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It's unclear whether these books are being banned from being read in schools, or banned from being part of a curriculum. My opinion is that the books school bo
by q1w2 5y ago
It's unclear whether these books are being banned from being read in schools, or banned from being part of a curriculum.
My opinion is that the books school boards pre-select for students to be part of their curriculum, should be from a carefully selected list of books.
In general, it should not include newly published books, but rather ones that have survived the test of time by remaining relevant over decades/centuries/millenia.
- bradlys 5y agoWhile a nice thought - I think only choosing those that have “remained relevant” over such a long period of time are likely to be those that are problematic… And typically came from one class, gender, and race of people. At least from the books I was seeing…
- q1w2 5y agoThe notion that only white European Christian rich men have created historic literature and texts is itself an incredibly racist and misogynistic perspective. If you look at the list, the books being questioned are published within the last 0 to 10 years. Books so new they have not gained scientific or scholarly acceptance or review. Many are likely transient pieces which follow the latest media fashion. It would be analogous to teaching organic chemistry students with anecdotal papers on Ivermectin. Teach kids the foundational fundamentals, and then let them explore whatever they want on their own as they mature. Feeding them agenda-driven narrative-supporting books is just a mechanism of indoctrination - not education.