Commission endorses K–12 guidance on 'intellectual diversity,' commissioners press DESE on guardrails Commissioners approved a recommendation asking DESE to provide guidance and resources for teacher training aimed at fostering intellectually diverse classrooms, while some members urged explicit guardrails to prevent misuse of the language to introduce discriminatory material.

Massachusetts commissioners have taken a bold step to promote intellectually diverse classrooms, but concerns about potential misuse of the term "intellectual diversity" are raising red flags.

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Quote of the Day “Intellectual freedom, of course, implies intellectual diversity.” — Frances FitzGerald , Fire in the Lake

“Intellectual freedom, of course, implies intellectual diversity.” — Frances FitzGerald , Fire in the Lake
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With regard to intellectual diversity on campus, departments of economics tend not to be shining examples .

#HigherEducation #USUniversities #Economics #NeoclassicalEconomics #IntellectualDiversity

I’m telling you about the #intellectualdiversity part of this example in case you are looking for ways to/things to document that you already do for any of your materials!

I believe our job is to present students with interesting, relevant, but fairly theoretically neutral sources to analyze using the sociological tools we are trying to help them develop.

This is how I strive to achieve #intellectualdiversity in my classes.

Intellectual diversity matters, but recent events, common decency, and your sanity and mine mean that US conservatives can never again be taken seriously on this topic.

#USPolitics #USCulture #IntellectualDiversity

Vos calls for ‘intellectual diversity,’ decentering racial DEI at UW-Madison Assembly Speaker Robin Vos aims to remove racial DEI efforts and steer toward conservative inclusion at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Good Morning Wisconsin!

With great pleasure, Wisconsin Republican Speaker Robin Vos announces new "Diversity Program"...

... Money Hoarding White Guys

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I mean, a lot of folk weren't adjusting for statistical biases in biomedical research to begin with... But seriously, this is restricting academic freedom and it makes my blood run cold #AcademicFreedom #AcademicChatter #IntellectualDiversity #CriticalThinking #ResearchIntegrity #OpenInquiry