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Something that got my attention in these debates about gender is how those who see gender as a hyper-fluid concept cope with the fact that binary gender categories are built into many languages. Well. it seems that the answer is that some progressively minded teachers in the UK deal with this by changing the version of French they teach, even if almost no French natives use the new made-up words. I marvel at what some will do in support of gender ideology!
"Sixteen-year-olds in England, Wales and Northern Ireland can now dispense with confusing masculine and feminine nouns and pronouns in their writing and speaking exams. Instead of using “il” and “elle”, they may opt for the newly coined hybrid word “iel”, with “iels” as a neutral plural.
It is a concession not even sanctioned by the French. Jean-Michel Blanquer, the former French education minister, called the exam board’s terms “absurd” and said they do not correspond to any widespread usage among the French population."
Rye College teacher on 06:23 - May 30 by AnotherJohn
Something that got my attention in these debates about gender is how those who see gender as a hyper-fluid concept cope with the fact that binary gender categories are built into many languages. Well. it seems that the answer is that some progressively minded teachers in the UK deal with this by changing the version of French they teach, even if almost no French natives use the new made-up words. I marvel at what some will do in support of gender ideology!
"Sixteen-year-olds in England, Wales and Northern Ireland can now dispense with confusing masculine and feminine nouns and pronouns in their writing and speaking exams. Instead of using “il” and “elle”, they may opt for the newly coined hybrid word “iel”, with “iels” as a neutral plural.
It is a concession not even sanctioned by the French. Jean-Michel Blanquer, the former French education minister, called the exam board’s terms “absurd” and said they do not correspond to any widespread usage among the French population."
Rye College teacher on 06:23 - May 30 by AnotherJohn
Something that got my attention in these debates about gender is how those who see gender as a hyper-fluid concept cope with the fact that binary gender categories are built into many languages. Well. it seems that the answer is that some progressively minded teachers in the UK deal with this by changing the version of French they teach, even if almost no French natives use the new made-up words. I marvel at what some will do in support of gender ideology!
"Sixteen-year-olds in England, Wales and Northern Ireland can now dispense with confusing masculine and feminine nouns and pronouns in their writing and speaking exams. Instead of using “il” and “elle”, they may opt for the newly coined hybrid word “iel”, with “iels” as a neutral plural.
It is a concession not even sanctioned by the French. Jean-Michel Blanquer, the former French education minister, called the exam board’s terms “absurd” and said they do not correspond to any widespread usage among the French population."
Rye College teacher on 09:11 - May 30 by JACKMANANDBOY
Sums up the nonsense going on here.
Seems very daft.
I wonder how many are actually doing it?
There’s no advantage to be had and they’d have to use the correct nouns and pronouns in the reading and the listening, so I suppose it’s a little bit harder.
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