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portada The Language Police: How Pressure Groups Restrict What Students Learn (Vintage)
Type
Physical Book
Publisher
Year
2004
Language
English
Pages
288
Format
Paperback
ISBN
1400030641
ISBN13
9781400030644

The Language Police: How Pressure Groups Restrict What Students Learn (Vintage)

Diane Ravitch (Author) · Vintage · Paperback

The Language Police: How Pressure Groups Restrict What Students Learn (Vintage) - Diane Ravitch

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Synopsis "The Language Police: How Pressure Groups Restrict What Students Learn (Vintage)"

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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