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The Language Police: How Pressure Groups Restrict What Students Learn
The Language Police How Pressure Groups Restrict What Students Learn
Author: Diane Ravitch
Before Anton Chekhov and Mark Twain can be used in school readers and exams, they must be vetted by a bias and sensitivity committee. An anthology used in Tennessee schools changed “By God!” to “By gum!” and “My God!” to “You don’t mean it.” The New York State Education Department omitted mentioning Jews in an Isaac Bashevis ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781439568569
ISBN-10: 1439568561
Publication Date: 11/3/2008
Pages: 288
Edition: Reprint
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