"Book Banning is Still a Real Thing" posted on October 28 on my Classroom Technology RSS Blog Feed made me reflect on my own experiences with book banning. I graduated from college 6 years ago and in my children's literature class we had to explore the topic of book banning. I was amazed at the long list of books that were on the banned list for one reason or another. We had to choose ten of these books to read and give our own book report discussing why we felt the books were on the banned book list. Mainly the books were on the list because they included swearing or sexual inuendos. In some instances I felt angered at the author that they would include a few swear words in the text and cause the book to be banned. Why would anyone want to deprive kids of awesome literature because of a couple of swear words? I work in a Catholic school and our librarian reads every book that is put on the shelf. There are some books that don't make it on the shelf for these very reasons. I guess making book selections for libraries, based on content, is also a form of book banning. Pity.
Reference:
Love. (2010, October 28). "Book Banning is Still a Real Thing". Retrieved on November 26, 2010 from http://www.google.com/reader/view/?hl=en&tab=wy#stream/feed%2Fhttp%3A%2F%2Fjlove1127.blogspot.com%2Ffeeds%2Fposts%2Fdefault.
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