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"the text lacks literary value" Oh boy... Why not ban Fahrenheit 451 and 1984 while we are at it. And let's burn all copies too. What kind of spineless school principal is this?
Really I just want a required class in formal logic for everyone.
At least it had nothing to do with the fact that natural born people need to have sex to do so, but I'm sure it'll happen eventually.
It's not exactly banned, but just removed from their curriculum. It will still be found in the school's library.
Defacto ban.
Anyone who played a part in releasing the statement should be fired for failure to understand the concept of a free society.
The rational for government supported education is that a democracy needs educated citizens to survive. The people involved obviously don't grasp that.
"the text lacks literary value" Oh boy... Why not ban Fahrenheit 451 and 1984 while we are at it. And let's burn all copies too. What kind of spineless school principal is this?
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Defacto ban.
I'm not sure why this is being voted down... maybe because there isn't anything to back it up. But, I do think in a way it is a defacto ban. There will be some kids who seek out this book, but chances are those are not the kids that need to read this book. When you take important literature out of the classroom, you are preventing the kids who would at least pick up the main ideas from getting at those main ideas.
Because the intent is the same, it should be treated and vilified as a ban.
Ironically, I'm reading the book now ... "You can't consume much if you sit still and read books."
> What Sense-Wilson and her daughter seem to be having trouble grasping is that the "savages" in the book are only called "savages" because the mainstream society which they aren't a part of is so perverted. In reality, Huxley's savages are indeed the heroes… Indeed. The “savage” reads Shakespeare, which no one else in the book does anymore, for example. It’s just like people wanting to ban Huck Finn because it uses…
Now, is Huck Finn that important as a piece of literature? Arguably. However what definitely was important was that all his students learned a good lesson about censorship and having a proper disrespect for authority when needed.
> What Sense-Wilson and her daughter seem to be having trouble grasping is that the "savages" in the book are only called "savages" because the mainstream society which they aren't a part of is so perverted. In reality, Huxley's savages are indeed the heroes… Indeed. The “savage” reads Shakespeare, which no one else in the book does anymore, for example. It’s just like people wanting to ban Huck Finn because it uses…
The problem is that it is easier to jump to a conclusion than it is to stop and think.