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Originally Posted by dc_dux
The specifics (in general terms) are in the article: Banned somewhere in the U.S.A
One purpose of school reading lists are to stimulate discussion.
WHy are so many people afraid of providing a supervised, structured program in schools to allow young adults to discuss such books as Catcher in the Rye or Huck Finn? |
The specifics from the article are only descriptions and commentary of each outcome. It does not state the specific criteria used to evaluate each book.
Are we talking about young adults (college age) or high school age kids? What is the purpose of these discussions that we are attempting to stimulate in our high schools? Is allowing certain topics for one or two minorities fair to the other students who want to read controversial titles not attributed to afro-americans? Is the criteria for allowing/disallowing books in various school districts meant to show fairness for all students... if we can't let group A have titles containing certain topics, then we can't allow similar topics for group B? Don't most schools celebrate black history month? Schools in many districts have a hard enough time graduating students that can read above a third grade level let alone trying to accommodate all view-points and sociological trends. Would these topics not be well served conducted in after school book clubs?