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> There is lots of great stuff that doesn't get taught. It's absurd to call that "banned" There is implication in the story (and I realise there is no further
by ErrantX 17y ago
> There is lots of great stuff that doesn't get taught. It's absurd to call that "banned"
There is implication in the story (and I realise there is no further evidence than what is presented there) that it's not a case of it simply not being taught - but that they are actively put on a list of "material not allowed". that is the distinction.
You need to read what was written:
Recently, the principal and school teacher council released a (very long) list of books we're not allowed to read
I would be in so much trouble if I got caught
But is what I'm doing wrong because parents and teachers don't know about it and might not like it, or is it a good thing because I am starting appreciation of the classics and truly good novels
I find it sad that, if true, a kid is having to provide this material - and is worried that lending books to people is somehow wrong!
> No one is stopping those kids from getting those books.
That's a little naive. If a kid requested or suggested the book for the school library and it was refused on the grounds it had been banned; how is that a good thing? If the story is true (and again I realise it can't be fully verified) then it appears the service was popular.. indicating that the non-provision of that material was actually stopping kids from getting the books as part of their normal routine.
The implicit suggestion by a school that actively bans a book is that there is something wrong with it. I can't see how you can legitimately say that about, say, His Dark Materials....
- anamax 17y ago> Recently, the principal and school teacher council released a (very long) list of books we're not allowed to read Frankly, that sounds like an excitable kid making up stuff. (I've known kids who made up the same thing.) However, it doesn't matter if it's true because schools can't stop kids from reading what they want. And, as you've pointed out, that school is a voluntary choice. > > No one is stopping those kids from getting those books. > That's a little naive. If a kid requested or suggested the book for the school library and it was refused on the grounds it had been banned; how is that a good thing? It's no worse or different than any other reason for not carrying something. Why are you so hung up on why the school doesn't carry something? The amount that schools can carry is in the noise compard to what's available. Compare Amazon's book list to any school's library, and Amazon misses a lot of things. > it appears the service was popular.. indicating that the non-provision of that material was actually stopping kids from getting the books as part of their normal routine. I knew a kid who ran a Playboy/Hustler lending library. Please distinguish. (School refused to carry/discouraged and kids wanted.) > The implicit suggestion by a school that actively bans a book is that there is something wrong with it. Except that they don't ban, they merely say "we won't get these things for you, just like we won't get the vast majority of things". And, if you think that kids pay attention to that stuff, you clearly don't have much experience with kids.