• intensely_human
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    Would you reject a science textbook if it had too much information about ionic bonding?

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        So if the textbook was say 10 chapters, and 7 of them were about ionic bonding, that wouldn’t be a problem?

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            Based on this headline it could be the situation I’m describing: that literally they have a problem with too much focus being put on a single topic, in a class that’s supposed to cover many topics.

            So no, you don’t know that yet. Unless you can present more evidence that it is.

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              From the article:

              Among the reasons the board rejected books: They had too much information about the climate crisis; they were published by companies with environmentally friendly policies; they portrayed fossil fuel use in an insufficiently positive light, potentially harming the state’s economy; and they included teachings about evolution but not creationism.

              With this information, I sincerely doubt the board was finding honest problems with the texts. They rejected textbooks because they didn’t include creationism – there clearly isn’t any legitimate desire for science.

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              it could be the situation I’m describing: that literally they have a problem with too much focus being put on a single topic

              If you truly believe that, I have a mountain chalet in Florida to sell you.