The Language Police: How Pressure Groups Restrict What Students Learn - Paperback
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Language:EnglishPublisher:VintageISBN-13:9781400030644ISBN-10:1400030641UPC:9781400030644Book Category:Education, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:History, Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, CensorshipSize:8.04 x 5.32 x 0.64 inchesWeight:0.4696Product ID:SCEDVBGHJE
The Language Police: How Pressure Groups Restrict What Students Learn
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,...
Language:EnglishPublisher:VintageISBN-13:9781400030644ISBN-10:1400030641UPC:9781400030644Book Category:Education, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:History, Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, CensorshipSize:8.04 x 5.32 x 0.64 inchesWeight:0.4696Product ID:SCEDVBGHJE
Diane Ravitch is a historian of education and Research Professor of Education at New York University and Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C. She was assistant secretary in charge of research in the U.S. Department of Education in the administration of President George H. W. Bush and was appointed to the National Assessment Governing Board by President Bill...
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