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2nd Jan 2009, 07:04 PM

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education...-negative.html

Any thoughts?

Apocalypte · 2nd Jan 2009, 07:11 PM

Seems a bit silly.

Jerr · 2nd Jan 2009, 07:12 PM

Wow. Really?

Well, I like it being called a "Place for Learning" but flat out saying that they are "banning" the word school? Really?

A school IS a Place for Learning...

2nd Jan 2009, 07:13 PM

Yay! Euphemisms!

To quote Shakespeare, "That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet."

You can call the school "A place of learning" but it's still a school. I did find their names for other things to be quite hilarious.

Wander · 2nd Jan 2009, 07:15 PM

All the PC euphemisms in there annoy the fuck out of me, but soft shoes and no locked doors? Sounds decent enough.

Nodnarb · 2nd Jan 2009, 07:22 PM

Is the article serious? Some of their other examples were ridiculous! "Knowledge Navigators" and "Idea Stores", are you kidding me?!?!?

Shevanel · 2nd Jan 2009, 07:36 PM

stupidity.

GuitarGirl1350 · 2nd Jan 2009, 07:52 PM

Seems nice, actually. I hate how institutionalized school is.

BlakeHarmony · 2nd Jan 2009, 07:58 PM

the idea seems cool, except for all the name changes... those are simply absourd!

missmelancholy · 2nd Jan 2009, 08:01 PM

Nothing is sacred anymore.

SlickyPants · 2nd Jan 2009, 08:27 PM

Wow, I had to double check to make sure that wasn't a news article from The Onion!

I could care less if they choose to call it a "Place of Learning". If they wish to call their library an "Idea Store" or refer to their teachers as "Knowledge Navigators" that is fine by me.

The only thing that I would be opposed to is if they started punishing students for using the 'banned' words. For instance, if a student said to his buddy "I'll meet you at the library." I would be up-in-arms if a teacher or other staff member punished them after overhearing it. Or if a student used any "banned" words in an essay or paper and then received low marks because of it.

I do agree that it is indeed a tad bit silly.

RaRa · 2nd Jan 2009, 09:36 PM

Seems almost as stupid as, what state was it, minessota or something, for making being annoying a crime.

Swamp56 · 2nd Jan 2009, 09:41 PM

The whole thing seems stupid to me.

starfish · 2nd Jan 2009, 09:42 PM

The sad thing is that stuff like this fails to even phase me anymore.

excuseyou77 · 2nd Jan 2009, 09:44 PM

That's just sad.

George · 3rd Jan 2009, 12:08 AM

Ok then... Is it just me or has the UK gone crazy with censorship and political correctness lately?

Paralyzer · 3rd Jan 2009, 12:12 AM

HAHAHAHAHA
Wait till they go back to the "no walls" method

EDIT: 800th POST! :]

n8i2c7k · 3rd Jan 2009, 01:41 AM

Its kinda rediculous but whatever. If the kids have negative connotations with "school" why do they think they won't develope negative connotations for "Place for learning"? Here's an idea. Instead of changing the name, which will do nothing, why don't they work on making their little "Place for learning" more positively connotated. Why don't they make schools a fun place to go and learn (like that'll ever happen).

3rd Jan 2009, 02:38 AM

This world has gone to shit with all the PC'ness.

This is a perfect example of it!

fantasmo · 3rd Jan 2009, 02:50 AM

I am reminded now of George Carlin.
I remember seeing once where he talked about, as he called it, "soft language".

This would be a perfect example of it.

2nd Jan 2009, 07:04 PM	#1
cjtom Guest Posts: n/a	School Bans the word 'School' http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education...-negative.html Any thoughts?

2nd Jan 2009, 07:11 PM	#2
Apocalypte Ytse Jamming. Full Member Gender: Female Orientation: Lesbian Out Status: Out to everyone Location: Dublin, Ireland Age: 27 Posts: 2,217 Join Date: Oct 2008	Re: School Bans the word 'School' Seems a bit silly. __________________ "I like my beer cold...my TV loud...and my homosexuals flaming." - Homer Simpson

2nd Jan 2009, 07:12 PM	#3
Jerr Pirate! Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: If I have to say, I, my friends, am homogay. Out Status: All but family Location: Hot Springs, Arkansas Age: 22 Posts: 2,149 Join Date: Jan 2007	Re: School Bans the word 'School' Wow. Really? Well, I like it being called a "Place for Learning" but flat out saying that they are "banning" the word school? Really? A school IS a Place for Learning... __________________ My Koolaid's Flavor is Fierce! Fierce Koolaid is filled with Vitamin Gangster! That's right. I'm gangster. I'm so gangster I practically sweat Awesome.

2nd Jan 2009, 07:13 PM	#4
Drizzt DoUrden Guest Posts: n/a	Re: School Bans the word 'School' Yay! Euphemisms! To quote Shakespeare, "That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet." You can call the school "A place of learning" but it's still a school. I did find their names for other things to be quite hilarious.

2nd Jan 2009, 07:15 PM	#5
Wander Banned Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Parents, aunts, grandma, counselor, online friends Location: Central Alabama Age: 18 Posts: 2,360 Join Date: Jan 2008	Re: School Bans the word 'School' All the PC euphemisms in there annoy the fuck out of me, but soft shoes and no locked doors? Sounds decent enough.

2nd Jan 2009, 07:22 PM	#6
Nodnarb Notoriously Homosexual Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Most people Location: Ames, Iowa Age: 20 Posts: 3,875 Join Date: Oct 2007	Re: School Bans the word 'School' Is the article serious? Some of their other examples were ridiculous! "Knowledge Navigators" and "Idea Stores", are you kidding me?!?!? __________________ Better to be hated for who you are, than be loved for who you're not.

