The Language Police: How Pressure Groups Restrict What Students LearnKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2007年12月18日 - 288 頁 If you’re an actress or a coed just trying to do a man-size job, a yes-man who turns a deaf ear to some sob sister, an heiress aboard her yacht, or a bookworm enjoying a boy’s night out, Diane Ravitch’s internationally acclaimed The Language Police has bad news for you: Erase those words from your vocabulary! Textbook publishers and state education agencies have sought to root out racist, sexist, and elitist language in classroom and library materials. But according to Diane Ravitch, a leading historian of education, what began with the best of intentions has veered toward bizarre extremes. At a time when we celebrate and encourage diversity, young readers are fed bowdlerized texts, devoid of the references that give these works their meaning and vitality. With forceful arguments and sensible solutions for rescuing American education from the pressure groups that have made classrooms bland and uninspiring, The Language Police offers a powerful corrective to a cultural scandal. |
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第 vii 頁
... , Usages , Stereotypes , and Topics Appendix 2 The Atkinson - Ravitch Sampler of Classic Literature for Home and School Notes Bibliography Index 203 ཛ་ ཤྰགི 235 243 247 Acknowledgments THIS BOOK began as an essay for Daedalus ,
... , Usages , Stereotypes , and Topics Appendix 2 The Atkinson - Ravitch Sampler of Classic Literature for Home and School Notes Bibliography Index 203 ཛ་ ཤྰགི 235 243 247 Acknowledgments THIS BOOK began as an essay for Daedalus ,
第 11 頁
... classic literature on national tests of reading . So , to ameliorate the concerns of the bias committee , we proposed to switch the gender of the fox and the crow , either to make them both the same gender , or to make Mis- tress Fox ...
... classic literature on national tests of reading . So , to ameliorate the concerns of the bias committee , we proposed to switch the gender of the fox and the crow , either to make them both the same gender , or to make Mis- tress Fox ...
第 16 頁
... classic problem presented by today's bias and sensitivity review process . If any cultural group attributes negative connotations to anything , or considers it taboo or offensive , then that topic will not be referred to , represented ...
... classic problem presented by today's bias and sensitivity review process . If any cultural group attributes negative connotations to anything , or considers it taboo or offensive , then that topic will not be referred to , represented ...
第 19 頁
... just banal selections . We asked whether his company would choose some readings drawn from myths and fables and other classic literature . He said that they would try , but we had to bear in mind that " everything written before.
... just banal selections . We asked whether his company would choose some readings drawn from myths and fables and other classic literature . He said that they would try , but we had to bear in mind that " everything written before.
第 25 頁
... classic litera- ture is unacceptable when judged by the new rules governing refer- ences to gender , ethnicity , age , and disability . In addition to representational fairness and language usage , the bias guidelines warn against ...
... classic litera- ture is unacceptable when judged by the new rules governing refer- ences to gender , ethnicity , age , and disability . In addition to representational fairness and language usage , the bias guidelines warn against ...
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