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This is absurd. As an educator, there is no excuse for banning books like this. To get the best thinkers in tech, we need to welcome everyone into tech, and the
by kiwih 4y ago
This is absurd. As an educator, there is no excuse for banning books like this. To get the best thinkers in tech, we need to welcome everyone into tech, and these kinds of book provide on-roads for non-traditional pathways (i.e. representation matters).
- yakshaving_jgt 4y agoHave you read these specific books?
- kiwih 4y agoI've just skimmed the content online, it looks fine to me. Also, this shouldn't matter, even if I found the content reprehensible. To clarify my viewpoint further, I don't support banning any books.
- threatofrain 4y agoSome of them are curriculum books and others are popular hits, so many of us have. Schools already have a vetting process and having the legislature perform ad hoc bans is a political show.