War On Words: NYC Dept. Of Education Wants 50 ‘Forbidden’ Words Banned From Standardized Tests 'Dinosaur,' 'Birthday,' 'Halloween,' 'Poverty,' 'Divorce' Among Those Suggested
Here is the complete list of words that could be banned:
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.
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
NUTS????? That is putting it very mildly. OMG!!! I thought I'd choke when I read this one!!!
Sh1t happens every single day. Life is a struggle. Bad things happen to good people. THAT'S LIFE!! And these kids better learn how to deal with LIFE if they expect to survive in this world!!!
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
If you can perpetuate adolescence and stunt psychological and emotional maturity you can create a generation of emotionally immature citizens that have a natural dependency on government for their care. Obamacare covers "children" until the age of 26!!! They need to keep people as young and dumb for as long as possible.
If you can perpetuate adolescence and stunt psychological and emotional maturity you can create a generation of emotionally immature citizens known as Tea Partiers and Nayboobs.
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"For this is what America is all about. It is the uncrossed desert and the unclimbed ridge. It is the star that is not reached and the harvest that is sleeping in the unplowed ground." Lyndon Baines Johnson
Quoted from CICERO If you can perpetuate adolescence and stunt psychological and emotional maturity you can create a generation of emotionally immature citizens known as Tea Partiers and Nayboobs.
This comes from a middle aged man who lives in his aunt's basement and spends all his spare time at Town Hall. You are living proof of the success of systemic arrested development.
And when things really get tough..........ya know, when their MTV/AMERICAN IDOL/JERSEY SHORE tv show is canceled.....OR when their favorite sneakers are out of stock at the shoe store.......OR when they lose their cell phone connection..........there is always xanax!!!!!
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
For the record - I have never endorsed, promoted or supported such bans. Personally, I have never had a very high opinion of our State Education Department. We could shut down the whole place and actually use the money we spend on their salaries to actually educate the children of our state or to cut state taxes..
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"For this is what America is all about. It is the uncrossed desert and the unclimbed ridge. It is the star that is not reached and the harvest that is sleeping in the unplowed ground." Lyndon Baines Johnson
I disagree with you DemocraticVoiceOfReason! Once again you are spewing bad policy ideas and I will have to admit that laying off HUNDREDS of fine State Employees with our economy suffering from a recession -- is an idea that you need to revisit..
"We have to talk about liberating minds as well as liberating society." ---Angela Davis
"When you put a tiny and despised minority up for a popular vote, the minority usually loses." ---Andrew Sullivan
I disagree with you DemocraticVoiceOfReason! Once again you are spewing bad policy ideas and I will have to admit that laying off HUNDREDS of fine State Employees with our economy suffering from a recession -- is an idea that you need to revisit..
Dv is talking to himself again. He has to TRY to prove the two are the same person, especially since I provided THE EVIDENCE that I am NOT "Parent."
Optimists close their eyes and pretend problems are non existent. Better to have open eyes, see the truths, acknowledge the negatives, and speak up for the people rather than the politicos and their rich cronies.
For the record - I have never endorsed, promoted or supported such bans. Personally, I have never had a very high opinion of our State Education Department. We could shut down the whole place and actually use the money we spend on their salaries to actually educate the children of our state or to cut state taxes..
Now who believes what he says? Words coming from someone who doesn't even know where he went to school?
And lies about where he, uh, "works"
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Optimists close their eyes and pretend problems are non existent. Better to have open eyes, see the truths, acknowledge the negatives, and speak up for the people rather than the politicos and their rich cronies.
I disagree with you DemocraticVoiceOfReason! Once again you are spewing bad policy ideas and I will have to admit that laying off HUNDREDS of fine State Employees with our economy suffering from a recession -- is an idea that you need to revisit..
Have you ever worked in the public education system? If you had, you'd know that the State Education Department is a bloated bureaucracy that has caused more problems than it has solved. For all of the "education reforms" that they have pushed over the years, there is no discernable record of actually improving student outcomes.
I would much rather have the state spend that money DIRECTLY on educating students rather than continuing that bureaucratic maze they call the S.E.D. Besides - all the employees at the S.E.D. with teaching credentials could apply for jobs in the public school system --- if they are good teachers, they'd be much more useful and productive in the classroom than sitting in an office in Albany.
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"For this is what America is all about. It is the uncrossed desert and the unclimbed ridge. It is the star that is not reached and the harvest that is sleeping in the unplowed ground." Lyndon Baines Johnson
The SED, with all of it's 'union' flaws.........might just be more efficient if the U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION would stay out of the state's business!!! Talk about a bloated piece of wasted bureaucracy!!!!
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
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