On his first day in office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.
The decision has sparked controversy among and . Others wondered if . But where do 糖心动漫vlog fall on this issue?
Teachers鈥攅specially geography teachers鈥攁re not sure how they should refer to the Gulf in class as the curriculum is decided by the state, not at the federal level. And some are worried about the feelings the name change could bring up among students.
Patrick Greene, the principal of Green Central High School in North Carolina, told Education Week that some of his students had an emotional reaction to the news.
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While Greene has not received guidance on whether to implement the name change in classrooms at his school, he said he鈥檒l be instructing teachers to follow the curriculum adopted by the state.
What 糖心动漫vlog are saying online
On social media, 糖心动漫vlog had a range of reactions regarding the name change. Some were opposed to incorporating the change into their classrooms, and others weren鈥檛 willing to acknowledge the legitimacy of the Gulf of America.
However, there were a few 糖心动漫vlog that were more receptive鈥攐r at the very least, indifferent鈥攖o the idea.
Some states push to require teachers to use the new name
Some GOP state lawmakers are taking steps to formally implement the name change in the classroom.
In that encourages teachers to use the name Gulf of America when speaking to students, whereas to update classroom materials to align with Trump鈥檚 executive order. The Florida legislature for schools to refer to the Gulf as the Gulf of America.
In Oklahoma, State Superintendent Ryan Walters the state history standards have been updated to include the term Gulf of America.
Organizations like Google and Apple have incorporated the change by updating their maps, but Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo has if the company does not restore the Gulf鈥檚 original name.
