I just saw an article that listed books that have no place in education.
One of the books was 1984 by George Orwell.
Are you fucking kidding? My kids will be reading that as often as they read their Bibles.
Discussion
These attempts to ban books is stupid.
None of what we have now would exist if there was never public awareness about cryptography.
Some of these people really need to think harder about what they’re attempting to accomplish.
Information yearns to be free.
Banning books in general is bad, but I think context matters. For example, I don’t want schools requiring my children to read about sexual deviancy, nor does that sort of content really belong in a children’s library at all.
Hahahaha idiots
I think I read the same article, and they're kinda right. 1984 doesn't belong in 4th grade. High school? Absolutely! But 10 year olds aren't ready for torturing people with rats.
Probably. But note… the headline omitted the grade, and was a list that didn’t “have any place in education.”
I’m very glad you noted that though, as I lost the link and didn’t get to share observations on the details with anyone.
I agree. Probably a HS book. And waivers for kids with rat phobia. 🤣
The article I read:
With this description of 1984:
“I was in a gifted class, and we read 1984…in the fourth grade. Great piece of literature, but maybe a titch intense for nine-year-olds.”
Of course, this is the same sort of argument a different demographic makes about exposing kids to a different set of books