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Those eduction professionals sure failed you if you can't connect the dots on what happens when their politics differs from yours and the shoe is on the other f

Those eduction professionals sure failed you if you can't connect the dots on what happens when their politics differs from yours and the shoe is on the other foot. Children are certainly not the property of woke teachers either. Very amusing of you to trot out this line of defense about a book with an extremely simply message that seems to have gone over your head. > we're not in a random public space with who knows what kinds of materials. That's exactly where we are, unfortunately. Banning books is bad but god help kids who are at the mercy of teachers and people like you. Or the Bible thumpers. Two peas in a pod.

fabian2k 4y ago
So what exactly is so objectionable in The Handmaids Tale that high school students should never be exposed to?
- recuter 4y ago
  As a devout muslim it is considered haram. So says my imam, I don't know myself, I didn't read. Are you an Islamaphobe? You can raise your offspring on whatever books you wish but you cannot force anything on kids who are not yours. It is offensive to me. Your intolerance of my diverse viewpoint is very problematic. Perhaps we can agree to disagree and stick to teaching kids math and core subjects instead of imposing on each other otherwise one of us will have to switch schools.
  - fabian2k 4y ago
    I'm from Germany, if not being able to remove a book from the school library riles you up that much, you probably would hate it here. Children are required to go to school, there is no home schooling possible. You also can't remove them from particular classes or content you find objectionable, even for religious reasons (in general, exceptions are rare as far as I understand). And I think it is very reasonable that kids have the right to an education and that the parents can't just remove stuff they disagree with.
    - carlosjobim 4y ago
      Schooling was invented in Germany (Prussia) in order to churn out massive amounts of soldiers who would obey any order without questioning. It is no surprise that education continues to be very backwards in the country who invented the worst system.
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    - recuter 4y ago
      You've learned nothing from your own history.
      - ceejayoz 4y ago
        Or they learned lessons we in the US haven't. https://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/jns/ohio-closes-investigation-of-neo-nazi-homeschoolers/article_dc9199e4-1e60-55ce-ae23-b253731e4c2e.html https://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/jns/ohio-closes-investig... > Ohio’s Department of Education appears to have closed an investigation without pressing charges against a couple that operates the Dissident Homeschool Telegram message channel with thousands of members. > One founder, who said the group responded to “having a rough time finding Nazi-approved school material” to homeschool her children, posted photos of a cake she baked for Adolf Hitler’s birthday, Vice News and The Huffington Post reported, based on Anonymous Comrades Collective research.
        recuter 4y ago
        Is that how it got started in Germany? With homeschoolers? You sure about that bud? BTW, since we went Godwin rest assured that sadly there is no shortage of those types of people across the pond.
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fabian2k 4y ago

So what exactly is so objectionable in The Handmaids Tale that high school students should never be exposed to?

recuter 4y ago
As a devout muslim it is considered haram. So says my imam, I don't know myself, I didn't read. Are you an Islamaphobe? You can raise your offspring on whatever books you wish but you cannot force anything on kids who are not yours. It is offensive to me. Your intolerance of my diverse viewpoint is very problematic. Perhaps we can agree to disagree and stick to teaching kids math and core subjects instead of imposing on each other otherwise one of us will have to switch schools.
- fabian2k 4y ago
  I'm from Germany, if not being able to remove a book from the school library riles you up that much, you probably would hate it here. Children are required to go to school, there is no home schooling possible. You also can't remove them from particular classes or content you find objectionable, even for religious reasons (in general, exceptions are rare as far as I understand). And I think it is very reasonable that kids have the right to an education and that the parents can't just remove stuff they disagree with.
  - carlosjobim 4y ago
    Schooling was invented in Germany (Prussia) in order to churn out massive amounts of soldiers who would obey any order without questioning. It is no surprise that education continues to be very backwards in the country who invented the worst system.
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  - recuter 4y ago
    You've learned nothing from your own history.
    - ceejayoz 4y ago
      Or they learned lessons we in the US haven't. https://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/jns/ohio-closes-investigation-of-neo-nazi-homeschoolers/article_dc9199e4-1e60-55ce-ae23-b253731e4c2e.html https://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/jns/ohio-closes-investig... > Ohio’s Department of Education appears to have closed an investigation without pressing charges against a couple that operates the Dissident Homeschool Telegram message channel with thousands of members. > One founder, who said the group responded to “having a rough time finding Nazi-approved school material” to homeschool her children, posted photos of a cake she baked for Adolf Hitler’s birthday, Vice News and The Huffington Post reported, based on Anonymous Comrades Collective research.
      - recuter 4y ago
        Is that how it got started in Germany? With homeschoolers? You sure about that bud? BTW, since we went Godwin rest assured that sadly there is no shortage of those types of people across the pond.
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