Florida, and the Battle for the Soul of Public Education - Passing Period #57

This Week: The Florida State Senate passes a bill that requires teaching that ensures white, and white adjacent folk, cannot be made to feel “discomfort, guilt, anguish, or any other form of psychological distress on account of his or her race,” joining the ranks of states and municipalities outlawing the teaching of truthful history.  The battle for the very soul of public education in the service of democracy continues. What does this mean for us? What should we do to resist these oppressive attempts to enshrine a white supremacist curriculum? Manuel and Jeff discuss. Oh, and there’s soldiers teaching school in New Mexico, and cops with guns, and without masks, teaching school in Oklahoma. Good times. **Special Event: Register here to see our most recent guest Dr. Annamarie Francois moderate a panel with CA Governor Gavin Newsom Neurodiversity and K-12 Education: Ensuring Equity in Learning for ALL Children on 1/26/22, 5pm PST Get your All of the Above swag, including your own “Teach the Truth” shirt! In this moment of relentless attacks on teaching truth in the classroom, we got you covered. https://all-of-the-above-store.creator-spring.com Passing Period is an AOTA Podcast extra that gives us a chance to check-in, reflect, and discuss powerful stories in between our full episodes. Watch, listen and subscribe to make sure you don't miss our latest content! Website: https://AOTAshow.com Stream all of our content at: linktr.ee/AOTA Watch at: YouTube.com/AlloftheAbove Listen at: apple.co/38QV7Bd and anchor.fm/AOTA Follow us at: Facebook.com/AOTAshow and Twitter.com/AOTAshow