Might go have a hunt for this, see what the fuss is about.
Teacher in trouble for reading Ender's Game - Page 9
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Gingerninja
United Kingdom1339 Posts
Might go have a hunt for this, see what the fuss is about. | ||
FabledIntegral
United States9232 Posts
On March 16 2012 10:24 Gingerninja wrote: Never read this, but this thread is making me want to. How come I had to read shit like "Of Mice and Men" in High school? what a worthless piece of shit that was. Might go have a hunt for this, see what the fuss is about. Ender's game was absolutely amazing. Read it in 9th grade. The book we had to read after? Wuthering Heights. Most garbage noneventful book ever. Of Mice and Men wasn't terrible.... I mean, I wouldn't read it for enjoyment, but it wasn't painful to the extent Wuthering Heights was. I maintain that book is the most boring book I've ever read, EVER. | ||
1Eris1
United States5797 Posts
On March 16 2012 10:24 Gingerninja wrote: Never read this, but this thread is making me want to. How come I had to read shit like "Of Mice and Men" in High school? what a worthless piece of shit that was. Might go have a hunt for this, see what the fuss is about. Books you read in school are never primarly meant to be "enjoyable", unless you're purposely taking an elective that specializes in said area. They're meant to stimulate you and to give insight into various areas. | ||
RockIronrod
Australia1369 Posts
I can't remember where I was going with this but I'm pretty sure those scenes would've been awkward for some of them. | ||
Skullflower
United States3779 Posts
On March 16 2012 10:16 Cubu wrote: IIRC, catcher in the rye and american psycho are part of the curriculum in america, which are much much more intense than ender's game. So no, there is nothing wrong with the book, and the parent is stupid. If parents flip out over something like Ender's Game I don't know what they'd do if they found out their kid was reading American Psycho for school... | ||
Spicy_Curry
United States10573 Posts
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itkovian
United States1763 Posts
Just parents enforcing censorship, in general, really gets on my nerves. Its literature, kids need to be exposed to it, and they need to be exposed to various types of it. Parents who shelter their kids are not doing a good job to prepare their kids for the future. I mean, my parents sheltered me a bit when I was younger, but by the time you're 14 you need to be left to explore and be exposed to more "adult" themes. | ||
Simberto
Germany11032 Posts
What i would guess actually happened (without having more information about this), is that the teacher read three books, one of those Enders Game, one a far more explicit and controversial book, the parents complained about that book, the teacher got problems.The reporter noticed that he would get far more views by implying that enders game was the problematic book, but did not want to outright lie, so he used confusing terminology. Thus we get a thread here and elsewhere, and he gets views and addmoney. | ||
Cubu
1171 Posts
On March 16 2012 10:34 Skullflower wrote: If parents flip out over something like Ender's Game I don't know what they'd do if they found out their kid was reading American Psycho for school... Oh wait, they dont have american psycho (its a really good piece of literature so i thought they might let student read it). But still catcher in the rye is there and alot 'worse' than ender's game. | ||
phiinix
United States1169 Posts
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jeeneeus
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DannyJ
United States5110 Posts
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CCitrus
Canada164 Posts
If they were to read Ender's Game, it would mark a positive turning point in their lives. Crazy parents like this one ruin education. | ||
Boxxer
83 Posts
On March 16 2012 10:23 Mr Showtime wrote: 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. Doesn't matter dumbass, if I have to check with others if something is going to offend people, it's not a good idea to do it EVER, prove me wrong. | ||
Boxxer
83 Posts
On March 16 2012 10:52 CCitrus wrote: My wife teaches 14-year olds. Many of them are already drinking and having sex, some are involved in gangs, and several deal weed and ex. So because the school is filled with idiot kids it makes it ok. | ||
CCitrus
Canada164 Posts
On March 16 2012 10:57 Boxxer wrote: Doesn't matter dumbass, if I have to check with others if something is going to offend people, it's not a good idea to do it EVER, prove me wrong. I find rock music, loud noises and fantasy literature offensive. Point: sometimes people are offended by things that they should not be. | ||
Wafflelisk
Canada1061 Posts
On March 16 2012 10:57 Boxxer wrote: Doesn't matter dumbass, if I have to check with others if something is going to offend people, it's not a good idea to do it EVER, prove me wrong. I find music by Elvis to be completely Satanic and a terrible influence on my children who all lead sheltered lives, and therefore no one should be allowed to listen to his songs at the school dance. They're just too profane. I also don't want evolution taught because it offends my religious beliefs. | ||
Myles
United States5162 Posts
On March 16 2012 10:57 Boxxer wrote: Doesn't matter dumbass, if I have to check with others if something is going to offend people, it's not a good idea to do it EVER, prove me wrong. Anything can offend someone. Living by your mantra would mean never doing anything ever. Ironically, you made a personal assault in the same post talking about never doing something that has potential to offend someone. In the book's case, I've not read it either, but everyone here has said the only thing even close to offensive is the mention of nudity. And that can't be that offensive considering we have nude statures and other 'tasteful' art all over public places. | ||
Boxxer
83 Posts
On March 16 2012 11:02 Myles wrote: Anything can offend someone. Living by your mantra would mean never doing anything ever. Ironically, you made a personal assault in the same post talking about never doing something that has potential to offend someone. In the book's case, I've not read it either, but everyone here has said the only thing even close to offensive is the mention of nudity. And that can't be that offensive considering we have nude statures and other 'tasteful' art all over public places. The OP said porn, not nudity lol., plus teaching and living are two different things, if you take drugs and you like doing it, do you think it's fine to tell others taking drugs is ok? Of course its not. | ||
Deathmanbob
United States2356 Posts
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