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VioletGray -> Hey Look! This thread isn't about Trayvon Martin! (3/27/2012 4:25:42 PM)
It's about the Department of Education. Being stupid apparently. http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/03/26/war-on-words-nyc-dept-of-education-wants-50-forbidden-words-removed-from-standardized-tests/

Kirata -> RE: Hey Look! This thread isn't about Trayvon Martin! (3/27/2012 4:32:58 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: VioletGray It's about the Department of Education. Being stupid apparently. Good grief... Fearing that certain words and topics can make students feel unpleasant, officials are requesting 50 or so words be removed from city-issued tests. The word “dinosaur” made the hit list because dinosaurs suggest evolution which creationists might not like, WCBS 880′s Marla Diamond reported. “Halloween” is targeted because it suggests paganism; a “birthday” might not be happy to all because it isn’t celebrated by Jehovah’s Witnesses. [sm=banghead.gif] K.

DaddySatyr -> RE: Hey Look! This thread isn't about Trayvon Martin! (3/27/2012 4:38:06 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Kirata Good grief... Fearing that certain words and topics can make students feel unpleasant, officials are requesting 50 or so words be removed from city-issued tests. The word “dinosaur” made the hit list because dinosaurs suggest evolution which creationists might not like, WCBS 880′s Marla Diamond reported. “Halloween” is targeted because it suggests paganism; a “birthday” might not be happy to all because it isn’t celebrated by Jehovah’s Witnesses. [sm=banghead.gif] K. I'll bet students would be happier still if a few more words were removed ... homework detention schoolday principal study ... Peace and comfort, Michael

VioletGray -> RE: Hey Look! This thread isn't about Trayvon Martin! (3/27/2012 4:38:57 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Kirata quote: ORIGINAL: VioletGray It's about the Department of Education. Being stupid apparently. Good grief... Fearing that certain words and topics can make students feel unpleasant, officials are requesting 50 or so words be removed from city-issued tests. The word “dinosaur” made the hit list because dinosaurs suggest evolution which creationists might not like, WCBS 880′s Marla Diamond reported. “Halloween” is targeted because it suggests paganism; a “birthday” might not be happy to all because it isn’t celebrated by Jehovah’s Witnesses. [sm=banghead.gif] K. Move over a bit on that wall.. [sm=banghead.gif]

Owner59 -> RE: Hey Look! This thread isn't about Trayvon Martin! (3/27/2012 4:39:21 PM)
"This thread isn't about Trayvon Martin!" [:D]

LanceHughes -> RE: Hey Look! This thread isn't about Trayvon Martin! (3/27/2012 4:42:31 PM)
Didn't read the article - thanks for the piece-o-it, Kirata. Is the list avaiable someplace in cyber-space? Christmas on the list? Easter? Passover? and what's that new-to-the-West thing? Kum-ba-ya? Buddhism on or off? I can think of 50 religious words.... what are some of the others? 12 easy - signs of the Zodiac...... etc.

dcnovice -> RE: Hey Look! This thread isn't about Trayvon Martin! (3/27/2012 4:43:18 PM)
I used to work for a classroom magazine, and one year I went to a presentation on the no-no's of textbook publishing, It was mind-blowing. The presenter showed various images, and we had to guess why they'd been rejected. One, I remember, showed an interracial couple. Another, a placid landscape just after a rain storm, puzzled everyone until yours truly pointed out that the rainbow can be a gay symbol.

DaddySatyr -> RE: Hey Look! This thread isn't about Trayvon Martin! (3/27/2012 4:48:54 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: dcnovice ... Another, a placid landscape just after a rain storm, puzzled everyone until yours truly pointed out that the rainbow can be a gay symbol. or, a "sign from God". It's damned, either way! Peace and comfort, Michael

DesideriScuri -> RE: Hey Look! This thread isn't about Trayvon Martin! (3/27/2012 6:26:44 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: DaddySatyr quote: ORIGINAL: Kirata Good grief... Fearing that certain words and topics can make students feel unpleasant, officials are requesting 50 or so words be removed from city-issued tests. The word “dinosaur” made the hit list because dinosaurs suggest evolution which creationists might not like, WCBS 880′s Marla Diamond reported. “Halloween” is targeted because it suggests paganism; a “birthday” might not be happy to all because it isn’t celebrated by Jehovah’s Witnesses. [sm=banghead.gif] K. I'll bet students would be happier still if a few more words were removed ... homework detention schoolday principal study ... Peace and comfort, Michael Though technically not words, they could also remove C, D, and F. Exam, test, quiz, grade, etc. I do recall there being angst linked to those letters and words.

LoreBook -> RE: Hey Look! This thread isn't about Trayvon Martin! (3/27/2012 8:17:56 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: VioletGray quote: ORIGINAL: Kirata quote: ORIGINAL: VioletGray It's about the Department of Education. Being stupid apparently. Good grief... Fearing that certain words and topics can make students feel unpleasant, officials are requesting 50 or so words be removed from city-issued tests. The word “dinosaur” made the hit list because dinosaurs suggest evolution which creationists might not like, WCBS 880′s Marla Diamond reported. “Halloween” is targeted because it suggests paganism; a “birthday” might not be happy to all because it isn’t celebrated by Jehovah’s Witnesses. [sm=banghead.gif] K. Move over a bit on that wall.. [sm=banghead.gif] Make some room please [sm=banghead.gif]

Musicmystery -> RE: Hey Look! This thread isn't about Trayvon Martin! (3/27/2012 8:22:39 PM)
quote: Though technically not words, they could also remove C, D, and F. Exam, test, quiz, grade, etc. I do recall there being angst linked to those letters and words. Too late. I've had college students cry over a B- as an unheard of slam of a low grade.

Hillwilliam -> RE: Hey Look! This thread isn't about Trayvon Martin! (3/27/2012 8:26:41 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Musicmystery quote: Though technically not words, they could also remove C, D, and F. Exam, test, quiz, grade, etc. I do recall there being angst linked to those letters and words. Too late. I've had college students cry over a B- as an unheard of slam of a low grade. I have as well.

LoreBook -> RE: Hey Look! This thread isn't about Trayvon Martin! (3/27/2012 8:26:55 PM)
Huh. I'm proud of my B- marks, I worked hard to get them.

Hillwilliam -> RE: Hey Look! This thread isn't about Trayvon Martin! (3/27/2012 8:27:55 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: LoreBook Huh. I'm proud of my B- marks, I worked hard to get them. I daresay you aren't a pre-med. I was a BIO teacher. I had a bunch of em.

angelikaJ -> RE: Hey Look! This thread isn't about Trayvon Martin! (3/27/2012 8:28:54 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Kirata quote: ORIGINAL: VioletGray It's about the Department of Education. Being stupid apparently. Good grief... Fearing that certain words and topics can make students feel unpleasant, officials are requesting 50 or so words be removed from city-issued tests. The word “dinosaur” made the hit list because dinosaurs suggest evolution which creationists might not like, WCBS 880′s Marla Diamond reported. “Halloween” is targeted because it suggests paganism; a “birthday” might not be happy to all because it isn’t celebrated by Jehovah’s Witnesses. [sm=banghead.gif] K. http://archive.suite101.com/article.cfm/sf_and_society/91703

GotSteel -> RE: Hey Look! This thread isn't about Trayvon Martin! (3/27/2012 9:41:32 PM)
"The word “dinosaur” made the hit list because dinosaurs suggest evolution which creationists might not like" face palm

Musicmystery -> RE: Hey Look! This thread isn't about Trayvon Martin! (3/27/2012 9:43:23 PM)
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