Should high school libraries censor books offered to the students?
There have been numerous books banned from libraries for all sorts of reasons.
Posted By Perdie on September 20, 2007
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High school kids need to be prepared to face the real world. Sugar-coating life at this point would
Censoring knowledge is not something "free" countries should do.
-- Posted By jhall85 on September 24, 2007It is better to address something than to lock it away in a closet. Discussing inappropriate reading material is much more constructive than hiding it from kids who might run into it eventually anyway. .
To many people think if some young person reads something they will want to do it, it will corupt their morals, etc etc.
Where are these kids parents? Did they not teach them some moral standard to judge what is appropriat for them to do or not do? Oh wait I forgot it is now the burden of the schools and society to teach peoples kids morals because the parents are to busy with careers and life to bother raising the kids they gave birth to.
My parents let me read anything I would pick up and want to. My father read tougher stuff to us and explained things we did not understand. It is called parenting. Before these 'parents' jump up and down and pull their hair out they might want to teach their kids a good moral base so they can read a book and respect the art that it is and agree or disagree with the points in the work.
That's the point that makes me nervous. What is acceptable to one person may be wholly unacceptable to another. Who gets to decide what to keep and what to ban? Who gets to impose their morality on someone else?
I don't think things should be cencored. We're going to be smacked in the face with sex and vilionce, drugs, ext anyway, so why make the library a fantasy place? Sure, maybe some sections should be blocked off, or better monitored for yourger people, but why should thoose who are mature enough, and old enough, to face the facts of real life. Besides, why would youger kids be getting things from a high school, eh?
In the academic environment it is still important to impart values and discretion. Libraries should
my 13 year old sister came home with a book from the school library...the book contained a very explicit sex scene...we went to the school to talk to the librarian and we were shocked to find out that she was aware of the contents and there was a whole section of romance novels. if anyone has read a romance novel, you'd know that they contain vivid details. my vote is based on this. most things should be allowed because we want our kids to learn. i dont see the benefit of romance novels.
uhh does anyone realize how stupid teens are getting if they read something there's a chance THEY WILL do it. i mean yeah its a book and you would think they could handle it since for goodness sake they are in high school but in my opinion they should censor it. I unerstand why people think they shouldn't but thinking of teens stupidity.yes they should.
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