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**LypeReexy** · 04-23-2012, 09:33 PM

I'm not going to argue that this is a good policy but it's not as broad as that headline makes it seem. They want those words banned on standardized tests. That is, they want uncontroversial language on tests presumably because they worry delving into more socially (if not factually) controversial subjects could hurt students results. This is not about NYC not teaching evolution or about dinosaurs in class. Note they also want to ban the words divorce, dancing, disease, for fear that these might provoke negative emotional responses which would negatively effect testing. So, it's less about insulting creationists and more about avoiding subjects that would provoke negative emotional responses for the children taking the tests.

04-23-2012, 09:33 PM	#2
LypeReexy Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 562 Senior Member	I'm not going to argue that this is a good policy but it's not as broad as that headline makes it seem. They want those words banned on standardized tests. That is, they want uncontroversial language on tests presumably because they worry delving into more socially (if not factually) controversial subjects could hurt students results. This is not about NYC not teaching evolution or about dinosaurs in class. Note they also want to ban the words divorce, dancing, disease, for fear that these might provoke negative emotional responses which would negatively effect testing. So, it's less about insulting creationists and more about avoiding subjects that would provoke negative emotional responses for the children taking the tests.
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