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Florida Fights Education-School Radicalization. The nation’s teacher-training programs are even worse than you think.
James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal ^ | July 12, 2024 | Scott Yenor

Posted on 07/12/2024 6:06:34 AM PDT by karpov

Schools of education are among the most leftist, politicized jurisdictions on college campuses. Ed schools more often than not adopt the ideology of critical pedagogy to the exclusion of other ideologies, as Jay Schalin’s Martin Center report showed in 2019. Other scholars have shown the existence of the very same corrupting monoculture. Our recent report from the Claremont Institute shows how the University of Florida’s College of Education adopted an equity pedagogy model throughout its elementary-education curriculum after the 2020 riots.

Schools of education are hardly the only discipline where leftist, critical ideology has become indistinguishable from professional standards. Sociology has been so corrupted. English, too. Gender studies was practically born with such corruption. States have the ability to defund such disciplines. They can also dishonor corrupt disciplines by removing them from general-education curricula or subjecting them to program review. States have readily available levers to deal with the corruption of schools of education, since the certification of teachers directly affects the efficacy of their public schools. Many states have already exercised such power and now require schools of education to eschew “whole language” approaches to reading and, rather, to adopt “science of reading” or phonics approaches.

The move to deny certification to colleges that persisted in teaching ineffective whole-language policies awoke states to their plenary power over teacher-certification programs. Florida recently passed House Bill 1291, and henceforth the state will not certify teacher programs that “distort significant historical events or include curriculum or instruction that [teach] identity politics” or are “based on theories that systemic racism, sexism, oppression, and privilege are inherent in institutions of the United States and were created to maintain social, political or economic inequities.”

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TOPICS: Education
KEYWORDS: publicschools

1 posted on 07/12/2024 6:06:34 AM PDT by karpov
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To: karpov

A conservative friend quit his job in his fifties and went back to school to become a teacher. The stories he told about the program’s special speakers were surreal. Old ex-hippies from the anti-war movement. Other than wrinkles and better clothes, they hadn’t changed much. Crazy. Living in a Vietnam war rally past.


2 posted on 07/12/2024 6:12:19 AM PDT by Gen.Blather (Wait! I said that out loud? )
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To: karpov

The Psychology and Sociology departments are worse. That is where this crap all starts.


3 posted on 07/12/2024 6:24:09 AM PDT by pas
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To: karpov
Right now taxpayers are spending billions - maybe trillions - of dollars to teach students to hate America and tear it down.

This does not seem like a reasonable thing to do.

This situation has to be reversed; right now or we are a goner.

4 posted on 07/12/2024 6:26:02 AM PDT by jeffersondem
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Right now taxpayers are spending billions - maybe trillions - of dollars to teach students to hate America and tear it down. This does not seem like a reasonable thing to do. This situation has to be reversed; right now or we are a goner.

Yes, needs to be on the top 5 list of domestic initiatives for Trump, Border, Economy, Energy, Education, Crime.

5 posted on 07/12/2024 6:28:51 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: karpov

“now require schools of education to eschew ‘whole language’ approaches to reading and, rather, to adopt ‘science of reading’ or phonics approaches”

A mixture of approaches is needed.


6 posted on 07/12/2024 6:51:28 AM PDT by Brian Griffin
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To: karpov

Saw an illegal alien with his family and extended family members shopping in Walmart. He was wearing a black T-shirt with “I Am An Educator” plastered across the back. Looks like he’s looking for a teaching job.


7 posted on 07/12/2024 6:55:34 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (If President Trump loses, ALL AMERICANS LOSE. Vote like your life depends upon it. Because it does.)
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To: karpov

English, too. Gender studies was practically born with such corruption.

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takesa phd to mistake a gramatical term

..with a biological one ( M/F sex )

SPIT


8 posted on 07/12/2024 6:59:47 AM PDT by cuz1961
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To: karpov

For the benefit of those of us who were educated before the commies took over, what is “whole language?


9 posted on 07/12/2024 7:54:54 AM PDT by Highest Authority (DemonRats are pure EVIL)
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To: karpov

We should take a more Israeli attitude toward terrorist training camps — even when it has nothing to do with Israel.


10 posted on 07/12/2024 7:57:39 AM PDT by Salman (It's not a slippery slope if it was part of the program all along. )
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To: karpov

Why do teachers need to learn teaching from unaccountable and self-promoting college professors? Let the state dictate the knowledge and skills set and give civil-service style tests to credential them.


11 posted on 07/12/2024 8:15:18 AM PDT by Ford4000
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To: Brian Griffin

<>A mixture of approaches is needed.<>

Please elaborate.


12 posted on 07/12/2024 3:45:58 PM PDT by Jacquerie (ArticleVBlog.com)
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