{"id":542677,"date":"2023-01-23T23:42:43","date_gmt":"2023-01-23T20:42:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/desantis-defends-rejection-of-african-american-studies-class\/"},"modified":"2023-01-23T23:42:43","modified_gmt":"2023-01-23T20:42:43","slug":"desantis-defends-rejection-of-african-american-studies-class","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/desantis-defends-rejection-of-african-american-studies-class\/","title":{"rendered":"#DeSantis defends rejection of African American studies class"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a338641c3f59\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a338641c3f59\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/desantis-defends-rejection-of-african-american-studies-class\/#DeSantis_defends_rejection_of_African_American_studies_class\" >DeSantis defends rejection of African American studies class<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"DeSantis_defends_rejection_of_African_American_studies_class\"><\/span>DeSantis defends rejection of African American studies class<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/desantisron_121522ap-amy-beth-bennett_desanits.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is defending\u00a0his administration\u2019s decision to ban\u00a0an Advanced Placement African American studies pilot program in Florida schools after nationwide backlash.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at a press conference unveiling his 2023 education platform on Monday, DeSantis said the state wants \u201ceducation, not indoctrination.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cIn the state of Florida, our education standards not only don\u2019t prevent but they require teaching Black history, all the important things, that\u2019s part of our core curriculum,\u201d\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovRonDeSantis\/status\/1617564445617553408?s=20&amp;t=NmKGMDChPyzfOjzVKOhmPQ\">DeSantis said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis was a separate course on top of that for Advanced Placement credit and the issue is we have guidelines and standards in Florida,\u201d he continued. \u201cWe want education, not indoctrination. If you fall on the side of indoctrination, we\u2019re going to decline. If it\u2019s education, then we will do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis said when he first heard the course didn\u2019t meet standards, he thought the course must be teaching critical race theory \u2014 an academic theory that argues systemic racism is ingrained in the U.S. that DeSantis has, in the past,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/therecount\/status\/1388100540857466881?s=20&amp;t=ZPuGrAZwRiK2fUWf9hGlWg\">called<\/a>\u00a0\u201ca bunch of horse manure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Upon reading the course de<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">script<\/a>ion, DeSantis said, he saw \u201cit\u2019s way more than that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat\u2019s one of the lessons about? Queer theory,\u201d said DeSantis. \u201cNow who would say that an important part of Black history is queer theory? That is somebody pushing an agenda on our kids. And so when you look to see they have stuff about intersectionality, abolishing prisons, that\u2019s a political agenda. And so we\u2019re on \u2014 that\u2019s the wrong side of the line for Florida standards. We believe in teaching kids facts and how to think, but we don\u2019t believe they should have an agenda imposed on them. When you try to use Black history to shoehorn in queer theory, you are clearly trying to use that for political purposes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis\u2019s administration sent a letter to the College Board on Jan. 12 rejecting the new A.P. African American Studies course, stating \u201cthe content of this course is inexplicably contrary to Florida law and significantly lacks educational value.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>In a statement to The Hill\u00a0last week, DeSantis\u2019s office identified the Department of Education\u2019s key concerns with the course included the topics of intersectionality, Black Queer Studies, the Black Lives Matter movement, Black Feminist Literary Thought, the reparations movement and the Black Study and Black Struggle in the 21st Century.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Key readings by Kimberl\u00e9 Crenshaw, the \u201cfounder\u201d of intersectionality, Angela Davis, a \u201cself-avowed Communist and Marxist,\u201d Roderick Ferguson, Leslie Kay Jones, bell hooks and Robin D.G. Kelly also were reportedly cause for concern.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis\u2019s decision has caused outrage from Democrats around the country. On Friday, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre called the decision \u201cincomprehensible.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cIf you think about the study of Black Americans, that is what he wants to block,\u201d Jean-Pierre said. \u201cThese types of actions aren\u2019t new. They are not new from what we\u2019re seeing, especially from Florida. Sadly, Florida currently bans teachers from talking about who they are and who they love.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey didn\u2019t block AP European history. They didn\u2019t block our music history. They didn\u2019t block our art history. But the state chooses to block a course that is meant for high achieving high school students to learn about their history of arts and culture. 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