• Isn’t the major controversy that they’re trying to argue that there were benefits for the slaves? Not benefits for the nation, benefits for the state, or even benefits for the plantation owners… but they’re forcing teachers to teach that the slaves themselves benefited - right?

    These people are so fucked up, I just can’t. I can’t figure out how they’re in office.

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      5 months ago

      That is correct. Quote from the article:

      Florida’s new teaching standards include the same language that scored national blowback last year for requiring middle school students to learn “how slaves developed skills which, in some instances, could be applied for their personal benefit.”

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      5 months ago

      Fucking yikes. I wouldn’t have guessed that from just the title. I don’t understand why I don’t just assume the absolute worst when Republicans do anything these days 😂