Textbook authors told climate change references must be cut to get Florida's OK

[C_Clayton_Jones]

"Textbook authors were told last month that some references to “climate change” must be removed from science books before they could be accepted for use in Florida’s public schools, according to two of those authors."

Textbook authors told climate change references must be cut to get Florida’s OK

The directive appears similar to requirements the state imposed on math and social studies textbooks said to include “critical race theory” and “social justice” material. Th…

www.sun-sentinel.com

This is nothing new of course; the fascist right has long had contempt for facts, science and the truth:

‘In his famous 1995 essay delineating the signposts of fascism, philosopher and linguist Umberto Eco singled out the authoritarian's loathing of learning as a critical indicator that what you're dealing with is not just garden variety conservatism, but outright fascism. "The Enlightenment, the Age of Reason, is seen as the beginning of modern depravity," to the fascist, and "[t]hinking is a form of emasculation." Therefore, Eco argued, "Distrust of the intellectual world has always been a symptom of Ur-Fascism."

So really, it's no surprise that the Republican Party — which has never been a friend of schools — has dramatically escalated its war on education on its march to becoming a fully fascist institution. Most of this is done under the guise of fighting "critical race theory. It's a real term in academia, but in GOP hands, "critical race theory" amounts to a conspiracy theory used to scare white people into supporting a full-blown assault on the teaching of history or literature in public schools. But with the early success of this tactic, particularly in the Virginia gubernatorial race, Republicans are feeling empowered to dramatically broaden their assault on all forms of education, from pre-K to the university level.’

Republicans' war on education is the most crucial part of their push for fascism

From Pre-K through college, Republicans' war on education is meant to cement the GOP's grip on power

www.salon.com

 

[IM2]

"Textbook authors were told last month that some references to “climate change” must be removed from science books before they could be accepted for use in Florida’s public schools, according to two of those authors."

Textbook authors told climate change references must be cut to get Florida’s OK

The directive appears similar to requirements the state imposed on math and social studies textbooks said to include “critical race theory” and “social justice” material. Th…

www.sun-sentinel.com

This is nothing new of course; the fascist right has long had contempt for facts, science and the truth:

‘In his famous 1995 essay delineating the signposts of fascism, philosopher and linguist Umberto Eco singled out the authoritarian's loathing of learning as a critical indicator that what you're dealing with is not just garden variety conservatism, but outright fascism. "The Enlightenment, the Age of Reason, is seen as the beginning of modern depravity," to the fascist, and "[t]hinking is a form of emasculation." Therefore, Eco argued, "Distrust of the intellectual world has always been a symptom of Ur-Fascism."

So really, it's no surprise that the Republican Party — which has never been a friend of schools — has dramatically escalated its war on education on its march to becoming a fully fascist institution. Most of this is done under the guise of fighting "critical race theory. It's a real term in academia, but in GOP hands, "critical race theory" amounts to a conspiracy theory used to scare white people into supporting a full-blown assault on the teaching of history or literature in public schools. But with the early success of this tactic, particularly in the Virginia gubernatorial race, Republicans are feeling empowered to dramatically broaden their assault on all forms of education, from pre-K to the university level.’

Republicans' war on education is the most crucial part of their push for fascism

From Pre-K through college, Republicans' war on education is meant to cement the GOP's grip on power

www.salon.com

Florida is about to go underwater, but DeSantis doesn't want people to learn about climate change.

 

[wamose]

Florida is about to go underwater, but DeSantis doesn't want people to learn about climate change.

It would probably be better to teach them to hold their breath or to get outta Dodge. If Florida is going under, there's no human activity we can change to prevent that from happening. MAGA

 

[theHawk]

"Textbook authors were told last month that some references to “climate change” must be removed from science books before they could be accepted for use in Florida’s public schools, according to two of those authors."

Textbook authors told climate change references must be cut to get Florida’s OK

The directive appears similar to requirements the state imposed on math and social studies textbooks said to include “critical race theory” and “social justice” material. Th…

www.sun-sentinel.com

This is nothing new of course; the fascist right has long had contempt for facts, science and the truth:

‘In his famous 1995 essay delineating the signposts of fascism, philosopher and linguist Umberto Eco singled out the authoritarian's loathing of learning as a critical indicator that what you're dealing with is not just garden variety conservatism, but outright fascism. "The Enlightenment, the Age of Reason, is seen as the beginning of modern depravity," to the fascist, and "[t]hinking is a form of emasculation." Therefore, Eco argued, "Distrust of the intellectual world has always been a symptom of Ur-Fascism."

So really, it's no surprise that the Republican Party — which has never been a friend of schools — has dramatically escalated its war on education on its march to becoming a fully fascist institution. Most of this is done under the guise of fighting "critical race theory. It's a real term in academia, but in GOP hands, "critical race theory" amounts to a conspiracy theory used to scare white people into supporting a full-blown assault on the teaching of history or literature in public schools. But with the early success of this tactic, particularly in the Virginia gubernatorial race, Republicans are feeling empowered to dramatically broaden their assault on all forms of education, from pre-K to the university level.’

Republicans' war on education is the most crucial part of their push for fascism

From Pre-K through college, Republicans' war on education is meant to cement the GOP's grip on power

www.salon.com

Good, no need for fictional nonsense to be in textbooks.