{"product_id":"the-language-police-how-pressure-groups-restrict-what-students-learn-9781400030644","title":"The Language Police: How Pressure Groups Restrict What Students Learn","description":"If you're an \u003cb\u003eactress\u003c\/b\u003e or a \u003cb\u003ecoed\u003c\/b\u003e just trying to do a\u003cb\u003e man-size job\u003c\/b\u003e, a \u003cb\u003eyes-man\u003c\/b\u003e who \u003cb\u003eturns a deaf ear\u003c\/b\u003e to some \u003cb\u003esob sister\u003c\/b\u003e, an \u003cb\u003eheiress \u003c\/b\u003eaboard her \u003cb\u003eyacht\u003c\/b\u003e, or a \u003cb\u003ebookworm\u003c\/b\u003e enjoying a \u003cb\u003eboy's night out\u003c\/b\u003e, Diane Ravitch's internationally acclaimed \u003cb\u003eThe Language Police\u003c\/b\u003e has bad news for you: Erase those words from your vocabulary  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTextbook 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, \u003cb\u003eThe Language Police\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a powerful corrective to a cultural scandal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/11\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781400030644\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.04h x 5.32w x 0.64d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/13\/2004 pg. 28\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKliatt\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2004 pg. 45\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Diane Ravitch","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45276342845621,"sku":"9781400030644","price":16.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_863efc44-ccc2-4aea-b446-5c934c581bb6.jpg?v=1744122887","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-language-police-how-pressure-groups-restrict-what-students-learn-9781400030644","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}