Posted on May 21st, 2008 at 3:41 pm by Shonda and
Today we discussed censorship in public schools. Information, books, etc. can be censored for a variety of reasons. I personally feel that censoring materials may not always be a good idea. I think even if public schools censor certain materials, students will still find a way to obtain this material. I also think that censoring will lead students to seek information elsewhere which could lead them to a lot of untrue, unsupported information. In addition, not all parents may agree with the idea of censorship. So, how should a public school system deal with this? How could they accommodate for the parents who agree with censorship and for the parents who disagree with it?
Link Here | May 21, 2008,
I am sort of torn between with reasons for censorship. The reason why is because one moment we want parents to get involved and the next moment depending on the content we don’t.
Kay
Link Here | May 21, 2008,
I think the solution to this issue is for parents to take the responsibility in teaching their children to think critically. If parents have an active role in initializing “proper” morals, as they see appropriate, children will also take responsibility in choosing which books they should or should not personally be reading–rather than making that decision for the rest of the children in the school.
Desiree Walls
Link Here | May 23, 2008,
I believe censorship is wrong because it can prevent children from forming their own opinions about certain issues. I believe parents are the primary influence on children, so if the parents are actively involved in their childrens’ life censoship is not necessary.
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