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Re: Censorship, promotion of books and dissemination of ideas. Camilla Send a noteboard - 06/02/2010 12:11:06 AM

1. Are there any books that should ever be censored? If so, why? If so, which ones? Who should decide what books are censored and for whom?

I think when it comes to censorship in schools, it depends on the grade level. Obviously younger children are not developmentally ready to be exposed to certain issues or themes. I think it should be up to the local school boards because communities are a lot smaller group to generalize by than by state or country. They should have an idea of the communities thoughts and feelings on certain issues and more able to decide what is appropriate. But again, that is for young children. I think it's different for older kids.

2. Should any books be withheld from libraries in high schools? If so, why? If so, which ones? Who should decide what books are withheld?

When you are talking high school age, I think that there are very few books that should be completely unavailable to students. For example, I saw the Joy of Sex on a banned book list, and while we all know high school students know plenty about sex, an instructional book on it probably isn't appropriate. But I think most books, even with controversial themes should be available. They are old enough to start thinking for themselves and they can't be sheltered forever.


So if students are having sex anyway, why should they be condemned to having bad sex? (I assume The Joy of Sex is a book that tells you how to have good sex.)

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Censorship, promotion of books and dissemination of ideas. Tom - 05/02/2010 05:15:17 PM 1434 Views
Interesting post nossy - 05/02/2010 06:19:06 PM 950 Views
I agree. One Shakespeare is sufficient. *NM* Ghavrel - 06/02/2010 06:42:51 AM 348 Views
Oh, fun! You mentioned the 语录 by Chairman Mao... Tom - 06/02/2010 06:35:21 PM 850 Views
Tough Subject, censorship LadyLorraine - 05/02/2010 07:24:39 PM 940 Views
I think I would be worried if a school had more than one copy of Mein Kampf Tom - 06/02/2010 06:30:08 PM 858 Views
I was mostly just using it as an example, since it was what the article talked about LadyLorraine - 06/02/2010 10:20:08 PM 903 Views
tough questions random thoughts - 05/02/2010 08:26:30 PM 917 Views
I never saw the humour in Dilbert... Tom - 06/02/2010 06:28:57 PM 935 Views
I actually ran into this in high school. Apsalar Shadowdancer - 05/02/2010 08:33:10 PM 1087 Views
I found that we covered a lot about American Indian issues in US History. Tom - 06/02/2010 06:23:16 PM 866 Views
we coverd most of those things as well Apsalar Shadowdancer - 06/02/2010 08:08:22 PM 1018 Views
Anyone interested in German history in particular and European history in general should read it. The Shrike - 05/02/2010 08:47:14 PM 1047 Views
I think jane austen and the brontes would be good to leave in LadyLorraine - 06/02/2010 03:44:10 AM 784 Views
They could read Pride & Prejudice & Zombies instead. *NM* The Shrike - 06/02/2010 04:03:34 PM 340 Views
They could. It'd be very educational. LadyLorraine - 06/02/2010 04:37:23 PM 709 Views
I read a great number of books I don't necesarily agree with, so I'm on your side. Tom - 06/02/2010 06:19:21 PM 881 Views
What about... Macharius - 18/02/2010 06:57:56 PM 1139 Views
Hmm. jh - 05/02/2010 09:11:13 PM 918 Views
It's interesting that many of the most influential books are hardly ever read. Tom - 06/02/2010 06:15:19 PM 859 Views
Love the survey. Legolas - 05/02/2010 09:42:29 PM 1033 Views
Interesting. Do you really think that Nineteen Eighty-Four is plausible? Ghavrel - 06/02/2010 10:13:56 AM 881 Views
It doesn't have to be plausible as a whole to be relevant. Legolas - 06/02/2010 08:28:20 PM 876 Views
I agree entirely Camilla - 06/02/2010 10:32:07 PM 967 Views
You raise an interesting point. Tom - 06/02/2010 06:06:20 PM 877 Views
Re: Censorship, promotion of books and dissemination of ideas. Camilla - 05/02/2010 11:09:41 PM 1005 Views
