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To: lorne who wrote (878)	12/24/2002 4:33:36 AM
From: zonder	Respond to of 15987

Wow. All this for political correctness. The Meek Shall Inherit The Earth after all, I guess... Among others: Perfume was deemed sexist; not all women use it. A line about "bubbles in a glass of Champagne" might foster underage drinking. So out went the bubbly and all other offending references. Perfume is "sexist"??? Really... using cognac in mousse would encourage drunkenness Heh. People in France get drunk on wine, not chocolat mousse <g> Watered-down definitions of jihad Of course there is also a spiritual meaning of "jihad" (i.e. fight the evil and improve yourself etc) but I have never heard of anyone using it in that sense. Jihad means "holy war", just like the war "crusade". That's it. However, I have to applaud one bit here: "The events of 9/11 were unjustified and inexcusable, but they didn't take place in a historical vacuum," said April Hattori, a McGraw-Hill spokeswoman. "It's important to explain what caused Muslim extremists to want to attack America."

To: lorne who wrote (878)	12/26/2002 8:52:40 AM
From: lexi2004	Respond to of 15987

OT: Regarding the textbooks, I teach out of the 6/7 geography book by Glencoe and before even using it for a year, I contacted my administration concerned that we'd paid big money for inferior quality texts. I had dropped the teacher's edition off my desk, and it came completely loose from the seam. Kids would turn pages, and they'd rip. We had paid over $43+ for books that had pages of magazine quality. Well, after my school administration did nothing, I contacted the county office. In essence I was silenced by them sending down the Glencoe rep and her stand was that if any of the books didn't hold up this year, she'd replace them. What a hoot!! How many teachers in the county would say nothing and get stuck with those books? Well, all of them it seemed, for I was told I was the only one who complained. Now the books are 3-4 years old and are complete junk, and I've heard many teachers complain now. But still, no one in authority listens and I wouldn't be surprised if they buy from Glencoe again. To me, that's a sad use of taxpayers money. Sorry for the OT, but felt compelled to "vent" about the books again.:) Best Wishes, Dori