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Lädt ... The Language Police (2003)von Diane Ravitch
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Examines how the current publication of history textbooks and their perspectives on history have been profoundly affected by the interests of pressure groups from the left and right wings, sensitivity and bias committees, and state departments of education. It describes the publishers' bias guidelines for their editors, writers and illustrators; verboten topics all along the spectrum; even the ratio of men to women, people of color, disabled and abled in book illustrations. The author decries that today's textbooks do not provide rich language and that they confuse the stories of the history of the land, the origins of the American people and the history of the nation-state. (p. 154) All in the interest of "protecting" children and "boosting" their self-esteem. Revealing and depressing. There are many shocks to the senses one encounters as someone in her late 50's decides to finally pursue an undergraduate degree. I've arrived at a sort of peace with the body piercings, backwards baseball caps, and every sentence ending as a question, ya know? There is one thing which continues to intrigue me, however, and that is the textbooks. Beyond the fact that they were clearly developed for a generation used to information being summarized in factoid form, the efforts on the part of editors and publishers to present a perfectly unbiased, sanitized for social content text are amazing. I set out to find some corroboration for my perception of the textbooks and found Diane Ravitch's THE LANGUAGE POLICE on the library shelves. While her portrayal of textbooks swings the pendulum to the critical extreme, it does raise some interesting questions...questions that are important for anyone interested in how information is being gathered and presented...to any generation of students. Zeige 5 von 5 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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