While this strip is showing ignorant opposition to what most of us understand as a classic novel, how far do we go down the road of forcing children to read things their parents don’t want them to read? Do we insist “Heather Has Two Mommies” be read in grade school? How about “Bobby Learns To Play With Himself”? If a community deems a book not appropriate for the age level of the students being required to read it, do the teachers who “know better” make them read it anyway? Remember, even in this arc, “Fahrenheit 451” is NOT banned — it’s for sale in bookstores (as are “Heather” and “Bobby”) for parents who DO want their children to read them. Or the library!
I’m not sure I like the direction this arc seems to be going anymore.
While this strip is showing ignorant opposition to what most of us understand as a classic novel, how far do we go down the road of forcing children to read things their parents don’t want them to read? Do we insist “Heather Has Two Mommies” be read in grade school? How about “Bobby Learns To Play With Himself”? If a community deems a book not appropriate for the age level of the students being required to read it, do the teachers who “know better” make them read it anyway? Remember, even in this arc, “Fahrenheit 451” is NOT banned — it’s for sale in bookstores (as are “Heather” and “Bobby”) for parents who DO want their children to read them. Or the library!
I’m not sure I like the direction this arc seems to be going anymore.