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PEGGY WEEKS wrote:
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> Excluding the contributions of women in a curriculum is bias. Your
> confusion over discrimination is understandable. I use "discrimination" in
> a legal sense- and- thus, don't call such omissions "discrimination." The
> horrid thing about bias is that it grows over time and often can lead to
> discrimination. I liken it to a resident virus just slowly eroding the true
> health of the country. Bias to me is a symptom of a deeper problem that
> causes us to "divide" along lines of difference, instead of celebrating the
> differences.
> <peggy_w@nde4.nde.state.ne.us>
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> >>> C123S105L <C123S105L@aol.com> 03/09/98 06:08pm >>>
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> Sometimes I think I get more amd more ''confused'' regarding Title IX.
> Iam reading here information distributed by the New York State Education
> Department A SUMARY OF THE TITLE IX IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS
> and when it comes to TEXTBOOKS AND CURRICULAR MATERIALS, it
> says:
> Nothing in the Regulation requires or prohibits the use of particular
> textbooks or curricular materials. So is this mean that a teacher can
> continue to exclude women from their curriculum and she is not
> discriminating ??
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