((I have been here with you before and replying to you is going completely against my better judgment, but here goes...))
Then maybe you shouldn't reply.
((I very specifically said that all parents should be made aware and given the chance to decide. DO NOT put words into my mouth.))
I'm not. Students are given course descriptions at the start of the year. Ten bucks said that book was listed in it. Where was he at the beginning of the year?
((And if a vast majority of parents in that school district feel that book is too mature for their teens, then they should have the ability to have it removed from the curriculum entirely.))
Here's the thing. It wasn't a vast majority of parents. It was ONE parent. Since when was one the vast majority? He took away the other parent's rights to even have a say.
((I will make a judgment call and if I think it is too sensitive, I will bring it up with the school board.))
Why not talk to the teacher first? Shouldn't they get a chance to explain their reasons for the book?
((parents should have the chance to decide if their kid is ready for that))
Here's that whole not giving teens the credit they deserve. Kids are a lot mature than they're getting credit for. Only the kid truly knows what they are ready for. And the parent should be able to trust their child. By that age...freshman year...the child should know about topics like sex, drugs, and violence. If they don't, then something's wrong...and not with the school.
((Comparing television to required reading is ludicrous.))
Now, you're putting words in my mouth. I'm not comparing television to books. I'm saying that if the kid doesn't read it in a book, they will see it somewhere else. TV, the street...where ever. At least in class, there can be discussion about what is read. Things can be analyzed and understood.
Sex, drugs, and viloence. Those topics SHOULD be discussed in school. Where kids can learn about them, learn how to say no, and learn how to change them. That's what school is for.
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Then maybe you shouldn't reply.
((I very specifically said that all parents should be made aware and given the chance to decide. DO NOT put words into my mouth.))
I'm not. Students are given course descriptions at the start of the year. Ten bucks said that book was listed in it. Where was he at the beginning of the year?
((And if a vast majority of parents in that school district feel that book is too mature for their teens, then they should have the ability to have it removed from the curriculum entirely.))
Here's the thing. It wasn't a vast majority of parents. It was ONE parent. Since when was one the vast majority? He took away the other parent's rights to even have a say.
((I will make a judgment call and if I think it is too sensitive, I will bring it up with the school board.))
Why not talk to the teacher first? Shouldn't they get a chance to explain their reasons for the book?
((parents should have the chance to decide if their kid is ready for that))
Here's that whole not giving teens the credit they deserve. Kids are a lot mature than they're getting credit for. Only the kid truly knows what they are ready for. And the parent should be able to trust their child. By that age...freshman year...the child should know about topics like sex, drugs, and violence. If they don't, then something's wrong...and not with the school.
((Comparing television to required reading is ludicrous.))
Now, you're putting words in my mouth. I'm not comparing television to books. I'm saying that if the kid doesn't read it in a book, they will see it somewhere else. TV, the street...where ever. At least in class, there can be discussion about what is read. Things can be analyzed and understood.
Sex, drugs, and viloence. Those topics SHOULD be discussed in school. Where kids can learn about them, learn how to say no, and learn how to change them. That's what school is for.