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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 m...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780375414824
ISBN-10: 0375414827
Publication Date: 4/2003
Pages: 272
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Publisher: Knopf
Book Type: Hardcover
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