Duluth, Minnesota to DROP(not ban) "To Kill A Mocking Bird" in Public School Districts - Sensationalist Headlines

[QUOTE=ProfHappycat7;53118934]stupid decision. TKAM is a fantastic book[/QUOTE] My favorite part was when they took the time traveling castle to Ancient Japan to retrieve the instructions on how to kill a mockingbird from the Ninja army.

This book is the one book I'm glad I was made to read in school. Trying to smother it is against the core of the books message.

I wonder if American public schools will try to censor dark, cautionary chapters of history. Because genocide "made them uncomfortable." Godwin's Law made me do it.

[QUOTE=Spacewolf;53118887]Why stop there, just don't teach about the bad parts of our history at all in school.[/QUOTE] The US already does that with their own history. At least half the horrible shit the US has done in its history is absent from US education from what my US friends have told me. Oh and then there's the whole hyper inflation of their role in the world wars.

[QUOTE=Sableye;53119351]and has made the subjugation of black athletes a part of official WH policy[/QUOTE] :wideeye: what, you mean the nfl kneeling thing? Because surely that's just more deranged twitter ranting and not an official white house position?

[QUOTE=Mio Akiyama;53118819]The Banning of Books should be illegal[/QUOTE] No it shouldn't but even if it was then its a good thing this isn't a ban [QUOTE=TheFilmSlacker;53118825]Banning of this book specifically only proves that context doesn't matter to some people.[/QUOTE] How about you try reading the article before you comment on whether or not context matters, not a ban. [QUOTE=Xonax;53118836]Yo can we ban any teaching of World War 1 and 2 pls? It makes me feel bad :( This is fucking ridiculous.[/QUOTE] Because world war 1 and 2 can be condensed into a single book and theres nothing else we can use to discuss race relations and provoke conversation between students besides a book that uses the n word 48 times, who cares if its from a time when racism was accepted and this book represented the thinking of its time. Should kids be allowed to read fifty shades of gray? That deals with sex, shouldn't kids learn sex ed? I mean unless its possible for there to be multiple books that deal with certain issues and it be up to the schoolboard to decide which ones students should be required to read. " "It's right hard to say," she said. "Suppose you and Scout talked colored-folks' talk at home it'd be out of place, wouldn't it? Now what if I talked white-folks' talk at church, and with my neighbors? They'd think I was puttin' on airs to beat Moses." " Yeah theres no way that could be seen as a stereotype.

[QUOTE=BoopieDoopie2;53120436]No it shouldn't but even if it was then its a good thing this isn't a ban How about you try reading the article before you comment on whether or not context matters, not a ban. Because world war 1 and 2 can be condensed into a single book and theres nothing else we can use to discuss race relations and provoke conversation between students besides a book that uses the n word 48 times, who cares if its from a time when racism was accepted and this book represented the thinking of its time. Should kids be allowed to read fifty shades of gray? That deals with sex, shouldn't kids learn sex ed? I mean unless its possible for there to be multiple books that deal with certain issues and it be up to the schoolboard to decide which ones students should be required to read. " "It's right hard to say," she said. "Suppose you and Scout talked colored-folks' talk at home it'd be out of place, wouldn't it? Now what if I talked white-folks' talk at church, and with my neighbors? They'd think I was puttin' on airs to beat Moses." " Yeah theres no way that could be seen as a stereotype.[/QUOTE] What possible fucking reason could there be for banning information? Of literally any kind, especially a book.

[QUOTE=geel9;53119048]It's nowhere near a ban though. Choosing not to integrate it into your curriculum is not nearly the same as "banning" it.[/QUOTE] ...Really? You really can't find ANY parallels between banning a book and taking the book out of curriculum? Like you think someone who really hates how the book is sympathetic to blacks wouldn't see this as a major victory?

[QUOTE=Tetracycline;53120538]...Really? You really can't find ANY parallels between banning a book and taking the book out of curriculum? Like you think someone who really hates how the book is sympathetic to blacks wouldn't see this as a major victory?[/QUOTE] Any book that can be removed from the curriculum is going to have people who don't think it should be removed and that removing it is a "ban". Should reading lists never change?

Still one of the best books I've ever read. I read it at high school

Why don't you ban the school library while you're at it?

It said the dirty "n" word!

[QUOTE=DOG-GY;53119193]imo for american kids it should be mandatory reading. the perspectives on our history and culture it offers and its value as a timeless classic to boot can't be overstated. it was required reading in my american literature class (we also watched the film afterwards) and it spurred some of the best discussions i had in high school. not only that, but because it's on many reading lists you can go home and talk to your family and other friends about what it presents. and these days especially it could jumpstart a lot of conversations online as well as kids get into the book. what other books along the same historical/cultural lines have had a deep and widespread impact remotely comparable to TKaM?[/QUOTE] Off the top of my head I can think of, The Help, The Color Purple, and Secret Life of Bees. Granted they aren't as popular as TKAM but I think it the context of a high school class room they cover similarish themes and are much more accessible

[QUOTE=Kinan;53121027]Why don't you ban the school library while you're at it?[/QUOTE] Because read the article