{"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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDiane Ravitch is a historian of education and Research Professor of Education at New York University and Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C. She was assistant secretary in charge of research in the U.S. Department of Education in the administration of President George H. W. Bush and was appointed to the National Assessment Governing Board by President Bill Clinton. The author of seven previous books on education, including the critically acclaimed \u003cb\u003eLeft Back: A Century of Battles Over School Reform\u003c\/b\u003e, she lives in Brooklyn, New York.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764048625938,"sku":"9781400030644","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8a6ffade-2218-4603-8bb0-b3d6b9871b09.jpg?v=1764751181","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-language-police-how-pressure-groups-restrict-what-students-learn-9781400030644","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}