If you have not seen the 60 Minutes piece on book banning, here it is. Go ahead and watch; it will be thirteen and a half minutes well spent. There are several things on display here, not the least of which is a school district taking a sensible students-first, parents-involved approach to the issue of difficult books.
The violence is the point. Creating fear and then using violence creates a more violent world, justifying more fear in a vicious cycle. Our policies should always be based in love, not fear.
It makes me sick that M4L are wasting time and resources on this and calling it protecting children. Florida was given the “least supportive” score for discipline by EdTrust. 92,000 students per year are victims of corporal punishment in the state. https://edtrust.org/is-your-state-prioritizing-sead/
The violence is the point. Creating fear and then using violence creates a more violent world, justifying more fear in a vicious cycle. Our policies should always be based in love, not fear.
It makes me sick that M4L are wasting time and resources on this and calling it protecting children. Florida was given the “least supportive” score for discipline by EdTrust. 92,000 students per year are victims of corporal punishment in the state. https://edtrust.org/is-your-state-prioritizing-sead/