is there only one national organization that designs these courses? I don’t think it matters that much for biology or physics, but if they start offering them for ideologically fraught “studies” subjects we will see more and more controversy. We don’t have a national curriculum for anything else, which is probably a good thing.

Because the cost of entry is remarkably high. And currently everyone except Ron desantis thinks the company currently providing the service is doing just fine so they aren’t shopping around for a new provider, making it even more difficult for a new provider to be successful.

If these ‘fraught studies’ being taught as AP classes are really so fraught then colleges won’t offer credit for them and then no one will take the classes. Or perhaps if they are so fraught but credit IS offered then maybe college professors will use them as a jumping off point for discussion of contrast with different perspectives. Which is kind of one of the main educational goals of college even though Ivy League educated Ron Desantis would never admit it.

[LDAHL]

Because the cost of entry is remarkably high.

Why is that? Granted, the College Board corporation doesn’t have to pay the taxes potential competitors might, but why should it be so costly to create a course?

[LDAHL]

Interesting Ezra Klein interview (transcript):

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/07/p...anstetter.html

I agree that CPAC has degenerated into TrumpPAC over the past several years. They have people calling DeSantis a “Reaganite” as if that was a bad thing, and booing Nikki Haley for daring to show up.

[frugal-one]

I agree that CPAC has degenerated into TrumpPAC over the past several years. They have people calling DeSantis a “Reaganite” as if that was a bad thing, and booing Nikki Haley for daring to show up.

What a joke!