{"id":1841528,"date":"2023-02-09T17:06:07","date_gmt":"2023-02-09T22:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1841528"},"modified":"2023-02-09T17:09:24","modified_gmt":"2023-02-09T22:09:24","slug":"kathleen-j-anderson-desantis-college-board-victory-merely-scratches-the-surface-of-higher-education-rot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kathleen-j-anderson-desantis-college-board-victory-merely-scratches-the-surface-of-higher-education-rot\/","title":{"rendered":"Kathleen J. Anderson: DeSantis\u2019 College Board Victory Merely Scratches the Surface of Higher Education Rot"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkathleen-j-anderson-desantis-college-board-victory-merely-scratches-the-surface-of-higher-education-rot%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1841528&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023.02.08-08.40-thepoliticalinsider-63e408b5b87f1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Finally, the Republican Party has begun to pay attention to Big Education and the immense damage it has caused to our country. This aspect of American life has been neglected by the Republicans for too long. We all now feel the consequences of their inaction.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A few silver linings in the COVID pandemic are that state executives have taken back the reins for education, realizing that our public schools had been selling harmful ideologies rather than educating our students. From Virginia\u2019s Governor Glenn Youngkin, who handily won a barely purple state campaigning on education, to the boogie man of the teacher\u2019s unions himself \u2014 Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida, Big Education is on the ropes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Governor DeSantis\u2019 latest fight against the College Board over an Advanced Placement course pushing just about every ideology under the sun shows that if you deliver the right message and stick to your guns, you can make actual changes. Although this victory is significant, it doesn&#8217;t make a substantial enough impact to correct the education ship.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;It&#8217;s just black history! \ud83d\ude35\u200d\ud83d\udcab&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s queer theory and intersectionality as well as radical feminism.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But that&#8217;s important! \ud83d\ude21&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not a black history.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Ok, we&#8217;ll take the leftism out of the AP history course. But Ron DeSantis is still a racist who won&#8217;t teach black history! \ud83d\ude35\u200d\ud83d\udcab&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Theo Jordan (@Theo_TJ_Jordan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Theo_TJ_Jordan\/status\/1622999182914072594?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 7, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/non-binary-god-the-church-of-england-considers-making-language-in-scripture-gender-neutral\/?utm_source=home-featured\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Non-Binary God? The Church of England Makes Language in Scripture Gender-Neutral<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">What DeSantis Won<\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"subscribe\" class=\"email-signup inarticle\">\n<h4>Support Conservative Voices!<\/h4>\n<h5><strong>Register to Receive the Latest<\/strong> Your inbox receives political news, commentary, and insight directly.<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Governor DeSantis was right to pursue the College Board&#8217;s curriculum in Advanced Placement African American Studies in Florida schools. Advanced Placement (AP), which can be taken in high school, can double as high school credit or college credit.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">These were quite helpful. They helped me clear many of my prerequisites such as AP American History and AP Statistics. However, the course had many controversial topics, such as black queer studies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cNearly every now-omitted topic was filled with socialism, CRT, or some other radical perspective,\u201d Stanly Kurtz, a scholar who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/corner\/big-win-for-desantis-in-battle-over-ap-african-american-studies\/\">summarized<\/a> the changes Gov. DeSantis was able to get through.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Mr. Kurtz lists out the following specifics of deleted materials:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Frantz Fanon\u2019s glorification of violence \u2013 and its influence on black radicals in America<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Black queer studies<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">CRT-based unit calling colorblindness racist<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Units plugging reparations and prison abolition<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Not a whole lot of history in that syllabus, but then again, this isn\u2019t a history class which is an issue in and of itself.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Here is Critical Race Theory advocate Kimberl\u00e9 Crenshaw admitting that the goal of Woke activists is to add \u201cIntersectionality, Queer Theory and Black Lives Matter\u201d to school curriculums. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yyBrbzkwJ2\">pic.twitter.com\/yyBrbzkwJ2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mythinformed MKE (@MythinformedMKE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MythinformedMKE\/status\/1623047628744171522?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 7, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/texas-school-district-drops-radical-sex-ed-curriculum-after-parents-discover-whats-in-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Texas School District Drops Radical Sex Ed Curriculum After Parents Discover What\u2019s Inside<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Whatever Happened to History?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u2018Studies\u2019 have become very popular in universities. For example, you can take classes on \u2018Gender Studies,\u2019 \u2018Studies in Feminism,\u2019 and now African American Studies.<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Often the thought is that these courses are kin to history classes when they have absolutely nothing to do with studying history. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">For example, the National Association of Scholars\u2019 Peter Wood and David Randall have\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nas.org\/blogs\/article\/ap-african-american-studies-should-teach-black-history-not-activism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stated<\/a>\u00a0that\u00a0<\/span>\u201cAfrican American Studies is not [as the name suggests to the casual reader] an interdisciplinary study of African American history and culture. It is, rather, a pseudo-discipline devoted to myth building and political activism.