Nietzsche as mandatory reading - that's a fun idea. Tom - 06/02/2010 06:00:29 PM 925 Views
Re: Nietzsche as mandatory reading - that's a fun idea. Camilla - 06/02/2010 06:03:59 PM 930 Views
Re: Censorship, promotion of books and dissemination of ideas. aria - 05/02/2010 11:47:08 PM 999 Views
Re: Censorship, promotion of books and dissemination of ideas. Camilla - 06/02/2010 12:11:06 AM 877 Views
I agree with most of that. But to quote our eminent Camilla... Ghavrel - 06/02/2010 10:30:15 AM 980 Views
Re: I agree with most of that. But to quote our eminent Camilla... aria - 06/02/2010 12:25:37 PM 901 Views
I agree on the Shakespeare (and mentioned that below). Tom - 06/02/2010 05:54:50 PM 878 Views
Re: I agree on the Shakespeare (and mentioned that below). Camilla - 06/02/2010 06:05:48 PM 985 Views
I don't think high school students need to discuss possibilities for staging. Tom - 07/02/2010 01:36:03 AM 822 Views
I think there is value to discussing staging LadyLorraine - 07/02/2010 01:52:47 AM 830 Views
nice post AgentOrange - 06/02/2010 01:27:23 AM 847 Views
Re: nice post AgentOrange - 06/02/2010 01:29:34 AM 860 Views
A lot of people think von Clausewitz is important. Tom - 06/02/2010 05:51:44 PM 784 Views
More than Sun Tzu? *NM* Legolas - 06/02/2010 08:31:44 PM 322 Views
Sun Zi was relatively unknown in the West until recently. Tom - 07/02/2010 01:30:06 AM 838 Views
Sure, but he could still have influenced world history by influencing Asia... *NM* Legolas - 07/02/2010 01:35:17 AM 354 Views
Doubtful. Tom - 07/02/2010 01:41:01 AM 851 Views
Tom, you did not just write that AgentOrange - 07/02/2010 10:12:40 AM 901 Views
The Mongols are not East Asian. They are Central Asian. Tom - 07/02/2010 03:06:19 PM 870 Views
Neat. Ghavrel - 06/02/2010 06:41:37 AM 1115 Views
Brave New World is an excellent choice. Tom - 06/02/2010 05:15:15 PM 807 Views
In many ways, books are like automobiles or power tools... Larry - 06/02/2010 11:08:01 AM 1017 Views
The interesting thing, to my mind, is that the BBC article talks about "Lebensraum". Tom - 06/02/2010 04:46:34 PM 853 Views
And nary a thing about Alois Hitler, no? Larry - 06/02/2010 05:52:50 PM 1054 Views
I have yet to see a literature teacher in schools teach history through literature. Tom - 07/02/2010 01:33:57 AM 870 Views
But yet I know several history teachers who have done this Larry - 07/02/2010 10:38:49 AM 964 Views
Viewing history through a literary prism is usually an injustice to the study of history. Tom - 07/02/2010 03:16:30 PM 936 Views
No, the opposite: viewing literature through historical lens is what I'm interested in Larry - 07/02/2010 03:31:04 PM 913 Views
Re: Censorship, promotion of books and dissemination of ideas. Novo - 06/02/2010 01:44:07 PM 969 Views
I agree that Shakespeare is over-emphasised. Tom - 06/02/2010 04:29:16 PM 740 Views
Before responding to others, I'll post my own responses Tom - 06/02/2010 04:26:53 PM 995 Views
Re: Before responding to others, I'll post my own responses Camilla - 06/02/2010 10:34:10 PM 816 Views
Hmm. Rebekah - 06/02/2010 11:33:02 PM 882 Views
New Zealand has culture? Tom - 07/02/2010 03:25:28 PM 1040 Views
Which book of his would you recommend ? AgentOrange - 09/02/2010 04:20:15 PM 830 Views
The Whale Rider is lovely. Rebekah - 10/02/2010 02:36:01 PM 752 Views
I will answer yiour survey but may I ask a question first? What did you think of Steinbeck? Tashmere - 07/02/2010 06:20:52 AM 818 Views
I hated Steinbeck, with the exception of Travels with Charley. Tom - 07/02/2010 03:22:11 PM 841 Views
The Grapes of Wrath was required in Sophomore English in HS. And I loved it. The Shrike - 07/02/2010 03:25:55 PM 913 Views
Re: Censorship, promotion of books and dissemination of ideas. Tashmere - 07/02/2010 11:52:02 PM 925 Views
Re: Censorship, promotion of books and dissemination of ideas. Mossman - 08/02/2010 03:14:24 AM 1104 Views
Re: Censorship, promotion of books and dissemination of ideas. rebelaessedai - 11/02/2010 10:58:23 PM 971 Views
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