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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... questions . As a new member of the board , I was assigned to a committee that reviewed reading passages for the fourth- grade test . The committee included experienced teachers and a state superintendent of education . All of us read ...
... questions . As a new member of the board , I was assigned to a committee that reviewed reading passages for the fourth- grade test . The committee included experienced teachers and a state superintendent of education . All of us read ...
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... question that did not acknowledge the dangers of peanuts . The NAGB reading committee recommended keeping the passage and adding an acknowledgment that some people are allergic to peanuts . The second passage was a brief history of ...
... question that did not acknowledge the dangers of peanuts . The NAGB reading committee recommended keeping the passage and adding an acknowledgment that some people are allergic to peanuts . The second passage was a brief history of ...
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... questions on a test that was never given should matter . It matters because these reviews offer an unparalleled insight into the process that publishers use to evaluate reading pas- sages and test items today . This process of review by ...
... questions on a test that was never given should matter . It matters because these reviews offer an unparalleled insight into the process that publishers use to evaluate reading pas- sages and test items today . This process of review by ...
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... questions . Presumably students would be upset by a test question that contained language that demeaned their race , gender , or religion . Riverside says that its tests " are designed to avoid language , symbols , gestures , words ...
... questions . Presumably students would be upset by a test question that contained language that demeaned their race , gender , or religion . Riverside says that its tests " are designed to avoid language , symbols , gestures , words ...
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... questions " model healthful per- sonal habits . " Any references to smoking , drinking , or junk food must be eliminated . Writers must be cautious when depicting someone drinking coffee or tea and must take care not to mention even ...
... questions " model healthful per- sonal habits . " Any references to smoking , drinking , or junk food must be eliminated . Writers must be cautious when depicting someone drinking coffee or tea and must take care not to mention even ...
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