I heard about this on the news this morning - political correctness run amok. It's completely ridiculous and just plain stupid, especially the part about banning "dinosaurs":jol:
From the article, here is the list of words they want to ban in standardized tests:
Abuse (physical, sexual, emotional, or psychological)
Alcohol (beer and liquor), tobacco, or drugs
Birthday celebrations (and birthdays)
Bodily functions
Cancer (and other diseases)
Catastrophes/disasters (tsunamis and hurricanes)
Celebrities
Children dealing with serious issues
Cigarettes (and other smoking paraphernalia)
Computers in the home (acceptable in a school or library setting)
Crime
Death and disease
Divorce
Evolution
Expensive gifts, vacations, and prizes
Gambling involving money
Halloween
Homelessness
Homes with swimming pools
Hunting
Junk food
In-depth discussions of sports that require prior knowledge
Loss of employment
Nuclear weapons
Occult topics (i.e. fortune-telling)
Parapsychology
Politics
Pornography
Poverty
Rap Music
Religion
Religious holidays and festivals (including but not limited to Christmas, Yom Kippur, and Ramadan)
Rock-and-Roll music
Running away
Sex
Slavery
Terrorism
Television and video games (excessive use)
Traumatic material (including material that may be particularly upsetting such as animal shelters)
Vermin (rats and roaches)
Violence
War and bloodshed
Weapons (guns, knives, etc.)
Witchcraft, sorcery, etc.
Most of these words probably never show up on the tests anyway. I can't imagine the word "pornography" on a standardized test. However, I do not support some of these at all! I don't think kids should be this sheltered.
History isn't that tough.
"Well you see class Mr. Hitler had slightly different views to you or I. He believed that white people were pure and Je....... Okay Hitler was different and he was in charge of Germany. When Germany went to wa........ Dagnabit I quit!"
But I would love to see the question that had alcohol, sex, pornography, violence and divorce in it?!?
Sound like a story one of my naval brethren would tell.
Relly? This isn't a joke? Okay one or two of those words I could understand but really? So we can't have a math question asking who's pool is bigger because it might offend someone. Isn't it bad enough the Amarica's education is failing. I mean look I can't even spell but now they want to ruin my sons education even more. Grrrrrr.
Unfortunately this whole sentence reeks with banning.
First we have the rock & roll, Elvis was a celebrity, he did drugs, ate junk food, and I'm guessing had a LOT of sex. Plus since he's likely dead that would be depressing. And as far as rolling over in his grave, that just screams of zombies, and obviously associated with the occult. I'm I missing anything?
I would guess that there was a lot of thinking that went into this list. I would bet that most, if not all, of these came to attention as threats for lawsuits, and the schools and district want to cover their rear ends by stopping the lawsuits before they can start.
Granted, many of those words would put a major crimp in teaching and testing, but the officials are looking at the potential loss of money rather than the difficulties the teachers would or will have to face. If there is an outcry by the public against the elimination of all or some of the words, then the school(s) can use the words and use the public statements supporting the use of those words as a showing for public approval should it ever come to trial.
Is the list stupid? Heck yah! Not teaching kids about stuff just promotes ignorance, it doesn't make those things go away.
I get so mad that Halloween is always the holiday that is segerated, denounced and made to seem vile. I hate having to defend it all the time. That is just another reason I love this forum. Not having to explain myself for enjoying Halloween. Rest of the world...Grrr.
Wow, that whole list is idiotic. I hate how there is all of this effort to "shield" kids from ANYthing and EVERYthing that might be "uncomfortable" or "offensive" in the guise of being politically correct. LIFE is often uncomfortable and offensive. What are we prepping them for, life in a hallucinatory, make believe utopian la-la land? Ugh.
What happened to parents acting like real parents, being responsible and teaching their kids the proper way of things? My 4 daughters are not sheltered and know how to act and what to say properly. If parents would use common sense and take responsibility to raise their kids instead of counting on the schools to do it wouldn't that eliminate this a little.... maybe?
To many idiots in high places I guess.
ANYWAYS..... HI!
:jol: Well, I was going to add my 2 cents to this thread....but I am waiting to see if what I was thinking of writing will offend anyone...the 'censors' have assured me that after my thoughts are presented, voted on, and then a case study is done on them, then I can feel free to post.:rolleyekin:
PuLeeeze!
:jol: Oops! I forgot I was on the Halloween Forum! I can post anything I want to....well....within reason. Oh, and by the way...Halloween, Halloween, Halloween!!!
this is the problem with the world today. we're so damned concerned with offending people. damned idiots. if this is the way the world is going, i want to find another world to live on.
DA, I couldn't agree more with your second line especially. Everyone is so afraid to expose their children to the real world and they grow up to be so naive without any street smarts, manners, or without common sense whatsoever. Oh, and don't let me forget they leave society to supervise and raise their children. Well, there goes my tangent. Ha, Ha, Ha! :googly:
Well what do you expect from NYC? We have noboby to blame but ourselfs, the teachers should br teaching, not worring if a word is going to offend someone. So open minded that their brains fall out!! okay getting off soapbox now.
no craig, stay on the soapbox. i'm usually quiet about a lot of my beliefs but STUPIDITY just pushes me over the edge....
We are emerging as a society that enables people to be stupid and dumb.
Example: Pedestrians have the right of way. Watch HOW people cross the street either legally or illegally... count how many times someone looks up or blindly steps out in the road to walk across it. I don't know about yall but I know I ultimately have the right of way. However, I don't want to spend my life staring at the ground, drooling into a tray trying to say "I had the right of way by God..." (oops, I said God, am I banned?)
Watch the movie IDIOCRACY. Sure it is a comedy but Mike Judge has a vision of where the world could be headed.
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