Banning Books

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In the year 2022, over 2,500 books were banned in total. Books continue to get banned every year, which can negatively impact students in many ways. While some books can expose students to sensitive topics, books should not be banned in schools because they limit students' perspectives and decrease students’ engagement in reading. Books, especially banned books, can broaden students' minds and if they are banned then their perspectives will be limited. A teacher in Georgia read a book for her class and was "fired for reading a best-selling children’s book to her class, My Shadow is Purple" (McArdle and Wilkerson's). The book My Shadow is Purple talks about topics like inclusivity and staying true to yourself, so if books similar to this one are banned then …show more content…

So if they aren't able to read, students' GPA will not be as good, most likely because they have become disengaged in reading. While books should be banned, books can still expose people to morally mature situations. Many people claim that books that are banned contain "graphic violence, is sexually explicit, or includes offensive language" (Webb). People might think this justifies the banning of books because parents don't want their kids learning these things, especially if it is being taught in school. Also, if books go unbanned, kids could stumble across these topics way younger than they are supposed to. If students want to learn new information, then they need to step outside of their comfort zone, which includes exposing themselves to harsh topics and if books are banned, that is unlikely to happen. Some banned books "are viewed to have 'inappropriate' themes for the age level at which they are written for" (“New First Book Study Tackles National Issue of Banned Books”). Most themes in banned books are inappropriate, being way higher than the recommended age shows that students can read higher than what they are supposed to and banning these books limits

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