2nd Jan 2009, 07:36 PM	#7
Shevanel One Is Light. One Is Dark. Full Member Gender: The Dude Orientation: Bi-Winning Out Status: Everybody and Your Mom. Location: Bolivar, Ohio (From NY though) Age: 21 Posts: 7,672 Join Date: Dec 2008	Re: School Bans the word 'School' stupidity. __________________ If there were no rewards to reap, No loving embrace to see me through this tedious path I've chosen here, I certainly would've walked away by now. Gonna wait it out... Be patient.

2nd Jan 2009, 07:52 PM	#8
GuitarGirl1350 EC's Resident Grammar Nazi Full Member Gender: Female Orientation: Boobyloverr! Out Status: I'm out like shoulder pads. Location: New Caprica Age: 21 Posts: 884 Join Date: Apr 2006	Re: School Bans the word 'School' Seems nice, actually. I hate how institutionalized school is. __________________ " ...it is beautiful, it is fine, it is the noblest form of affection. There is nothing unnatural about it. ... That it should be so, the world does not understand. The world mocks at it, and sometimes puts one in the pillory for it." --Oscar Wilde, 1895.

2nd Jan 2009, 07:58 PM	#9
BlakeHarmony EC Addict Full Member Gender: Female Orientation: queer Out Status: friends, parents, sibs, (nearly) anyone who asks Location: Calgary Posts: 895 Join Date: Jun 2008	Re: School Bans the word 'School' the idea seems cool, except for all the name changes... those are simply absourd! __________________ Let's eat, Grandpa. Let's eat Grandpa. Punctuation saves lives! "I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion" Henry David Thoreau

2nd Jan 2009, 08:01 PM	#10
missmelancholy Resident Fairy Mary Regular Member Gender: Female Orientation: Just Sexual Out Status: Some people Location: LaVergne, TN Age: 23 Posts: 222 Join Date: Dec 2008	Re: School Bans the word 'School' Nothing is sacred anymore.

2nd Jan 2009, 08:27 PM	#11
SlickyPants EC Addict Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Out to everyone Location: Winnipeg, MB, Canada Age: 26 Posts: 541 Join Date: Oct 2007	Re: School Bans the word 'School' Wow, I had to double check to make sure that wasn't a news article from The Onion! I could care less if they choose to call it a "Place of Learning". If they wish to call their library an "Idea Store" or refer to their teachers as "Knowledge Navigators" that is fine by me. The only thing that I would be opposed to is if they started punishing students for using the 'banned' words. For instance, if a student said to his buddy "I'll meet you at the library." I would be up-in-arms if a teacher or other staff member punished them after overhearing it. Or if a student used any "banned" words in an essay or paper and then received low marks because of it. I do agree that it is indeed a tad bit silly.

2nd Jan 2009, 09:36 PM	#12
RaRa We we we so excited Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: A few people Location: Los Angeles, CA Age: 21 Posts: 7,439 Join Date: Nov 2008	Re: School Bans the word 'School' Seems almost as stupid as, what state was it, minessota or something, for making being annoying a crime. __________________ Do you think about me now and then? Do you think about me now and then? Oh now I'm comin' home again Maybe we can start again

2nd Jan 2009, 09:41 PM	#13
Swamp56 EC Addict Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Out to everyone Location: Boston, MA Age: 21 Posts: 2,166 Join Date: Aug 2008	Re: School Bans the word 'School' The whole thing seems stupid to me. __________________

2nd Jan 2009, 09:42 PM	#14
starfish This space for lease. Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: I like guys Out Status: Out to everyone Location: Hippie Town, Alberta of the US Age: 31 Posts: 2,108 Join Date: Nov 2008	Re: School Bans the word 'School' The sad thing is that stuff like this fails to even phase me anymore. __________________ All the problems of the world could be settled easily if men were only willing to think. The trouble is that men very often resort to all sorts of devices in order not to think, because thinking is such hard work. --Thomas J. Watson

2nd Jan 2009, 09:44 PM	#15
excuseyou77 EC Addict Regular Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: my mom, few friends Location: Duluth, GA Age: 26 Posts: 834 Join Date: Oct 2007	Re: School Bans the word 'School' That's just sad. __________________ "I am human and I need to be loved, just like everybody else does."

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3rd Jan 2009, 12:08 AM	#16
George Banned Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Out to everyone Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 19 Posts: 2,387 Join Date: Jul 2007	Re: School Bans the word 'School' Ok then... Is it just me or has the UK gone crazy with censorship and political correctness lately?

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n8i2c7k Well Known Regular Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: A few friends Location: Hawaii Age: 21 Posts: 192 Join Date: Oct 2008	Re: School Bans the word 'School' Its kinda rediculous but whatever. If the kids have negative connotations with "school" why do they think they won't develope negative connotations for "Place for learning"? Here's an idea. Instead of changing the name, which will do nothing, why don't they work on making their little "Place for learning" more positively connotated. Why don't they make schools a fun place to go and learn (like that'll ever happen). __________________

3rd Jan 2009, 02:38 AM	#19
SAGUY84 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: School Bans the word 'School' This world has gone to shit with all the PC'ness. This is a perfect example of it!

3rd Jan 2009, 02:50 AM	#20
fantasmo Smile Regular Member Gender: Female Orientation: Take a guess Location: Washington, USA Age: 18 Posts: 35 Join Date: Dec 2008	Re: School Bans the word 'School' I am reminded now of George Carlin. I remember seeing once where he talked about, as he called it, "soft language". This would be a perfect example of it. __________________ kenzie loves you yes she does