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Comment by Richard Stotts on August 27, 2011 at 11:16pm

The creation of a "multicultural environment" concerns me as well.  It is costly and ensures divisions within our society.  United we stand; divided we fall.

Comment by James Kring on August 27, 2011 at 10:49pm

I owned, for many years, in rural NY State a one room school with my neighbors names carved in the walls, left over from their school days there. It was an environment and a demand for learning or else. The "or else" was a great motivator and produced some very intelligent, worldly and grounded people.

Then in the fifties came school centralization, the next dastardly invention was the school bus, aka a social septic tank, I was employed as a substitute septic tank driver for a number of years, in the 90's, an eye opening experience. Add in the Department of Education and unions, 0+0+0+0 = what we have now! 

Debbie is absolutely  right, along with the true basics, children should be taught to be good citizens in the classroom and community. A great way to teach is by example, how do you get that horse back in the barn and unflush that toilet with the dwindling number of good examples, starting with many parents.

Political correctness would be handled swiftly and adroitly by Miss Mildred D at the front of the class room, to the left of the coal stove and to the right of the blackboard at the Eight Notes School  House.

We have a great example in Debbie G!!!

Thanks for your hard work!

 

Comment by Steven D.Upshaw on August 27, 2011 at 9:59pm

They call it social justic if it weren't so deplorable it would be laughable. Will they teach this through out the curriculum or will they have one or two hour sessions of this brain washing. The fact is we are all sociably created equal but intellectually we are not. This ruse of political correctness is robbing our children of their individualism. Without individualism we would not have had a Mark Twain, Alexander Graham Bell, the Wright bothers, Henry Ford or a Govenor Scott for that matter. I really think this is more of a social injustice and communist move to implement their agenda into our schools. The Federal Department of Education has became to powerful and must be abolished and our educational system returned to the state and local level. The Demacratic Party is nearly 40% registered communist that is scary. The head of the teahers unoin is on record saying it is not about the children it is about the success of their union. The union is lying and using our children against us to promote their profits.

Comment by Dennis J. Fleming on August 27, 2011 at 9:43pm

Based upon these guidelines it is no wonder our educational system is in such a sorry state.

What is "cultural competence"?

How is "diversity" employed as a learning tool?  What will the student learn?

How do you encourage each student to maximize their achievement while reducing the gap in achievement?  In a race if the gap is eliminated everyone crosses the finish line at the same time.  However, if each racer achieves their potential the gap between the fastest and slowest will necessarily increase.  It is impossible to maximize individual achievement for the benefit of both society and the individual while eliminating the achievement gap between individuals.

What is the source of this twisted logic?

Comment by Virginia Frazier on August 27, 2011 at 9:39pm

This is just one more reason to homeschool.

Comment by Cilla Whitcher on August 27, 2011 at 9:37pm

I don't see one word in the above statement that says anything about teaching anything pertinent.  Nothing about skills nessessary to live in the everyday world.  I've got news for ya.  Multiculturalism and diversity will not put food on your table, get you into college, put gas in you car.  You should teach.  You are not the providers of all thing social you are teachers!!  Teach them skills. allow their parent to teach the rest.  Please!! 

Comment by Dennis J. Fleming on August 27, 2011 at 9:29pm

Teaching social justice should begin with the lesson that students who achieve an "A" grade should share the grade with a student who failed.  They should both receive a "C" to be socially just.

The second lesson should be that members of each family should share their resources.

The members of the family who have developed and utilize their talents should share their money with those who have not developed and do not utilize their talents and have no money.

Once "Social Justice" has been perfected in each family it could be expanded into the sports and entertainment businesses.  Successful entertainers should share their wealth with those who have not been successful in the entertainment business.  That would be "Sociall Justice".

Comment by Tony Bates on August 27, 2011 at 8:44pm

Thanks for bring this to my attention and for alerting many more. I hope many are encouraged to action. We should be able to prevent this especially with the person the Governor brought from DC to deal with Florida education issues. From what I have heard of her this would not fit her educational philosophy  

Comment by Robert G. Deardorff on August 27, 2011 at 8:39pm

SOCIAL JUSTICE does not mean that it's right-justice. The Constitution defines justice, so dragging-in the word social immediately bring on raised eye brows. It's kind of a play on words and opens the door to deny us the rights already in place by the U.S. Constitution. It may be a wise decision to mark "social justice" to be removed from the Professional and Personal Ethical Behaviors/Diversity and insert all the rights in the Constitution and that lie in equity and at-law.

Comment by JIM MC CORMACK on August 27, 2011 at 8:36pm

I wrote a letter ( e-mail ) to Gov Scott explaining my deep disappoinment in this crap. It's teaching

Socialism staight out. Is the whole world going crazy ? Seems the NEA and Liberals have won the Communist war of ideas..Nothing about individual effort and reward,all about how it's bad luck and someone elses fault if they fail...All the Trillions in bailouit is about keeping people from failing..Failure is a requirement for a lesson in poor judgment....I'm totally disgusted .

Jim McCormack-Fruit Cove ,Fl

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