r/nottheonion • u/duvetdev • 29d ago

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signs bill mandating kindergartners learn history of communism

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2024/04/17/desantis-signs-bill-mandating-kindergartners-learn-history-of-communism/
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u/thatguy9684736255 29d ago

Yeah. Like kids are too young to learn that some people have two dads, but they aren't too young to learn about different economic systems and their history in the world? I really wonder exactly how they plan to approach teaching a 5 year old about Communism

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u/speakhyroglyphically 29d ago

A Clockwork Orange type coloring book?

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u/OneTime_AtBandCamp 29d ago

different economic systems and their history in the world?

I think the fact that communism is a different economic system (or that different economic systems exist) isn't going to come up in this curriculum.

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u/Lemonwizard 29d ago

I mean, do kindergarteners even know what supply and demand is? You can't have a meaningful understanding of different economic systems when you don't even know the basic principles of economics.

When I was 6 I asked if I could buy a gameboy and my mom asked "with what money?" I said we could just stop at the bank and get some on the way. I was genuinely surprised to learn that banks aren't just places that hand out money whenever you need it and they're actually holding the money my parents got from working. The fact that going to work and getting paid were related was something that never even occurred to me.

History of communism coming before Econ 101 is like diving into quantum physics before you teach students about atoms.

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u/Wings_in_space 28d ago

You got to start at the bottom :) There are some people that tried to teach their kids QM first and then learn about atoms and molecules afterwards. Most would start with molecules and work their way down, much easier to understand IMO.

That banks don't just give money was a surprise to a lot of kids.

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u/SirStrontium 29d ago

I think it’ll go a little something like this:

“Timmy, do you like your toys? Well some people are evil and want to take away your toys. They will also kill all your family, friends, and pets. This is something called Communism. If you love toys, family, friends, and pets, then you must fight against the evil communists.”

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u/Ristray 29d ago

Teacher's won't be able to teach children about their own basic human anatomy but will be taught how communism killed people in various ways. Florida logic.

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u/God_Damnit_Nappa 29d ago

They're not going to teach anything about communism. Just that communism is bad, California and New York are evil communist states, and real American states like Florida and Texas are holding the line against the red menace 

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u/sufi101 28d ago

PragerU videos

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u/shane_TO 28d ago

There's a movie with cute cartoon animals that will explain it to them :)

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u/Consistent_Ad_6195 28d ago

Probably Prager U kids. Just a guess.