Thank you, Google Translate, for such hidden gems.
“A couple of asses” fanning the debate on the covers of Saudi textbooks
Raised the image of the “two donkeys” on the cover of a pilot of one textbook controversy between teachers and students on the one hand and between the Ministry of Education, on the other.
The latest cover of the book proposed for math for second grade of primary, unlike the center concerned spheres of education and educational initiative, which includes a large-scale image of a donkey has a gift of a small donkey.
And some of them refused the fee, which may be interpreted as referring to “the teacher and student,” according to a report published by the newspaper “Life” Goblet of Saudi Arabia for 15/4/2010.
The sites girl they received complaints from a number of teachers expressed their disagreement and anger at the cover of the book, which is supposed to start teaching it next year, but the spokesman of the Ministry of Education, Dr. Fahd Ma’ather emphasized that the “cover controversial is not cover the final book but it is one of a number of packages are not supported pilot. ”
Ma’ather added that “a series collection of books related to science and new mathematics based on pictures, drawings and explanatory forms, which aims to bring the idea of each book for students,” emphasizing that “does not accept the drawing or image only after its presentation to the specialists.”
“It’s not only on this point, but that the ministry is keen on taking the views of teachers in the educational field when you re-print the books.”
He noted that the collection of books related to science and mathematics is a new series of “Mac Grohl” global ministry is adapted locally and localization, indicating that the “OIG” gateway to propose a set of packages and books the pilot, being presented to the specialized groups from the field of education to identify their views in order to control the product and relevance.
I’m not sure what the Saudis find offensive about the cover: being compared to donkeys or not being compared to camels.
