Florida superintendents have been advised by the state’s education agency to nix their Advanced Placement Psychology classes unless they exclude any topics related to gender or sexuality, according to a press release from The College Board.
Such a shift would mean the courses couldn’t be called Advanced Placement, however, or used by students to earn college credit, the College Board said.
“We are sad to have learned that today the Florida Department of Education has effectively banned AP Psychology in the state by instructing Florida superintendents that teaching foundational content on sexual orientation and gender identity is illegal under state law,” the statement reads. “The state has said districts are free to teach AP Psychology only if it excludes any mention of these essential topics.”
In June, the College Board said they would not alter its popular AP Psychology class after the state asked the organization to review all AP courses to see if they “need modification to ensure compliance” with a Florida law and state Board of Education rule targeting instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity.
You wouldn’t ban the teaching of material science to a future civil engineer.
You wouldn’t ban the teaching of chemistry to a future pharmacist.
You wouldn’t ban the teaching of aerodynamic sciences to a future car designer.
Why would you ban the teaching of gender identity and sexuality to a future psychologist if it’s a core piece of knowledge required to excel at their profession?
Yeah you really shouldn’t. Hence good for the college board for not caving to the demands to erase the hard fought acknowledgement of people like myself’s experiences
Probably because the people behind these changes by-and-large don’t believe psychologists are needed. If you have any problems you should consult your pastor or something.
Pray the cray away?
If you have any problems you’re a useful scapegoat. They don’t want to give that up.