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<blockquote data-quote="JJJ" data-source="post: 309296" data-attributes="member: 1169"><p>I think there is a huge difference between a school library, a public library and a bookstore. A bookstore is a commercial business and they can sell any legal materials. A public library is open to all -- adults and children and as such should have a very eclectic selection. A school library carries with it the weight of the school. My children have come home with horribly inappropriate materials from the school -- my 1st grader with a comic book with a drawing of a naked woman "fighting" with two men and my 7th grader with a book that is basically a gun catalog. Now, if any child copied a picture from either book onto their folder, they would be looking at a detention or a suspension. If the material would be inappropriate if the child wrote/drew it, why is it in the library???</p><p></p><p>I am very liberal. My kids read the kiddie trash - Wimpy Kids, Spongebob, etc. And they have read many of the books on the 'banned books' list including Harry Potter, Wrinkle in Time, Heather Has Two Mommies, etc. </p><p></p><p>The disrespect for parental authority shown by many public schools enrages me. They want to know why they have more and more difficult children in the schools every year. If they continue to undermine parents and care more about the 'freedom to read anything' rather than reinforcing respect for your parents and learning to read and write correctly, they will turn out a generation of difficult children. </p><p></p><p>As far as 'what if your standards are different than someone else", I have usually been in the position of being the more liberal one in the conversation but the main issues that I fall on the 'ban it' side are sex and violence. Honestly, why does any 6-year old need to read about sex? And what 14-year old needs to know the names of every semi-automatic weapon ever made? </p><p></p><p>People who know me in real life are always surprised that I am on the side of keeping the collections of school libraries limited. It isn't really "banning" a book, it is using good judgment in determining which books should a <em>school</em> supply for <em>children</em>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JJJ, post: 309296, member: 1169"] I think there is a huge difference between a school library, a public library and a bookstore. A bookstore is a commercial business and they can sell any legal materials. A public library is open to all -- adults and children and as such should have a very eclectic selection. A school library carries with it the weight of the school. My children have come home with horribly inappropriate materials from the school -- my 1st grader with a comic book with a drawing of a naked woman "fighting" with two men and my 7th grader with a book that is basically a gun catalog. Now, if any child copied a picture from either book onto their folder, they would be looking at a detention or a suspension. If the material would be inappropriate if the child wrote/drew it, why is it in the library??? I am very liberal. My kids read the kiddie trash - Wimpy Kids, Spongebob, etc. And they have read many of the books on the 'banned books' list including Harry Potter, Wrinkle in Time, Heather Has Two Mommies, etc. The disrespect for parental authority shown by many public schools enrages me. They want to know why they have more and more difficult children in the schools every year. If they continue to undermine parents and care more about the 'freedom to read anything' rather than reinforcing respect for your parents and learning to read and write correctly, they will turn out a generation of difficult children. As far as 'what if your standards are different than someone else", I have usually been in the position of being the more liberal one in the conversation but the main issues that I fall on the 'ban it' side are sex and violence. Honestly, why does any 6-year old need to read about sex? And what 14-year old needs to know the names of every semi-automatic weapon ever made? People who know me in real life are always surprised that I am on the side of keeping the collections of school libraries limited. It isn't really "banning" a book, it is using good judgment in determining which books should a [I]school[/I] supply for [I]children[/I]. [/QUOTE]
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