Judd LegumJun 26, 2023

1. According to @[email protected], textbook publishers are trying to indoctrinate students by incorporating "woke" concepts into social studies textbooks

But DeSantis has provided few details

So we've obtained Florida's reviews of the textbooks

Follow along if interested

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Show threadJudd LegumJun 26, 2023

@[email protected] 2. Many reviews are performed by right-wing activists from the Florida Citizens Alliance

"Florida children are being indoctrinated in a public school system that undermines their individual rights and destroys our nation’s founding principles and family values," the group says.

Show threadJoey BoughtAColaJun 26, 2023

@juddlegum

Ron is the indoctrinator.

Show threadCykonotJun 26, 2023

@JoeyBoughtACola @juddlegum he would frequently argue politics with students when he was a teacher

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/05/us/desantis-high-school-teacher-georgia.html

Pranks, Parties and Politics: Ron DeSantis’s Year as a Schoolteacher

At a private school 20 years ago, the future Florida governor was a popular history teacher and coach. But some students were taken aback by his comments on the Civil War and abortion.

The New York Times
Show threadThe Evil Microwizard
@cykonot @JoeyBoughtACola @juddlegum Desantis was a *teacher*?? What a nightmare...
Jun 26, 2023 at 2:25pmWeb