Florida Schools Concern Over Exposing Children To Romeo & Juliet

[Biff_Poindexter]

Concerns over sex content leads Florida schools to pull Shakespeare

A roundup of Florida education news from around the state

www.tampabay.com

"After Florida adopted its Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking standards in 2020, the Department of Education distributed recommended reading lists it said included “top of the line literary works with world renowned titles.” Authors on the high school list included William Shakespeare. Hillsborough County became the latest to take this step, telling teachers they could assign excerpts of plays such as “Romeo and Juliet,” but not the full text. “I think the rest of the nation — no, the world, is laughing us,” Gaither High teacher Joseph Cool said after learning of the directive. “Taking Shakespeare in its entirety out because the relationship between Romeo and Juliet is somehow exploiting minors is just absurd.”


Apparently, the initial concern was that there was fear to exposing children to minors engaged in sex and also, teen suicide.....but after the backlash, Florida decided that it was a mistake and Romeo and Juliet can be taught in schools....

"After weeks of wildly-varying interpretations, Florida has finally let school districts know that it doesn't think William Shakespeare's works should be removed from classrooms. On Monday, the Tampa Bay Times broke news that Hillsborough County teachers planned to teach only excerpts of his works, to avoid sexual content. That news shook social media and caught the attention of a multitude of national outlets, which further amplified the story. The next day, the Department of Education sent the Tampa Bay Times a clarification."

Florida clarifies that Shakespeare is OK for classrooms, but confusion still reigns

The Department of Education told the Tampa Bay Times "The Florida Department of Education in no way believes Shakespeare should be removed from Florida classrooms."

www.tallahassee.com

This constant desire to keep trying to revise history, whitewash education, has gotten just plain goofy. Good the backlash was swift and the correction was made just as swiftly....Too bad corrections aren't being made to the other bullshit that DeSantis is doing with Florida schools; like allowing Prager Fake University to do school curriculum for Florida students that is flat out propaganda... and requiring teachers to use it.....like this pathetically whitewashed Prager U video about Frederick Douglass..




I guess this means allowing students to read Frederick's "What Does The 4th Of July Mean To A Slave" is dangerous and they must be kept from actually reading Frederick Douglass and instead, watch these fun animations about a make-believe history to make their parents feel better...cool...why not do this about other parts of history like how what the US did to Native Americans wasn't that bad and in fact, justified because they were like savages and stuff...oh wait!

 

[Zincwarrior]

The school boards should check out Shakespeare's Titus. They'd probably puke.

Florida school boards are also getting rid of Senior level AP Psychology to protect the innocents from some mentioning Da Gayz. Mind you this is a college level course they can take in Sr. year.

Florida appears to reverse course on AP Psych, but some schools still won't offer it

The state Education Department was accused last week of effectively banning AP Psychology classes because of their sexuality and gender content.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[lg325]

Shakespeare was required in Jr. High and High School Literature classes when I went to school none of us had any bad effects from it. Censorship is the issue of those who have nothing else better to do and want to feel important.

 

[ABikerSailor]

I wonder how the school board would feel about Hamlet?

 

[Votto]

Concerns over sex content leads Florida schools to pull Shakespeare

A roundup of Florida education news from around the state

www.tampabay.com

"After Florida adopted its Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking standards in 2020, the Department of Education distributed recommended reading lists it said included “top of the line literary works with world renowned titles.” Authors on the high school list included William Shakespeare. Hillsborough County became the latest to take this step, telling teachers they could assign excerpts of plays such as “Romeo and Juliet,” but not the full text. “I think the rest of the nation — no, the world, is laughing us,” Gaither High teacher Joseph Cool said after learning of the directive. “Taking Shakespeare in its entirety out because the relationship between Romeo and Juliet is somehow exploiting minors is just absurd.”


Apparently, the initial concern was that there was fear to exposing children to minors engaged in sex and also, teen suicide.....but after the backlash, Florida decided that it was a mistake and Romeo and Juliet can be taught in schools....

"After weeks of wildly-varying interpretations, Florida has finally let school districts know that it doesn't think William Shakespeare's works should be removed from classrooms. On Monday, the Tampa Bay Times broke news that Hillsborough County teachers planned to teach only excerpts of his works, to avoid sexual content. That news shook social media and caught the attention of a multitude of national outlets, which further amplified the story. The next day, the Department of Education sent the Tampa Bay Times a clarification."

Florida clarifies that Shakespeare is OK for classrooms, but confusion still reigns

The Department of Education told the Tampa Bay Times "The Florida Department of Education in no way believes Shakespeare should be removed from Florida classrooms."

www.tallahassee.com

This constant desire to keep trying to revise history, whitewash education, has gotten just plain goofy. Good the backlash was swift and the correction was made just as swiftly....Too bad corrections aren't being made to the other bullshit that DeSantis is doing with Florida schools; like allowing Prager Fake University to do school curriculum for Florida students that is flat out propaganda... and requiring teachers to use it.....like this pathetically whitewashed Prager U video about Frederick Douglass..




I guess this means allowing students to read Frederick's "What Does The 4th Of July Mean To A Slave" is dangerous and they must be kept from actually reading Frederick Douglass and instead, watch these fun animations about a make-believe history to make their parents feel better...cool...why not do this about other parts of history like how what the US did to Native Americans wasn't that bad and in fact, justified because they were like savages and stuff...oh wait!

