• blindsight@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    Why the fuck do books need to be approved? Is that a common thing in the US?

    In Canada, I’ve never checked a text with my principal before assigning it.

    The curriculum does not list approved resources; teachers are professionals who are trained to select appropriate materials to cover the material.

    • averyfalken@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      Higher ups that make way more than the actual teachers some having never taught a day in their life’s make decisions on what should be taught and how.

      I left my education major behind cause I saw the state of how school districts in most states were being handled.

    • SpookyUnderwear@eviltoast.org
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      1 year ago

      Well, no. A core curriculum is approved for each grade. Now I don’t know if it’s so specific that it’s broken down to every book. I would definitely like to get some more details on this particular situation. This book banning thing is getting out of hand.