What i'm looking for is a reason why certain books should be censored in schools..due to acts on them by students..or maybe any thoughts on this topic..thanks
128466
wow, never thought of that before! I don't know about books, but I do know that the prevailing thought is that we should be careful what we let ourselves/our children watch on TV or play when it comes to videogames. I mean, there are all those cases, especially in America, where teenagers, and even younger children, have killed their families, strangers or fellow students. And have admitted that their behaviour was influenced by the violent videogames/playstation games they play. It's a modern phenomenon, and one we need to combat.\nBut I think books could definitely have the same effect, especially on the impressionable young mind. We should be careful.
309668
censorship in what aspect of life ?????
194733
"A Modest Proposal" is a satirical story aimed at England's treatment of the Irish. It does not actually advocate eating children. No material should be banned from a library. Censorship is never the answer. You should try to learn more about what the material is actually saying before jumping on the censorship wagon.
533162
Too many people that didn't study in english class, I suppose. Way too many grammatical errors these days. But that seems to be the least of the problems now...its hard to find people who can actually spell! \nI think the book "Eats shoots, and leaves" should be required reading for EVERYONE!! \nSo, yes, I agree with you whole-heartedly! Oh, and Happy Thanksgiving!
424901
Socrates was such an influential thinker.  With students as great as Plato, it was ridiculous to condemn a man who produced such a great outcome of philosophy.  I don't think Socrates is comparable to some of the true lunatics today.  I do not favor censorship, but if people outwardly try to harm others or cause others to become corrupt, of course they deserve retribution.  This would be instances such as the suice groups online that encourage others to kill themselves.
546307
Is it being sent to a publisher?  If not, I think it's a waste of time.  I'm all in favor of writing a personal narrative, but this is a bit ridiculous.  I am an English teacher and I know I would never make such an assignment.
52157
Here are some of the books I was assigned in high school that were considered perfectly reasonable for teenagers to be exposed to: Julius Caesar (full of murderous plotting and actual murder and several suicides), White Fang (people trained dogs to viciously attack each other so they could gamble on it), Crime and Punishment (murder),  Romeo and Juliet (murder, drugs and suicide), MacBeth (murder), Hamlet (murder by poisoning, numerous deaths).\n\nSo what I'm saying is I don't believe in outright censorship in schools.  There are some things that are clearly not acceptable for children to be exposed to.  I wonder how many of these morally righteous people have children, I wonder how many who have children let their children play hours of video games (not just violent) or have the TV or Internet as babysitters.\n\nThere are far worse things for children to be exposed to in life.  The best way to stem the violence is for parents to talk to their children and spend more time with them.  Do not be pleasers, be parents.
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Good for you for trying to learn outside the classroom.  I'll be honest, though.  You can't blame this one on the companies.  Many teachers don't want the answers available for their students to copy, so the companies have to keep them private.  Check the publishers' websites, and contact them to see if they will help you.  If not, see if you can get a teacher at the appropriate level to help you with this, or at least to check your answers.
262858
Having alot of trouble understanding why alot of Americans are dieing for your right to be censored?... hmm.. very interesting.
306570
Censorship doesn't make much sense. The word "Jew" for a long time was not allowed in an online Scrabble game. Now they allow it. Does that make sense?\nSince four letter words are not allowed on some sites, some people type f-u-c-k, and the words go through. Does that make sense?\nPeople that use a 4-letter word in every sentence are boring, but how can words hurt us, as the old saying suggests?\nP.S. When I reread what I have just said, I must admit that some words do hurt, especially if they are true, but I don't think that justifies censorship which is subjecting us to another's sensitivities.
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I agree except for one thing. I'm absolutely not bothered by discussions on cheating, either.\n\nI think censorship is never acceptable. I don't like it either when they replace 'dirty words' by asterisks. Like nobody knew what the actual words are! Like children are going to be hurt by reading something! If they're not ready for it, they won't even understand it! And the words themselves hurt no one. It's the ideas behind them that can hurt, and children just don't give words the same meanings we adults do. Doesn't it seem we're only protecting the children's parents from the awkwardness of having to explain something they're not ready to talk about? We aren't protecting children. We are protecting ourselves from children! Shame on us!\n\nBesides, who can be so prude to be upset by the words, rather than (if we ARE going to be upset) by the concept or the situation? I mean, you may be offended by the image of, say, a particular sexual activity. But it's the act what offends you. Not the word or words used to name that act. So, if you can't read the word, all that can happen is that you're going to identify the missing or censored word from the context, and that will offend you, too.
561958
I taught in a public school for three years.  The "powers that be" actually told me to stop grading for grammatical and spelling errors, saying all of my students would fail.  That is a travesty.  From my perspective as a teacher, ignorance (which is what I believe you are really asking) is on the rise.  Despite compulsory education, it almost appears to me that we are reverting to a 19th century-like model with an educated few and masses of ignorance.
554270
I wish I knew! Maybe it's important to people that sex remain more of a mystery, but letting children (particularly) see the violence in movies, TV shows, even cartoons makes no sense to me at all.  I don't know why mindless violence sells so well either, I'm not saying we should censor it, I just don't see the attraction. Sorry I'm not more help............
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I think that it is extremely important. People need to feel like it's OK to put themselves out there and make a mistake. It's impossible to learn anything without goofing up every once in a while. Creating this kind of environment boils down to one thing, respect. If you respect your students, and don't tolerate your other students disrespecting each other it will facilitate their learning.
594179
Wow, great question but it sounds like Adult Content to me and I don't want any of those weasel Puritans flagging me again... Wish I could help, but Yahoo is going full bore with this censorship thing. And here I thought it was just the poor Chi-Coms that got censored by them...  Contact me and I'd be more than happy to discuss it away from prying Puritan eyes...
352831
A teacher shouldn't be talking about morals in the first place.\n\nFirst question: definitive yes.\nSecond question: biased no, but more practically, yes.
201912
I completely agree with you. And don't worry, I'd never mention the bible. except that I think it's probably the first NOVEL to be written!!\nI think the homophobic aspect had a good deal to do with children's up-bringing. People either take on their parent's views or run a mile from them. I did the latter. My parent's were so racist and homophibic, an inheritance I didn't want.