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Link to the actual bill, since any summary (including mine below) will inevitably be skewed to the point of misrepresentation: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/
by jimmygrapes 4y ago
Link to the actual bill, since any summary (including mine below) will inevitably be skewed to the point of misrepresentation: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/233/BillText/er/PDF https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/233/BillText/er/P... [PDF]
FWIW it seems perfectly fine to me. Opposition based on assumed intent of DeSantis (or even if he explicitly states his intent) is meritless in the face of the actual text of the bill, which when read properly actually enables the very things conservatives are worried about (CRT, Marxism, etc), so long as it isn't the only thing taught. It also clarifies how lecture recordings can be used and explicitly prevents such recordings from being published without the lecturer's permission. Seems reasonable.
I'm sure someone will chime in and say something like "but that means flat earth and creationism and gay conversion theory and holocaust denial and [insert your favorite terrible thing] will be taught!"
Maybe. Probably not, but maybe. And if they are, they will be taught alongside the oppositional stance. Surely the correct stance will win out, right? After all, the only reason flat earth or holocaust denial et al. gain any traction is because people are not properly taught the truth and are instead stuck in their own self-reinforcing bubble. And if the truth is not convincing for those people, either there's a failure in teaching or there's some other irreconcilable barrier that won't be fixed by "just don't bring it up".
If you're still not convinced, consider the idea of systemic racism: how do you teach that this exists without teaching that there are in fact racists and explaining what those racists believe? You must always present the other side to some extent in order to explain why they are wrong.
This bill does not require that every belief or concept be taught as true; it simply requires that the other belief or concept not be entirely omitted from discussion.
- otter-rock 4y ago> enables the very things conservatives are worried about (CRT, Marxism, etc), so long as it isn't the only thing taught Any subject was already allowed before. What more could be allowed? Here's a class on CRT from a few years ago. I can't see what good the bill would do here. But I can think of a lot of ways to harass people with it, or get the class cancelled out of fear of being sued or fired. https://www.law.virginia.edu/past-courses/view/119820244 https://www.law.virginia.edu/past-courses/view/119820244