AB 873 can be found here. I’ve highlighted a few items below.
… Hmmmmm. Cart before horse here? Are we able to read, write and follow simple directions?
Media literacy? … pleeeaaasseee. Digital Citizenship? … first, we might want to learn to play well with others. Socialization First! … Oops, couldn’t have that as a slogan in CA.
… They might want to rethink this … wouldn’t that also include the ability to recognize and refuse to accept propaganda? This could backfire.
… This would also require the admission that some knowledge is better than other knowledge.
And My God, that everyone can not be correct.
… Norms? “… healthy behavior.” I am quite sure that the Marquis de Sade strongly believed his behavior to be quite “healthy”.
… Wouldn’t this also mean that one of the TPTB tactics (Thrasymachian in nature) would not be allowed? Every child knows that “because I said so” is no reason at all.
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Well, there were other things going on…
Becoming Caltech — Caltech Magazine Becoming Caltech — Caltech Magazine
AND even other things more relevant…
You’re overthinking it, Dr. Scarmoge, and taking the text as if it were meant to convey information rather than to present a flurry of fluff as cover for tyranny. It’s simple: the state wants to decree which information is good information.