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Posted by DAND124 on Fri Mar 30 20:17:55 2012 http://www.examiner.com/atheism-in-national/dinosaurs-and-evolution-banned-from-tests-by-school-systemAll references to the terms “Dinosaurs” and “Evolution” have been scrubbed from tests to avoid offending Creationists. This isn’t happening in Kansas or Texas either. Oddly enough this is a new rule in New York City. The New York City Department of Education compiled a list of 50 words they claim should not be on state-wide tests because they could offend some test takers. They will still allow these terms to be used in the classroom, just not on state-wide tests. Here is the complete list: 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. |
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Posted by SelkirkTMO on Fri Mar 30 20:23:16 2012, in response to NYC Public Schools Ban Tests About Evolution and Dinosaurs, posted by DAND124 on Fri Mar 30 20:17:55 2012. Well, those of us upstate wish them luck with that. Plenty of Christian schools up here that they can send their kids to. We'd rather kids learned something in school ourselves ... |
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Re: NYC Public Schools Ban Tests About Evolution and Dinosaurs |
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Posted by Rockparkman on Fri Mar 30 20:54:19 2012, in response to Re: NYC Public Schools Ban Tests About Evolution and Dinosaurs, posted by SelkirkTMO on Fri Mar 30 20:23:16 2012. Watch AmeriKKKa slip into the shitter Why aren't these TALIBAN in jail??? Watch the Son of a WHORE come up with some slanderous LIES about the EU. That fucker better worry aabout the free market fueled BRICS countries. AmeriKKKa is fucked if we don't JOIN the EU for our SAFETY!!! |
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Re: NYC Public Schools Ban Tests About Evolution and Dinosaurs |
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Posted by SelkirkTMO on Fri Mar 30 21:03:32 2012, in response to Re: NYC Public Schools Ban Tests About Evolution and Dinosaurs, posted by Rockparkman on Fri Mar 30 20:54:19 2012. I guess these clowns don't want city kids to be able to spot a sidewalk act anymore. Prolly make it easier for Citibank to find more rubes. :( |
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Re: NYC Ed. Dept. (possibly) takes political correctness to the extreme |
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Posted by Concourse Express on Fri Mar 30 22:04:06 2012, in response to NYC Public Schools Ban Tests About Evolution and Dinosaurs, posted by DAND124 on Fri Mar 30 20:17:55 2012. Subject line modified, as the articles I've seen on this issue neither speak of any "bans" nor imply that only evolution is being targeted by this. That said, however, I do think this "proposal" is ludicrous... ...and so does this bear. So there. :) my blog |
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Re: NYC Public Schools Ban Tests About Evolution and Dinosaurs |
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Posted by Olog-hai on Fri Mar 30 22:11:42 2012, in response to NYC Public Schools Ban Tests About Evolution and Dinosaurs, posted by DAND124 on Fri Mar 30 20:17:55 2012. Dhimmitude? |
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Posted by AlM on Sat Mar 31 09:55:47 2012, in response to NYC Public Schools Ban Tests About Evolution and Dinosaurs, posted by DAND124 on Fri Mar 30 20:17:55 2012. Useless journalism.Is this a finalized regulation, a proposal by someone in the department, or what? The writer forgets to mention. My guess is that it's one employee (maybe even a high level one) mouthing off, and nothing that actually will become reality. |
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