Although the general education classes like psychology and sociology are annoying, they're all essential knowledge for being an educated human being. It's a shame Florida wants their population to be ignorant conservatives.
ignorant conservatives
If you're referring to today's definition of "conservative", that's redundant.
When was conservatism not ignorant? Certainly not in my lifetime. It's been an ideology of anti-intellectualism for at least three decades now.
True, but now it's off the rails.
Edit:
Margaret Goldwater advocated for birth control and reproductive rights in the United States during the twentieth century. Goldwater was a socialite and philanthropist and was married to Barry Goldwater, US Senator from Arizona. She spent much of her life working to further the women's reproductive rights movement, which sought to expand women's legal, social, and physical access to reproductive healthcare, including contraception and abortions.
Barry Goldwater was considered the father of the modern conservative movement; his wife's work would likely result in his excommunication from today's Republican Party.
It’s been an ideology of anti-intellectualism for at least three decades now.
30 years is maybe pushi... Oh wait, that's only 1994. Yeah, you're right.
classes like psychology and sociology are annoying
It’s a bummer that you had that experience. Mine were absolutely fascinating. That said, my school had some flagship social science departments, so the people that instructed there were not the b-team.
If a university doesn’t have a good program in a particular discipline, good people don’t want to work there, and the current staff often don’t have the expertise to hire for it.
It's a shame Florida wants their population to be ignorant conservatives.
Look at the entrance polls for the Republican primaries.
There's a 30 point spread between Trump's support depending if the person went to college or not.
How much is correlation vs cause and effect is debatable, but certainly in a democracy an educated public can't hurt.
You know the one thing I will say out of all this, is that if Republicans find sociology so threatening, it as a field must be doing something right.
Could this result in accreditation being pulled, which could make federal student financial assistance unavailable?
If it doesn't, it should.
Well, as a sociology teacher working with psychologists in my current research I get why they decide this.
Politicians like them can't rule over people even slighty aware of how political discourse and mass manipulation operate.
Nobody is going to respect any kind of degree from these universities.
Why would you pay to go to school where your credentials will mean Jack shit to anyone?
What a joke.
One wonders what will happen to these schools' accreditations, really.
I mean, if you're teaching something you call history and you don't teach students how to put the course content in its historical context and interrogate those sources critically, you're not teaching them history, you're indoctrinating them.
...tho to be fair, that's honestly what passes for US History in most US schools. The more history I learn, the more I realize most of us aren't taught
I mean, people paid to attend trump 'university'. There are always plenty of fools who will buy stupid shit. I kind of feel sorry for the students though. Most people are pretty young at university age and many are still forming their perspectives. Getting away from home and meeting new people is an important part of this. Plenty of people from conservative families go away to uni and start to see that they've been brought up on bullshit. This is an attempt to stop that from happening - the 'anti-woke' shit will attract more conservative students which will reduce the chance that any of them will encounter different views and cultures so they stay in their ignorance bubble. Don't want little Johnny or Jane coming home from school an anarchist! It's sad for the students though who will come away in massive debt with a useless degree and have less opportunity for healthy change.
Can we stop pretending we’re shocked? Please? Not in a resigned way, not like we’re just gonna let this new garbage happen. But let’s stop pretending Florida and Texas are normal. Like, at all.
And by “us” of course I’m referring to the corporate news media. Seriously, stop building up fascism. Kthx.
So in 10 years I’m gonna start asking job applicants where they went to high school… and I won’t hire Floridians, because I know they are uneducated.
Why wait?
I cannot think of a reason 😅 sorry Florida, your spawn isn’t qualified.
US's biggest problem IMO is undereducation. Lots of people seems to lack basic intellectual auto-defense skill. It's been a problem for a long time, but given how easy AI makes it to create disinformation, the shit will eventually hit the fan and even the GOP will be beging for a minimal education cursus to fix the mess they created.
Do.. do they understand that sociology is at best tangentially connected to socialism?
Probably not.
The word sounds vaguely scary and that is sufficient.
That would require knowing what sociology is
Every Florida college ought to immediately lose its accreditation because of this.
“the belief there are systemic injustices in American society and the need to address them.”
For those wondering, this is the definition of “woke” by Rhonda Sandtits lead counsel.
Being “anti-woke” is a dog whistle for racism, sexism, xenophobia and bigotry.
It's interesting how conservatives are using the power of the state to mold the population to their liking.
Surely Repubs wouldn't tell lies that they want "small government" while simultaneously legislating what we can learn, who we can love, and what women are allowed to do with their bodies?
It's ~~interesting~~ terrifying how conservatives are using the power of the state to mold the population to their liking.
FTFY
@MicroWave
Remember when #Republicans were all about "the less government in your life, the better"?
They used to say things like "the government that governs least, governs best" and "You can't legislate morality."
Now they want to decide what books you can read & which bathroom you can use.
Florida seriously losing its luster these days. Used to visit the state for vacations. Can't imagine spending a dime there anymore.
DeSantis has to be a marketing major. The dude is the ultimate panderer. He understands the people of his state and shifts every movement towards their appeasement. All except the state’s populace. He understands the county count for votes and says to himself fuck the cities and the people in favor of the rednecks and MAGA-otts.
Anti-communism warnings to the Cubans and Venezuelans and you win the south. Pro-KKK and you win the north. Some Werther’s caramels and you win the center.
Before you think it, I don’t think he’s a good person. I think he’s an absolute shithead. I just applaud the stupidity of where my parents live.
(Fun fact, I had sane parents….until they moved to Florida, now we barely on speaking terms)
Every school in Florida losing their accreditation over this would be a dream come true! Come on Ronny boy, sink that ship!
makes me feel bad for kids who can't afford out of state tuition, tho
@MicroWave As someone with a Masters Degree in Sociology I can tell you this is only part of the NAZI's intent to make us into a full blown Hitler Regime with a hint of Putinism.
This is dystopian, that states prohibited academic fields. Next woman won't be allowed in school. Florida is the new Afghanistan.
I really, really wanted to move to Florida. It was my dream. I finally adulted, quit drinking, quit smoking, got my shit together. Now, I'm in a position where I could move but there's no way in hell I'd even go back there on vacation now. They've ruined the state, ruined my dream.
Gonna be real fun when pilots from FL decide they’re gonna let Jesus take the wheel. Maybe better than MCAS 🤷♂️
What the fuck Florida?
I just want Florida and Texas to not be part of the USA anymore. Everything they do is 50 steps back.
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