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There are some more examples of pages that got math books rejected for use in classrooms in Florida. It's this mention here of SEL, social and emotional learning. The lessons were designed to help students build proficiency with social awareness as they practice with emphasizing with classmates. This got one book rejected, and another book guilty of this had a cartoon dog and cat, Newton and Descartes, interacting alongside the problems. To me, a classroom that focuses on respect, empathy, kindness, cooperation, perseverance and responsibility is a good classroom. But it was when these ideas were formally programmed that they became surprisingly controversial. Our reviewer comment for another rejected book says the book had lessons including growth mindset concepts which are a component of SEL learning. Over 40% of books were initially rejected by the Florida Department of Education. But this strange graphic on their website tells us that as publishers have removed woke content they've been able to approve 91% of submitted books. It must be a difficult landscape for publishers to navigate. Since the state also said that materials must include multicultural representation and to promote a positive self-image for members of all groups and provide for the development of healthy attitudes and values. And I wonder how you do that in the face of so much fear and division.