War On Words: NYC Dept. Of Education Wants 50 'Forbidden' Words Banned From Standardized Tests « CBS New York cbsloc.al/HXbiZe
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Anthony Spano (@Spone63) April 04, 2012Some of the words and phrases:
Birthday celebrations , expensive gifts, vacations, and prizes, homes with swimming pools, loss of employment, nuclear weapons, religion., terrorism, violence, war and bloodshed, weapons (guns, knives, etc.)
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Popehat: Yes, The New York City Department of Education "Banned Words" List Is As Bad As Reported j.mp/Hk2aPo—
Jim Driscoll (@netdance) April 06, 2012
NYC once again proves that they are stupid by babying children on standardized testing bit.ly/H9guwx Seriously? WTF, NYC?—
Dan Shirley (@danshirley) April 06, 2012
Board Of Ed. Drops ‘Forbidden’ Words On Standardized Tests
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WJZ | CBS Baltimore (@cbsbaltimore) April 07, 2012
Stop playing word games: Instead of working on teaching and learning curriculum, the New York City Department of… bit.ly/ImCOzF—
(@GamesJuegos) April 07, 2012
