Controversial Florida math textbook ignites social-emotional learning debate

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A McGraw Hill fourth grade math textbook in Florida was criticized for including emotionally based questions.

Critics sounded off on a math textbook in Collier County, Florida, approved by the school board that appeared to include emotionally based questions that appeared to have nothing to do with numbers or equations.

Included in a McGraw Hill fourth grade-math textbook are questions such as, "What are some ways you can connect with your classmates?" and "What behaviors show that you respect your classmates?" Gayle Repetto from Collier County in southwest Florida argued the inquiries were out of place…