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<blockquote data-quote="muttmeister" data-source="post: 309049" data-attributes="member: 135"><p>Around here, there are always movements going on to try to get books banned at school. Usually they are not successful but they do make their mark because schools tend to buy books that will not cause trouble. I was a teacher for over 30 years and I have been in on some discussions where we were ordering books and, although most were not directly banned, there were times that they chose not to order something that might be perceived as controversial, just to avoid trouble. This has become a much bigger deal in recent years.</p><p>I even had one mother come and ask me to tear a couple of pages out of a book because it mentioned birth control (these were 5th and 6th graders). Basically I told her that I wasn't going to ruin a book and that if she felt that strongly maybe she'd better have a talk with her daughter if she saw her reading such book. </p><p>We've had lots of attempts to ban the Harry Potter books and any mention of evolution in any books brings some people crawling out from under the rock where they live to bombard the school with their opinions. And woe to any book that shows anybody in a less than traditional life style. There was even a move to ban the books about "Babar the Elephant" because he married his cousin, Celeste. </p><p>Sometimes I wonder what planet these people are from. I do understand parents wanting to have some say in their kids' education, but banning ideas seems so contrary to what our country was founded on that I really wonder if they understand anything about this country and how and why it was founded.</p><p>Since the discussion at your difficult child's school was during banned book week, I suspect they were trying to show the folly of banning books and ideas although there would be nothing wrong with following up by contacting the teacher.</p><p>I have a catalog with a T-shirt for sale that I actually thought of buying. It says, "I read banned books." Guess I should order it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="muttmeister, post: 309049, member: 135"] Around here, there are always movements going on to try to get books banned at school. Usually they are not successful but they do make their mark because schools tend to buy books that will not cause trouble. I was a teacher for over 30 years and I have been in on some discussions where we were ordering books and, although most were not directly banned, there were times that they chose not to order something that might be perceived as controversial, just to avoid trouble. This has become a much bigger deal in recent years. I even had one mother come and ask me to tear a couple of pages out of a book because it mentioned birth control (these were 5th and 6th graders). Basically I told her that I wasn't going to ruin a book and that if she felt that strongly maybe she'd better have a talk with her daughter if she saw her reading such book. We've had lots of attempts to ban the Harry Potter books and any mention of evolution in any books brings some people crawling out from under the rock where they live to bombard the school with their opinions. And woe to any book that shows anybody in a less than traditional life style. There was even a move to ban the books about "Babar the Elephant" because he married his cousin, Celeste. Sometimes I wonder what planet these people are from. I do understand parents wanting to have some say in their kids' education, but banning ideas seems so contrary to what our country was founded on that I really wonder if they understand anything about this country and how and why it was founded. Since the discussion at your difficult child's school was during banned book week, I suspect they were trying to show the folly of banning books and ideas although there would be nothing wrong with following up by contacting the teacher. I have a catalog with a T-shirt for sale that I actually thought of buying. It says, "I read banned books." Guess I should order it. [/QUOTE]
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