3.27.2012

In fact, why don't we just forget the whole thing

City avoids placing taboo topics (that kids may actually know about) on public school exams - NYPOST.com

In a bizarre case of political correctness run wild, educrats have banned references to “dinosaurs,” “birthdays,” “Halloween” and dozens of other topics on city-issued tests.

That’s because they fear such topics “could evoke unpleasant emotions in the students.”

Dinosaurs, for example, call to mind evolution, which might upset fundamentalists; birthdays aren’t celebrated by Jehovah’s Witnesses; and Halloween suggests paganism.

Even “dancing’’ is taboo, because some sects object. But the city did make an exception for ballet.…

Words that suggest wealth are excluded because they could make kids jealous. Poverty is likewise on the forbidden list.…

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