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This is a great example of why being Politically Correct is certainly political, but definitely NOT correct. Clete Schirra edward nizalowski wrote: > Hello, > It has just become known that the New York State Dept. of Education > has been routinely "editing" literature passages that are used for regents > exams. This was done using their "sensitivity review guidelines" so that no > student would feel "uncomfortable in a testing situation" according to > Roseanne DeFabio, an assistant commissioner for curriculum, instruction and > assessment. Talk about euphemisms. Talk about double think. Talk about > inflated bureaucratic titles. > This practice has come to light due to the suspicions aroused by > Jeanne Heifetz, a Brooklyn mother of a high school senior who noticed > something amiss in some of the passages she perused on an exam. She looked > at 30 selections from 10 exams going back three years and noticed a number > of deletions and changed references referring to race, religion, ethnicity, > sex, nudity and profanity. Two examples given were changing "hell" to > "heck" and eliminating Kofi Annan's references to the US owing money to the > United Nations. > This practice is being challenged by several groups including the > American Civil Liberties Union, the National Association Against Censorship > along with a variety of individuals. The article had an Associated Press > byline and appeared in the Binghamton, NY and Ithaca, NY, papers on Monday, > June 3rd. > Personally, I'm appalled that New York State would do this without > contacting the writers of these passages or informing the students and > instructors who had every reason to believe that these selections were true > to the author's intent. I'm curious to know how the rest of you feel about > this issue and I wonder if other states have been doing something similar > and just haven't been "caught". > > Ed Nizalowski, SMS > Newark Valley High School > Newark Valley, NY > enizalowski@nvcs.stier.org > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-= > All postings to LM_NET are protected under copyright law. > To quit LM_NET (or set-reset NOMAIL or DIGEST, etc.) send email to: > listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: > 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL or 3) SET LM_NET DIGEST > 4) SET LM_NET MAIL * Please allow for confirmation from Listserv. > For LM_NET Help see: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/ > Archives: http://askeric.org/Virtual/Listserv_Archives/LM_NET.shtml > See also EL-Announce for announcements from library media vendors: > http://www.mindspring.com/~el-announce/ > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-= -- ******************************************************************************** Clete Schirra schirra@sparksd.org South Park High School 412.655.0613 voice 2178 Ridge Rd. 412.655.1463 fax South Park, PA 15129 Media Specialist/Network Administrator, South Park High School Media Center "They that give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." Benjamin Franklin-Historical Review of Pennsylvania 1759 ******************************************************************************** =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-= All postings to LM_NET are protected under copyright law. To quit LM_NET (or set-reset NOMAIL or DIGEST, etc.) send email to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL or 3) SET LM_NET DIGEST 4) SET LM_NET MAIL * Please allow for confirmation from Listserv. For LM_NET Help see: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/ Archives: http://askeric.org/Virtual/Listserv_Archives/LM_NET.shtml See also EL-Announce for announcements from library media vendors: http://www.mindspring.com/~el-announce/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=