This seems so ridiculous in more ways than just the subject matter involved or whatever some people might consider the issue to be.
Teacher in trouble for reading Ender's Game - Page 8
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Xapti
Canada2473 Posts
This seems so ridiculous in more ways than just the subject matter involved or whatever some people might consider the issue to be. | ||
Twiggs
United States600 Posts
On March 16 2012 07:17 cmen15 wrote: Yea me to, and i know my brother read this also when he was in middle school... What a joke lol, have these people watched tv in the last few years??? Read it because it was required in 7th grade for me too. Led me to read the other books of the series as well so I'd say it helped encourage me to read more. | ||
hypercube
Hungary2735 Posts
On March 16 2012 09:59 Skullflower wrote: This country is so full of stupid, over-protective parents nowadays Don't worry, it's not just the US. I know plenty of people who overreact, freak out if their child falls down from the couch, blame everyone if their precious breaks his skin playing football, etc. The US looks worse because the school system is more democratic (i.e parents have more direct influence) than in most other developed countries. | ||
Slaughter
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stokes17
United States1411 Posts
On March 16 2012 10:00 Endymion wrote: it's actually pretty ironic that Fahrenheit 451 is banned since the whole book is about censorship and the destruction of intellectual materials.. 1. that is a correct use of irony. They are demonstrating the very principle they are trying to prevent you from seeing . 2. I think Fahrenheit 451 is boring too! lol | ||
darkscream
Canada2310 Posts
In high school I had tons of crazy books as assigned reading. I read Brave New World, Farenheit 451, A ClockWork Orange to name a few. Puritan americans strike again. | ||
Mr.Rager
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FrodoAndTheSlobStix
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JiYan
United States3668 Posts
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FabledIntegral
United States9232 Posts
What exactly in that book is so terrible? Ender's brother's apathy towards harming others or..? | ||
ReketSomething
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Mr Showtime
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Boxxer
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On March 16 2012 07:10 Requizen wrote: Source: http://www.aikenstandard.com/story/0315Followup-with-school--3862406 tl:dr - Teacher reads Ender's Game to her class as part of an attempt to get kids more interested in reading. 14 year old kid tells his mom, she complains to the school, teacher is put on "leave". I read Ender's Game (and indeed most of the series) around that age or younger, and it didn't scar me in any lasting way, in fact, it made me more interested in reading in general. However, I suppose I'm not indicative of every child that age. I also read Animorphs (which was actually really violent, reflecting back on it), and I don't know if those would pass the test either. Do you think Orson Scott Card's books are too "pornographic" or offensive? How about other books that are written for that age range? I haven't read it, but the fact you even have to ask if something is too pornographic or offensive obviously means it's not appropriate. You answered your own question. | ||
Cubu
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clik
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Postman
United States269 Posts
What a complete overreaction. | ||
cuppatea
United Kingdom1401 Posts
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Firebolt145
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Hdizz
Canada93 Posts
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Mr Showtime
United States1353 Posts
On March 16 2012 10:13 Boxxer wrote: I haven't read it, but the fact you even have to ask if something is too pornographic or offensive obviously means it's not appropriate. You answered your own question. If you haven't bothered to read it, don't formulate an opinion on the matter. You can't. Those questions are asked just to find some sort of rationale to give this teacher leave. If you read the book, you'd know how absurd this is. | ||
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