Duolingo story "I want to be like you" - inappropriate

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amother

Rainbow

Thu, Dec 23 2021, 8:25 am

Who wants an Easter egg

Who wants to chuckle over the kids head at sxly explicit or suggestive innuendo

Kids pick up way more than one might think and even if not it’s perverse and what’s the goal?

Slippery slope and wrong energy to expose the kids to or even ourselves

amother

Pumpkin

Thu, Dec 23 2021, 8:27 am

This would have gone straight over my head to be honest. Now and definitely when I was a kid.

Java

Thu, Dec 23 2021, 8:31 am

FranticFrummie wrote:

Google is my friend.

Surprised

Oh my!

This is NOT a family oriented app. I can't believe they are using this in schools. Rosetta Stone is much more appropriate - but it's not as "hip and edgy".

Some of the other examples on this thread are equally questionable. Click at your own risk.
https://www.reddit.com/r/shitd....._you/

I'm laughing so hard I can't breathe

amother

Blue

Thu, Dec 23 2021, 8:51 am

Sick.

I feel like one does not know where to turn, literally.

Success10

Thu, Dec 23 2021, 8:59 am

amother [ Rainbow ] wrote:

I'm not disagreeing with you. I'd consider deleting the app over this.

amother

DarkOrange

Thu, Dec 23 2021, 8:59 am

I thought duolingo is all languages. My kids use it for Hebrew. Should I be worried?

amother

Starflower

Thu, Dec 23 2021, 10:18 am

Stories are available in Italian too, and thus far, seem to not be inappropriate.

Success10

Thu, Dec 23 2021, 11:15 am

Can my Israeli kids use it to learn more English?

Lydia

Thu, Dec 23 2021, 11:13 pm

Duolingo is not for kids. It's not trying to appeal to kids.

Here's a TedTalk transcript by the person who developed Duolingo about his idea of creating a language learning program that would simultaneously translate the non-English parts of the internet. It's really an interesting idea. And knowing the background will make you feel less like it's an insidious plot to indoctrinate children. Children are not the target audience at all. Every person I know that uses it is an adult.

https://www.ted.com/talks/luis.....ge=en

amother

Thu, Dec 23 2021, 11:21 pm

It isn't intended primarily for kids, but they clearly do not intend it to be for adults only either, or they wouldn't have deleted "2048" or replaced all the more advanced stories with childish ones.

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