(07-26-2023, 03:18 PM)NYC4jags Wrote:

(07-26-2023, 03:11 PM)jagibelieve Wrote: Except, that's not what is happening.

Your VP lied to you (shocking!).

Nothing in the curriculum says anything about "the benefits of slavery".

I put the word in quotes for a reason. 

How would you describe skills learned as slaves that "could be used for personal benefit?" 

Quote:Florida's 2023 Social Studies curriculum will include lessons on how "slaves developed skills" that could be used for "personal benefit," according to a copy of the state's academic standards reviewed by CBS News. 

The lessons in question fall under the social studies curriculum's African-American studies section, and be taught to students in sixth through eighth grade, according to the state standards. 
The lessons for that grade level will include teachings on understanding the "causes, courses and consequences of the slave trade in the colonies," and instruction on the differences and similarities between serfdom and slavery, the curriculum says. Students will also be asked to describe "the contact of European explorers with systematic slave trading in Africa" and look at the history and evolution of slave codes. 
The line about "personal benefit" is included as a "benchmark clarification" to a lesson that asks students to "examine the various duties and trades performed by slaves," such as agricultural work, domestic service, blacksmithing and household tasks like tailoring and painting. 
The curriculum was approved by Florida's board of education on Wednesday. 

By the way, I'm unaware of the content of the VP's comments on the subject other than knowing she mentioned the new curriculum in a recent podium appearance. 

I merely described them as I've seen them described in 12 different headlines. I even put the quotes around the word to avoid this semantics roundabout.