One man's misinformation is another man's repressed truth.
Yet that's not the case for The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, some Dr. Seuss books, 1984, Brave New World, To Kill a Mockingbird.
If we are talking about the kerfuffle over what should be in one's kids' school library.
Yet what is in the school library has always been up to the local parents and community. No one starts yelling "banning!" because grade-school libraries don't have Naked Lunch and Zorba the Greek.
I want free speech and freedom of the press for adults. For kids, a parent is always to judge what is appropriate.
I want my kids to read those above books eventually, when I think it is age appropriate. If those books aren't in the school library, I can easily still get them. Lack of a book in the school library isn't a big deal. They have limited selections anyway.
dr seuss books were never banned. the family, or organization whatever you want to call it said since some of theme were not selling they would take them out of print. from then on they came up with ham, bacon and green onions whatever book was being banned. so people rushed to buy them, but not many bought the books that were taken out of print due to low sales.
when my kids were little, my wife bought green ham and bacon to read to them, I thought it was stupid book. I taught them to read from newspapers and magazines, or even junk mail. thought they were more interesting.
I dont remember when or how I learned to read, my grandma who raised me was a teacher. by the time I was in first grade I could read and write. I was reading books that were more advanced for my age, I was not the only one. there was this other girl that also could read and write just like me.
all my kids were the same way. you raise your kids the way you want, but bacon and eggs is just breakfast, teach them to learn about dinner.
