Florida high school students were drilled for being straight, asked to consider being gay, and told that straight people are to blame for overpopulation, according to course materials obtained by The Daily Wire.
During a course for high school children in Miami-Dade County, students were assigned to complete a sexuality-focused questionnaire that asked a series of bizarre questions such as: “What do you think caused your heterosexuality?”; “Is it possible that being straight is just a phase you may grow out of?”; and, “Considering the menace of hunger and overpopulation, could the human race survive if everyone were straight like yourself?”
Parents were shocked to learn that a professor made their children answer questions like this as part of a Miami-Dade College course being offered to high schoolers. The course, called “Preparing for Student Success,” was designed for students to develop academic goals and come up with strategies to succeed in college and offered in Miami-Dade County, an area that has turned red in recent years.
“It’s not normal. I mean imagine if a person, anyone, goes close to your son and asks him these questions, I’d call the police,” a concerned mother whose son was enrolled in the class told The Daily Wire. “It’s perversion. Why are you talking about their sexuality to 15-year-old boys or girls? It’s absolutely sick. It’s sick.”
Other questions posed to the children included, “To whom have you disclosed your straight tendencies?” and “Why do you insist on showing off your heterosexuality?” The questionnaire ended by asking students what their reaction to it was and “about the assumptions you hold about what others are like.”
The questions come from the textbook “POWER: Strategies for Success in College and Life” by Robert Feldman, a senior research associate at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The textbook was printed by McGraw Hill, one of the largest academic publishers in the United States whose products are used in 13,000 K-12 school districts across the country.
After being contacted by The Daily Wire, Miami-Dade College said that it had reviewed the assignment and determined that it would no longer be used.
“Miami-Dade College is committed to maintaining a safe, respectful, and academically sound learning environment for all students,” the college told The Daily Wire. “In response to concerns raised about a classroom assignment, we have conducted a thorough review of the assignment, and it will no longer be used. We expect all those who teach to uphold these standards and will ensure any necessary adjustments are made.”
The other questions on the assignment were as follows: “when and how did you decide you were straight?”; “is it possible that your heterosexuality stems from a neurotic fear of others of the same sex?”; “There seem to be many unhappy heterosexuals. Techniques have been developed that might enable you to change your sexual orientation. Have you considered changing?” and, “why do straights place so much emphasis on sex?”
According to the textbook, the questionnaire was adopted from the work of Martin Rochlin, a gay rights activist and founding member of the Gay and Lesbian Center of Los Angeles who developed the “Heterosexual Questionnaire” in 1972.
McGraw Hill textbook questionnaire used in Miami-Dade County.
The concerned mother whose son was forced to take the quiz told The Daily Wire that the questionnaire was included in the textbook as means of indoctrination.
She noted that dual enrollment classes are typically recommended for students looking to receive Florida’s Bright Futures Scholarship, a lottery funded-scholarship for top performing high school academic achievers. She said that teachers should avoid discussing issues of sexuality altogether.
“You don’t talk about these things, especially with kids. If you are a math teacher, you teach math,” she said. “These types of courses shouldn’t exist.”
She also voiced concerns about another questionnaire featured in the textbook on its chapter on diversity. One activity encourages students to determine the diversity of their campus by getting statistics of how many racial minorities attend their school, while another encourages them to “check your stereotype quotient.” That includes questions like, “If you found out that a star professional football player is gay, would you be surprised?”
The mother told The Daily Wire that she was contacted by the office of the president of Miami-Dade College and assured her that concerns would be addressed. They said the school told them that the quiz would no longer be administered and indicated that they would focus their teaching on what was academically appropriate.
Some parents believe that the content in the quiz may violate Florida law requiring content to be “accurate, objective, balanced” and “noninflammatory.”
In its statement to The Daily Wire, Miami-Dade College said that it would continue to provide education that follows state requirements.
“We are committed to creating a learning environment where students are successful and have the support to achieve academic excellence through fair and unbiased grading practices. We appreciate the engagement of our students, families, and school partners as we remain focused on delivering high-quality education that adheres to state guidelines,” the college said
The controversy over the curriculum comes as Miami-Dade County has shifted significantly to the right electorally in recent years. President Donald Trump won the county by over 10 points in 2024. The number of registered Republicans in the county also just eclipsed Democrats for the first time in history.
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