Teacher in trouble for reading Ender's Game - Page 5
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Sluggy
United States128 Posts
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Ender985
Spain910 Posts
What is next, firing somebody for dropping a Fight Club reference in highscool? The things you own... | ||
Ashakyre
United States99 Posts
On March 16 2012 08:15 xDaunt wrote: It is this kind of crap that reminds me why it is so hard to take English/literature schlolars seriously. Agreed. Tedious read. | ||
BluePanther
United States2776 Posts
On March 16 2012 07:23 Aberu wrote: The objection which many people are plainly missing was that the teacher did not use the proper procedures to get the book authorized. If that teacher had done their job right this wouldn't have been a fiasco. If the school had notified police like it is procedurally required to, then none of this would have happened. It's not so much about the books contents as it is the school and teacher just doing whatever they'd like. If you read the story, the school officials came out and stated that Ender's Game would not have passed their inspection. This is a joke. Ender's game is completely age-appropriate for a middle schooler. | ||
Roe
Canada6002 Posts
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Troxle
United States486 Posts
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Geo.Rion
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btw i ve read the Iliad at 12 and Name of the Rose at 13, so i have no idea how can ppl freak bout that book for 14 year olds | ||
cskalias.pbe
United States293 Posts
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Mataza
Germany5364 Posts
People are sometimes naked. I can´t get my mind around the fact that apparently not everyone acknowledges this fact. Nakedness doesn´t equal pornography. This kind of thinking would categorize so much as pornographic it isn´t even funny. Michelangelo? Porn artist. Schindler´s list? Torture porn. Does that 14yo even know how the other sex looks like naked? I would not be that surprised if he didn´t see a naked person besides himself his entire life. How can you shelter kids that much? | ||
TheWestWind
Canada87 Posts
Did you know Ender's Game is required reading for US Marine Corps and Officers, as an exercise in how to justify violence? Additionally, OSC has many personal views that many on this forum would find disgusting, including advocating the use of violence against consenting homosexual adults and denying evolution and climate change. Not to be surprised though, nerds love their Ender's Game. | ||
Maxd11
United States680 Posts
On March 16 2012 07:18 oBlade wrote: Fahrenheit 451 should be required reading for everyone involved in this "story." Fahrenheit 451 is banned in public schools for creating an "excessive sense of individuality". This seriously is batshit crazy. Human stupidity knows no bounds. | ||
Cyx.
Canada806 Posts
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LeapofFaith
United States446 Posts
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FallDownMarigold
United States3710 Posts
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AnachronisticAnarchy
United States2957 Posts
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wei2coolman
United States60033 Posts
sometimes I'm just embarassed to say I'm an american. | ||
guN-viCe
United States687 Posts
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Frogsox
Australia274 Posts
On March 16 2012 08:49 wei2coolman wrote: It wasn't required reading for us, but it was in my middle school library when I read it during reading period (the hour before actual class, that everyone had to read), I actually read Ender's Shadow first, then read Ender's game, and some of the others in the series. I definitely think the reading level was definitely higher than what 14 year olds could on average, comprehend. But in all seriousness, Ender's series was by far my favorite series of books (Even better than Harry Potter). It's dissapointing when people are okay with letting their children follow a violent religion, that has its text invovled with rape/death/violence/slavery, but its somehow not okay for teachers to read a sci-fi novel to kids to try and spark their interest in reading? sometimes I'm just embarassed to say I'm an american. I always find that to be quite interesting. When people fall back on religion and the bible to justify why something is immoral or wrong it's usually hard to accept considering the fact that there are a lot of things in the bible which are worse (my religion teacher in High School admitted that the bible has some passages that are far worse than most movies/books etc) and in some cases illegal on an international level. When you pit one book against the other I don't think it really stacks up. | ||
qqK
Germany282 Posts
On March 16 2012 08:41 TheWestWind wrote: Sorry my friends, but if you read this book in your early or mid adolescence, your critical capacity to understand the kind of violence porn that it really is was not fully functional, especially if you are identifying strongly with Ender. Which is the way the character was designed after all. Did you know Ender's Game is required reading for US Marine Corps and Officers, as an exercise in how to justify violence? Additionally, OSC has many personal views that many on this forum would find disgusting, including advocating the use of violence against consenting homosexual adults and denying evolution and climate change. Not to be surprised though, nerds love their Ender's Game. That's exactly why it's a good book to be read in school, as the teacher can discuss the element of violence with his class. I read "Fabian" by Erich Kästner in school. The protagonist sure shouldnt be a role model for anyone, yet he is something worthy to discuss for students. | ||
gakkgakk
Norway902 Posts
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