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Originally Posted by genuinegirly
I see this as another unfortunate consequence of the "dumbing down" of American schools.
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It could be viewed in the wider context, the dumbing down of society.
In protecting children from all dangers, they no longer need to think and protect themselves.
Children don't walk home from school, don't play with friends in the neighborhood, don't play with fire, don't play with knives, aren't exposed to sex and nudity, aren't exposed to colorful language. Aren't exposed to poisons or plastic bags....
After awhile, they won't be able to do anything or think for themselves.
I saw a show on TV where they showed a video that had children camping in Germany, I think, where kids, perhaps younger than 8 were chopping wood and making campfires and whittling sticks for marshmallows. They were using matches and knives and axes without an adult hovering over them. The viewers on the show were freaking out.
But I did all that stuff when I was a kid.
Controlling what children read is another way of "protecting" them. But then they get a warped sense of history. This is like the Ministry of Truth in 1984. Controlling thought.