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sprachliche weichspueler = regressive evolution

February 09, 2004, 14:25 . aus: aufgegabelt

Georgia's school superintendent Thursday dropped plans to remove the word »evolution« from the state's high school science curriculum.
"I will recommend to the teacher teams that the word »evolution« be put back in the curriculum," Kathy Cox said in a statement.

Cox said she originally wanted to replace »evolution« with the phrase »biological changes over time« to avoid controversy.

"Instead, a greater controversy ensued," she said.

The proposal drew widespread criticism. Former President Carter said it exposed the state to nationwide ridicule. (...)

Cox, a Republican elected in 2002, repeatedly referred to evolution as a negative buzzword and said the ban was proposed, in part, to alleviate pressure on teachers in socially conservative areas where parents object to its teaching.

Under her proposal, the concept of evolution would have still been taught, but the word would not be used in the classroom. (...) von: the guardian

jetzt mal abgesehen von religionen und systemen die ein evolutionsproblem haben (sind ja nicht nur die christlichen fundies)... ausweichende vernebelung, faserschmeichelei, und sprachverbiegung sind hervorragende evolutionshemmer.

I, personally, believe that Superintendent Cox is onto something, and not just something that will improve with Prozac and bed rest. I believe the entire public school experience would be more tolerable for everyone, especially students, if the names of unpleasant or controversial things were revised to make them more politically palatable.

For example, wouldn't fewer students hate algebra if we renamed it "alphabet game with special attention given to the letters x and y."?

The word "detention" certainly has a negative connotation and, if imposed often enough, could bruise the delicate psyches of some of our nation's most promising miscreants. I suggest we replace it with "supervised quality time in an after-school context." (...)

English can be a harsh language sometimes, so it's our duty, as hand-wringing citizens, to make it as squishily incomprehensible as possible. von: david grimes - herald tribune

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die etwas andere »diaet«

February 05, 2004, 13:52 .
30 Tage und unzählige Burger, Pommes und Colas später war Spurlock - vor dem Experiment gesund und mit Idealgewicht - nicht nur zwölf Kilo schwerer: Er hatte Verdauungsprobleme, litt an Übelkeit, die Ärzte maßen einen Cholesterinspiegel von 230 (vorher 165) und waren schockiert, wie schnell und wie extrem sich sein Gesundheitszustand verschlechtert hatte. "Das war ziemlich verrückt. Nach 30 Tagen ist mein Körper mehr oder weniger auseinander gefallen", so Spurlock. super size me - ein film von epischen portionen

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