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Ah, now that cuts to the real point of higher education, to mold and groom an activist generation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">They added that \u201cAfrican American Studies is not an intellectual discipline. It is a political project to forward a radical conception of \u2018Black Liberation,\u2019 based upon the presumptions of identity-group politics.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This is the theme and goal of all \u2018studies\u2019 courses, not just African American Studies. Take a gander at your college-aged kid\u2019s courses and syllabi.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"video-block full\">\n[embedded content]\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/desantis-admin-goes-after-liquor-license-of-foundation-that-hosted-drag-queen-christmas-attended-by-minors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DeSantis Admin Goes After Liquor License of Foundation That Hosted \u2018Drag Queen Christmas\u2019 Attended by Minors<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A Tough Job<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This isn\u2019t to say that all professors are bad or have some deep seeded agenda to rearrange the circuits of common sense and logic that course through your child\u2019s brain. Some want to educate and help the next generation go out into the world and contribute to it in a meaningful way.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">However, it\u2019s a tough job these days, especially if you don\u2019t fit within the ideological construct of the day. Take Erika Prater, who used to teach art at Hamline University.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">She <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/01\/08\/us\/hamline-university-islam-prophet-muhammad.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lost her job<\/a> after painstakingly ensuring that her students were prepared and able to look away if needed before she showed a painting of the Prophet Muhammad. That didn\u2019t stop an activist student from complaining and ensuring Ms. Prater doesn\u2019t teach at Hamline again.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Or take San Jose State University anthropology professor Elizabeth Weiss who is embroiled in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecollegefix.com\/sjsu-anthropologist-continues-court-battle-after-her-department-disowned-her\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lawsuit<\/a> over retaliation for her opposing views on repatriation. For those not following repatriation is the concept that Native Americans can claim bones and similar items and confiscate them for burial.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">As an anthropologist, she obviously would prefer to study the bones. However, her lawsuit claims that her department chair threatened to prevent her from teaching her viewpoint. Because god forbid, we challenge young adults to see conflicting arguments.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Another ridiculous story from archaeology. I teach a class called Mummies <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SJSU?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SJSU<\/a> and I have absolutely no plans to rename the class Mummified Humans. What next? Should skeletons be called skeletonized humans? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wFJ6CaNSo1\">https:\/\/t.co\/wFJ6CaNSo1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elizabeth Weiss (@eweissunburied) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eweissunburied\/status\/1619014283794481156?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 27, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>RELATED:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/texas-school-district-drops-radical-sex-ed-curriculum-after-parents-discover-whats-in-it\/\">Texas School District Drops Radical Sex Ed Curriculum After Parents Discover What\u2019s Inside<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Keep Our Eye on the Ball<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It\u2019s easy to find examples of woke ideological madness in our public schools from kindergarten to high school. However, rooting out the truth at colleges and universities is harder.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">We mustn\u2019t lose sight of these institutions, as they are the ones who help mold the future scientists, lawmakers, creators, and caregivers of our society. There is hope, though, thanks to governors like Ron DeSantis.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cAcademia, writ large, across the country has really lost its way,\u201d DeSantis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tallahassee.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2023\/01\/31\/desantis-targets-florida-college-university-diversity-programs-tenure\/69858501007\/\">proclaimed<\/a> when revealing his new education plan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Among other things, Gov. DeSantis calls for dismantling the Diversity Equity and Inclusion departments at universities, which I would argue should be dismantled in every industry. My all-time favorite, though, is his <a href=\"https:\/\/flvoicenews.com\/desantis-proposes-defunding-crt-bureaucracies-at-all-public-universities\/\">requirement<\/a> that teachers produce quality education.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">And what is it that big bad Ron DeSantis wants? All he\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/news.wgcu.org\/section\/education\/2023-01-31\/desantis-proposes-higher-education-reforms-cites-push-against-tactics-of-liberal-elites\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">asking for<\/a>, and what parents across the nation are also asking for, is curriculum\u00a0<\/span>\u201cfocused on giving them the foundation so they can think for themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Unfortunately, it won\u2019t be enough. A handful of state leaders will not eradicate the deep rot within Big Education.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Perhaps we should follow in the United Kingdom\u2019s footsteps. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-11636037\/Rishi-Sunak-plans-appoint-anti-woke-tsar-investigate-universities-censure-academics.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a> his plans to appoint a \u2018Free Speech Tsar\u2019 to investigate universities that censure academics for their views.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Until we get more lawmakers and policymakers to step up to the plate and purge our education system of ideological nonsense and protect those educators who want to educate, we are doomed to have a nation full of brainwashed, unhappy activists.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"video-block full\">\n[embedded content]\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Now is the time to support and share the sources you trust.<\/strong><br \/>The Political Insider ranks #3 on <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.feedspot.com\/political_blogs\/\">Feedspot\u2019s<\/a> \u201c100 Best Political Blogs and Websites.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Finally, the Republican Party has begun to pay attention to Big Education and the immense damage it has caused to our country. 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