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How Banning Books Hinder Kids Minds:
The most informational books are banned books. Books give knowledge but banned ones can not give you knowledge if you can not read them. Banned books can also destroy skills that need to be fine-tuned. One of the most important gifts of life can be limited, knowledge. Some people believe books should not be banned in school/libraries because banning a book can limit a person's mental abilities. Banning a book can limit a person's knowledge. This sources say that “Book Banning Bans the Future” (“The Negative Effects of Book Banning Regarding High School Students”). The quote is important because is important because it is withholding knowledge does withhold the future. It is so important to make sure that the future is successful and by hold books back it can damage that. “With book banning as a fundamental procedure in the American high school, a developing generation can be systematically molded by those who come before them,”(“The Negative Effects of Book Banning Regarding High School Students”). This means that the generation before the generation being affect is making the decision for them. This also means that a generation with …show more content…

“For the classroom, book banning means discourse is hindered.” (“Negative Effects of Book Banning Regarding High School Students). This means that students skills to think for then self the is limited. This is important because if you don’t know how to think for yourself early you will never do it. ‘These holistic effects are ones that breach the doors of all classrooms and can cause serious obstacles and violations regarding curriculum, teachers, and students everywhere.” (“Negative Effects of Book Banning Regarding High School Students”). This quote is talking about the effects that banning book have on classrooms. These obstacles are everywhere and tend to cause a kid to lag behind. Books can hinder skills that people need to

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