Post ARHk7izmcZuBxzClIO by jasminediaz@blacktwitter.io
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(DIR) Post #ARHLqC29WO1VulQ8ES by TonyStark@democracy.town
2023-01-03T13:54:07Z
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Florida under Ron DeSantis is proving to be a place where education, equality, and freedom go to die and a frightening harbinger of what would happen if DeSantis ever makes it to the White House.DeSantis attacked school superintendents who adhered to Covid-19 protocols during the worst of the pandemic, educators are afraid to say certain words or teach certain subjects, DeSantis personally endorsed school board candidates that support his extremist ideology who are now banning books and health courses, he has appointed an anti-vaxxer as the state’s Surgeon General, and he disenfranchised entire Black voting districts with newly redrawn maps that were too extreme even for state congressional Republicans. These are some examples of what he's going to run on in the 2024 presidential election. DeSantis is a tyrant.The Professors Silenced by Florida’s Individual Freedom Act-https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/01/ron-desantis-florida-critical-race-theory-professors/672507/
(DIR) Post #ARHLqCWdh2PTRJgTke by TrisResists@mstdn.social
2023-01-03T14:01:13Z
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@TonyStark thinking about DeSantis as POTUS keeps me awake at night. He is as or more dangerous than trump.
(DIR) Post #ARHk7hygPBQmoHgMwS by jasminediaz@blacktwitter.io
2023-01-03T15:20:53Z
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@TonyStark what's interesting to me about all of this is that it further puts us behind other countries on education. Banning books gives rise to illiteracy and the lack of basic knowledge on subjects people in other countries are very well versed in. My nephew in Japan who is the same age as my son is far surpassing him. The basic curriculum is not enough to keep up, so I have to supplement. Just plain stupid. 🤦🏾♀️ The lack of critical thinking with these decisions is astounding.
(DIR) Post #ARHk7iUaUYx4PEbqfg by johnettesnuggs@mas.to
2023-01-03T18:31:10Z
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@jasminediaz @TonyStark Our schools are so focused on teaching to basic skills test and bringing the low achieving up to grade level, we have lost sight of the fact that we are supposed to be educating our students. Our best and brightest are taught mediocre curriculum some publisher decided helps the lower students achieve more. Basically the really smart kids aren’t challenged/pushed at all because they usually already know the basic skills and will test fine.
(DIR) Post #ARHk7izmcZuBxzClIO by jasminediaz@blacktwitter.io
2023-01-03T18:44:08Z
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@johnettesnuggs @TonyStark Big facts! I homeschooled my son for years and when we decided to put him back in public school, he was bored. His behavior eventually become an issue because the teacher didn't know what to do with him.It took a long time to find a program that would challenge him, but even still, it's not enough. 20 years from now we'll look back at this time as one of the greatest educational failures of our time.
(DIR) Post #ARHk7jPJ5gK1F9994y by johnettesnuggs@mas.to
2023-01-03T22:37:37Z
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@jasminediaz @TonyStark Both my sons went to a small rural school and were both bored as was I as a kid. I’m a teacher, though, so I was able to teach them to read, add, subtract and write before they went to school. We did phonics at home after the school system quit teaching it. I just accepted the fact I would have to supplement the gaps in their education, so I did. I’m a HS English teacher, not everyone has the training and the knowledge to do that.
(DIR) Post #ARHk7joTa6SGVCvFJI by johnettesnuggs@mas.to
2023-01-03T22:44:06Z
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@jasminediaz @TonyStark The GOP wants to privatize schools. They’ve been pushing vouchers for years for charter/private schools. They’re running all the really good teachers out of public schools in the South, systematically destroying the public schools systems thus they have the excuse to privatize public schools eventually. I firmly believe this has been the plan since schools were desegregated. Covid helped. Soon only the rich will be educated again.
(DIR) Post #ARU0jTBpQTbnBVZuG8 by ArenaCops@infosec.exchange
2023-01-03T17:53:35Z
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@TonyStark Going through the list of things DeSantis has done or is planning to do, you could almost get the impression that he's an insurrectionist rebelling against the authority of the United States & their democratic constitutional order.#RuleOfLaw #Democracy #Freedom #FreeSpeech #Education #CivilRights #HumanRights #Politics #Despotism #Corruption #RemoveRon #AbuseOfPower
(DIR) Post #ARU0jTmLEiod0kf4Ai by Rasterman@detroitriotcity.com
2023-01-10T00:19:03.275938Z
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@ArenaCops @TonyStark Shiet, dawg, the USA is the Great Satan. Rebelling against it is the good thing to do. That being said, I suspect Ron is another kike ball washer, so don't get too excited that we might finally see the end of #democracy any time soon. #RuleOfLaw #Freedom #FreeSpeech #Education #CivilRights #HumanRights #Politics #Despotism #Corruption #RemoveRon #AbuseOfPower
(DIR) Post #ARk69tpPU1MSXAv3oW by ScottSoCal@computerfairi.es
2023-01-16T22:35:45Z
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@TonyStark DeSantis is horrible, but it's spreading beyond Florida. This recently happened in Ohio:"Olentangy Schools official cuts off reading of Dr. Seuss book during NPR podcast"The Seuss book about Sneetches, written to demonstrate how different isn't worse or better, just different.
(DIR) Post #ARk69ulXzrrjRU7UQq by TheNorthCoast@democracy.town
2023-01-17T17:02:57Z
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@TonyStark @ScottSoCal Ohio is also an example of some terrible gerrymandering but that doesn’t explain the statewide results. Sigh.