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Oh, the irony

William Shakespeare ditched by woke teachers over ‘misogyny, racism’

An increasing number of woke teachers are refusing to study the Bard.

nypost.com

The woke education system is getting rid of Shakespear because he is too male and too white.

But knowing this would require you to remove your head from your ass.

 

[Augustine_]

Concerns over sex content leads Florida schools to pull Shakespeare

A roundup of Florida education news from around the state

www.tampabay.com

"After Florida adopted its Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking standards in 2020, the Department of Education distributed recommended reading lists it said included “top of the line literary works with world renowned titles.” Authors on the high school list included William Shakespeare. Hillsborough County became the latest to take this step, telling teachers they could assign excerpts of plays such as “Romeo and Juliet,” but not the full text. “I think the rest of the nation — no, the world, is laughing us,” Gaither High teacher Joseph Cool said after learning of the directive. “Taking Shakespeare in its entirety out because the relationship between Romeo and Juliet is somehow exploiting minors is just absurd.”


Apparently, the initial concern was that there was fear to exposing children to minors engaged in sex and also, teen suicide.....but after the backlash, Florida decided that it was a mistake and Romeo and Juliet can be taught in schools....

"After weeks of wildly-varying interpretations, Florida has finally let school districts know that it doesn't think William Shakespeare's works should be removed from classrooms. On Monday, the Tampa Bay Times broke news that Hillsborough County teachers planned to teach only excerpts of his works, to avoid sexual content. That news shook social media and caught the attention of a multitude of national outlets, which further amplified the story. The next day, the Department of Education sent the Tampa Bay Times a clarification."

Florida clarifies that Shakespeare is OK for classrooms, but confusion still reigns

The Department of Education told the Tampa Bay Times "The Florida Department of Education in no way believes Shakespeare should be removed from Florida classrooms."

www.tallahassee.com

This constant desire to keep trying to revise history, whitewash education, has gotten just plain goofy. Good the backlash was swift and the correction was made just as swiftly....Too bad corrections aren't being made to the other bullshit that DeSantis is doing with Florida schools; like allowing Prager Fake University to do school curriculum for Florida students that is flat out propaganda... and requiring teachers to use it.....like this pathetically whitewashed Prager U video about Frederick Douglass..




I guess this means allowing students to read Frederick's "What Does The 4th Of July Mean To A Slave" is dangerous and they must be kept from actually reading Frederick Douglass and instead, watch these fun animations about a make-believe history to make their parents feel better...cool...why not do this about other parts of history like how what the US did to Native Americans wasn't that bad and in fact, justified because they were like savages and stuff...oh wait!

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Crazy how the moral panic from religious extremists in this country still has sway

 

[Votto]

Crazy how the moral panic from religious extremists in this country still has sway

All that can be done is to continue to mock, delegitimatize, and indict them.

Soon you will have your utopia.

 

[Augustine_]

All that can be done is to continue to mock, delegitimatize, and indict them.

Soon you will have your utopia.

^

 

[Votto]

^

Yes, you are all insane

Thanks for that.

 

[whitehall]

It's not true though. The post is based on an op-ed by somebody named Jeff Solochek of the Tampa Times. Solochek claims some school districts are shying away from Shakespeare. This is the kind of propaganda junk that passes for news in the liberal mind these days.

 

[bdtex]

I wonder how the school board would feel about Hamlet?

Was he gay?

 

[Biff_Poindexter]

It's not true though. The post is based on an op-ed by somebody named Jeff Solochek of the Tampa Times. Solochek claims some school districts are shying away from Shakespeare. This is the kind of propaganda junk that passes for news in the liberal mind these days.

Um, it is true......but you obviously don't read.....



Florida Dept Of Education had to "CLARIFY" that Shakespeare (including Romeo & Juliet) is ok to teach....because their new policy was too ambiguous (BY DESIGN) and teachers didn't want to get charged with felonies...



That is how pathetic conservatives have become...trying to charge teachers with felonies for teaching......

 

[Zincwarrior]

Was he gay?

You never read Hamlet? Read Titus instead.
Of course Othello has an inter-racial marriage so thats right out to.
The Merchant of Venice is fiercely anti-Semitic which is ok, but it has a woman trying to take a man's job. No way Jose.
Macbeth is about murder so thats fine.

 

[bdtex]

You never read Hamlet?

A long time ago. I'm 64.

 

[Zincwarrior]

A long time ago. I'm 64.

I hear ya. Hamlet would probably be ok. It has insanity, murder of spouses and parents but no nooky.

 

[d0gbreath]

When I was in the 9th grade, we studied R&J, then went on a field trip to a movie theater to see the new release.

As I recall, nobody died, nor got pregnant that day.

 

[Zincwarrior]

When I was in the 9th grade, we studied R&J, then went on a field trip to a movie theater to see the new release.

As I recall, nobody died, nor got pregnant that day.

A lack of effort on your group's part.

 

[Tommy Tainant]

I hear ya. Hamlet would probably be ok. It has insanity, murder of spouses and parents but no nooky.

There is a school of thought that suggests Hamlet had a thing about his mother. I dont know if that is good or bad in the Magaverse..

 

[hadit]

There is a school of thought that suggests Hamlet had a thing about his mother. I dont know if that is good or bad in the Magaverse..

And in yours?

 

[pknopp]

We watched the movie version in the 9th grade. The teacher spoke ahead of time how there was a quick flash of a female breast. That if anyone even snickered there would be problems.

No one said a word.