The following opportunities for feedback are available through June 10 at noon: • Civics and Government survey (open): https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/6360487/Civics-and-Government-Standards-2Link to standards: http://www.fldoe.org/core/fileparse.php/18736/urlt/CivicsGovernment.pdf • Holocaust Education survey (open): https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/6360477/HolocaustEducation-Standards-2Link to standards: http://www.fldoe.org/core/fileparse.php/18736/urlt/HolocaustEducation.pdf • Character Education survey (opening soon–not available on June 2):https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/6360469/Character-Education-Standards-2• Substance Use and Abuse survey (opening soon–not available on June 2 ):https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/6358621/SubstanceUseStandards The FLDOE …
Education
Cultivating Inclusive Learning Environments
Jacksonville Public Education Fund (JPEF) has been sponsoring grants and trying other experimental ideas to examine the concept of cultivating inclusive learning environments. To learn more, please visit their website:https://www.jaxpef.org/what-we-do/empowering-teachers The education committee chair (that’s me until June 2, 2021) of the local chapter of the League of Women Voters has invited two staff members …
The Florida Board of Education is meeting June 10th in Jacksonville
Have you analyzed the new suggested standards? Standards Under Review – Spring 2021http://www.fldoe.org/standardsreview/ One issue that you might want to address during the public comment period at the meeting on June 10th (or by email if you can’t make the meeting) is what education commissioner Corcoran means by traditional–as compared to factual–view of American history. …
Civics Education
A spokeswoman for the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) said now that Florida Education Commissioner Corcoran’s statement about Donofrio is out in the open, they need answers. The SPLC statement continued, “According to Corcoran, a classroom that teaches Black Lives Matter or what Corcoran has labeled ‘crazy liberal stuff’ justifies censorship and the firing of …
Our state legislators passed SB 7045 without Senator Thurston’s logical reasonable amendment
This was copied from the May 2021 edition of the Freethinker Religious Miseducation at Public Expenseby Merrill Shapiro, Trustee and Immediate Past President, National Board of Trustees, Americans United for Separation of Church and State Our First Coast Freethought Society is an Internal Revenue Service Code Section 501 (c) 3 organization, so this column will not …
Proposed new standards for civics education in Florida
FFRF suggested comments for standards SS.7.C.1.12 (7th grade) and SS.912.C.1.5 (9th grade): “Judeo-Christian” is a contradiction in terms. Much of this benchmark is simply wrong. For instance, separation of powers is not a Judeo-Christian value, but came from Montesquieu. We know this because the Founders said so. The Ten Commandments did not influence our founding …
Has changing the names of schools named after confederate soldiers become a religious issue?
Some of the footage [from the public comments made at community meetings surrounding the debate around Robert E. Lee High School’s name change] went viral, including a portion from Joey Stevens — an alumnus who said Jesus didn’t oppose slavery. https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/education/2021/03/25/evac-movement-teacher-removed-jacksonvilles-lee-high-after-refusing-remove-black-lives-matters-flag/6999517002/ The article at the link above is about Amy who was removed from a …