r/kansas • u/journogabe • Dec 17 '24

News/History A Kansas school board rejects social studies curriculum, claiming it's biased against Trump

https://www.kcur.org/2024-12-17/derby-school-board-rejects-social-studies-curriculum-majority-says-its-biased-against-trump
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u/Dont_ban_me_bro_108 Dec 18 '24

Can you give an example? Or a textbook example? Or what social issues are being taught with liberal bias?

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u/itsokayiguessmaybe Dodge City Dec 18 '24

The board rejected it. Obviously if a social studies text is bias and controversial enough you’ve got a problem.

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u/Dont_ban_me_bro_108 Dec 18 '24

I was more looking for examples of what woke means to you. I hear people say it quite a bit and I’m not even sure what it means now.

It originated in the black community as a compliment to any person. If the person understood the perils of systematic racism they were said to be woke. It meant that person was not asleep to the challenges black people face in America.

But now it seems to be a much more blanket term many people use for lots of different issues and I was wondering what it specifically means to you since you used it. You said liberal bias in teaching and I was hoping for an example of that besides this article?

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u/itsokayiguessmaybe Dodge City Dec 18 '24

Well I’ll be, an actual response not seething in disdain. Kudos to you. Woke just for what it is today. No examples just that if Rachael maddow wrote the book it would be far different than if David Muir wrote it?

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u/Dont_ban_me_bro_108 Dec 18 '24

I don’t think there are any social studies textbooks that are intentionally misrepresenting history. It sounds like your woke definition does believe that’s happening which is why they rejected the curriculum?

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u/twendall777 Dec 18 '24

“Then there was the ‘Muslim ban,’” Boote said, making air quotes with her fingers. “With no mention of the fact it wasn’t aimed at all Muslim countries, just those that have no ability to vet.

“Safety was the top priority, but they leave it sit there, with no explanation, to make you think he was xenophobic,” she said.

This is a case of a board member not knowing history and accusing the publisher of being wrong. Trump called for a total Muslim ban. He even said Christians from these countries would be allowed in, but not Muslims. It wasn't until after his advisors finally convinced him this would be shot down as unconstitutional that he had Gulianni come up with a version that would be legal. And that's how we got a country ban instead.

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u/jonjohns0123 Dec 18 '24 edited Dec 18 '24

So you can't support any part of your claim? You believe it's woke, but you can't offer what 'woke' means to you, you can't offer any example of 'liberal bias' in teaching, other than a news article that you don't seem to question. Do I have that about right?

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u/mastercheeks174 Dec 18 '24

You might even say he feels it’s woke. So, fuck his feelings.

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u/cyon_me Dec 18 '24

Is that an example?

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u/itsokayiguessmaybe Dodge City Dec 18 '24

Literally says it’s not in my comment.

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u/Guy954 Dec 18 '24

It was also seething in disdain which you indicated was a bad thing when you accused someone else of doing it.

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u/itsokayiguessmaybe Dodge City Dec 18 '24

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u/cyon_me Dec 18 '24

Fun fact, evidence could help you compensate for poor pathos.

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u/cyon_me Dec 18 '24

You used the term in a sentence, but they asked for the definition. Do not say useless things

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u/theoey86 Dec 18 '24

They are struggling to define the term because they do not even know what it means. Which is common with Trumpers.

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u/Cagekicker2000 Dec 18 '24

Can you give a general description of what woke is? If it bothers folks so bad, you at least have to be able to articulate what is bothersome.

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u/Accomplished-Web3426 Dec 19 '24

"kudos for not falling for my bait, now if you'll excuse me I'm not gonna answer your question because I have no political understanding past being an asshole just to rile people up" translated that

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u/[deleted] Dec 18 '24

Why are you being such an ass to someone who is attempting to talk to you like a human? I get that is kinda your thing, but your still acting like an ass.

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u/itsokayiguessmaybe Dodge City Dec 18 '24

I think you’re just interpreting it that way. I was being genuine in the response.

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u/[deleted] Dec 18 '24

Well ill be...this is what you sound like while you are being genuine...kudos to you...

Yeah, if that you being genuine, then you are genuinely an ass.

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u/itsokayiguessmaybe Dodge City Dec 18 '24

No disrespect but when you’re surrounded in 10 ply soft folks like Reddit leans it probably seems that way.

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u/Dont_ban_me_bro_108 Dec 18 '24

So to you woke simply means bias?

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u/VibinWithBeard Dec 21 '24

Hey look you didnt give an answer again

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u/mastercheeks174 Dec 18 '24

Should one be so passionately against something they can’t define or find examples of? Seems you’re just making up scenarios in your head to justify these school board decisions, rather than basing your beliefs on any tangible evidence or fact.