Throughout society, many people fight over whether or not books should be banned. Books have been debated in different school districts for a very long time due to the topics involved in some of the books written. Some people believe that many books are classics and should be kept since they are a part of our history. They believe books can help guide people on how to act and teach a student many things. On the other hand, other people believe that books should be banned due to the many topics that aren’t suitable for children and students to learn about. Schools should not ban books because books teach us about sensitive topics while teaching us how to improve from them and limiting the amount of books students are exposed to also limits the …show more content…
Come on now, we’re going to go build a mirror factory first and put out nothing but mirrors for the next year and take a long look at them” (Text 4). Through remembering the books, Granger believes that society will be able to look at themselves in a new light and fix their behaviors. This shows that learning and remembering books from the past, can show students their own weaknesses and improve upon them. Books also address important issues such as racism and sexism going on all over the world. As stated in text 1, “Anselme said the theme of the book — about personal responsibility in pushing back against racism — is still relevant.” By reading books about these topics, a student will broaden their understanding of a subject and learn what can be a right and wrong way to act while dealing with these situations. Finally, books show students and adults alike how to act while dealing with situations involving sensitive topics: “‘In the middle of the American civil rights movement, Attitcus comes in as an inspiring figure for many Americans at the time. He gave them a roadmap of how to deal with racism on an individual level’” (Text …show more content…
Another reason why books are crucial to schools and shouldn’t be banned is because reading many types of books helps expose a student to a variety of information that couldn’t be obtained from their experiences alone. Not reading a variety of books and instead a select few confines a student to a limited amount of knowledge: “Students will not be able to understand different cultures, worldviews, religions, etc., if individuals keep banning books that have these elements” (Text 3). Giving a student a variety of information allows them to develop their own opinions on problems and allows them to question things instead of blindly believing others. In addition, not exposing students to a plethora of content makes them fall behind their peers in school: “Banning books has the potential to create gaps in knowledge for young learners. banning books limits access and has the potential to leave students behind some of their classmates”(Text
In the article How Banning Books Marginalizes Children, the author, Paul Ringel, states that approximately fifty-two percent of the books banned in the last ten years illustrate “diverse content”, such as race, religion, gender identity, etc. Ringel believes that attitudes about which books are “appropriate” for kids to read have too often suppressed stories about different cultures and life experiences. He basis his argument around the pretext that when libraries stop the banning it will allow kids to learn how to navigate imaginary worlds filled with differences and apply those lessons to their own lives.
The practice of the censorship of books in schools has been prevalent due to the explicit content of them. Parents have been complaining to schools about books that count as required reading because they disapprove with the points made in the book. If a book consists of offensive or sexually explicit material, then parents would challenge the schools about them in order to prevent their children from reading them. Censorship in general has been an intensely debated issue because it is considered an infringement to the First Amendment of the United States Constitution while others argue it is used to conceal inappropriate things (Aliprandini and Sprague). The banning of books in school curriculum has also been debated since parents see certain books as inappropriate while others argue that banning them hinders student learning. Against the censorship of books in schools, Fenice Boyd and Nancy Bailey, authors of Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, believe that banning books creates a barrier between students and intellectual development (Boyd and Bailey, 655). Banning books from schools and removing them from the curriculum prevents students from exploring different ideas and developing creativity and critical thinking skills.
Number one, as I said: quality of information. Number two: leisure to digest. And number three: the right to carry out actions based on what we learned from the interaction of the first two”(84-85). Books are where people get their information from, banning books basically means the censorship of information.
Imagine you have a child. This child loves to read books on their own. They read so much you finally tell them to get their books from the library. Then, one day, your child asks you what does this word mean, you are horrified to see that the child is pointing to a curse word. From that point on the child gets in trouble with teachers and other adults for saying that word. This is why book banning is necessary to keep children from finding themselves in that situation and others. Book banning is required because a child may be taught bad habits, lose the magical innocence of childhood, and because children may not be mature enough to decide what materials to read.
The first amendment of the U.S. Constitution states, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances (Buchanan).” With the banning and the challenging of books all over the U.S. I believe that our first amendment is being jeopardized. We should be allowed to read whatever we want to read it is our right according to the first amendment in the U.S. Constitution with freedom of speech.
“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn the more places you’ll go.”-Dr. Seuss. What Dr. Seuss’s statement is telling us is that books have given us knowledge about ideas, life, and the world. One of the greatest inventions of mankind is a book. A book is a set of printed sheets that are put together fill with information that people read about. Books have been around with us since ages from generations to generations. It is all around the world with different cultures and languages, books have given people the joy of story, information, and knowledge. Everyone should have the right to read whatever book they are seem interested. Well, it is not the case; there are some people out there trying to challenge books from being ban. It is ridiculous that books are being taken away from readers. Today, books are still currently being challenged or banned. This type of doing is censorship. This is a problem that people need to look at and think about. Books are in school, library, in our homes yet they are too much for the people. Why are books so sensitive for readers to be challenged? There are two set of sides to this issue, one side are the people that wants to remove the books and challenged them to be ban, the other side are the one that oppose the banning of books, allowing to read whatever they want. Which side is right? This leads to the question as to why books are currently being challenged or banned. How does banning books relate to censorship and what are some solutions that can solve the problem of banning books?
All in all, throughout our society ideas, morals, and lessons are thought through books and if books are being banished from our schools, then we are all being deprived of our freedom as intellectuals that have the own opinions and ideas. In fact if books teach students lessons and if this books are abolished then lessons, ideas and real events of the real world are also banished from students. After all, who is the right person to censor book?
Book banning denies readers access to different viewpoints and experiences. When certain books are removed from circulation, readers are denied the opportunity to engage with different cultures, beliefs, and viewpoints. This bias involves ignorance and reinforces stereotypes, blocking social progress and understanding. In educational settings, book banning challenges the pursuit of knowledge and critical thinking. By restricting access to certain books, teachers are forced to limit their ability to provide students with a well-rounded education.
It is an overlooked topic that should be considered by everyone because, in turn, this will hurt a child's education. It also goes to show how kids will lack their creative side of learning because they are lacking the opportunity to explore the different perspectives being explored in books and how to incorporate them into their own creative endeavor. Also seen through Text 4: Book Bans Are Really About Oppression of Diverse Ideas,” it conveys, “As a parent, I know that books should be viewed as tools of enlightenment, not tools of oppression.” This quotation also demonstrates how, despite the fact that not all parents are against book banning, one that is against it is aware of the bigger picture book banning may have on their children as well for children in general. This parent takes into consideration the way books should be used, rather than the way they should be
Benjamin Franklin once wrote, “If all printers were determined not to print anything till they were sure it would offend nobody, there would be very little printed.” Books are being outlawed for trying to spread knowledge to young and impressionable minds. Several states have begun the process of censoring books, also referred to as burning books. The censorship of these books stems from concerned parents and politicians who believe that the messages shared on the pages of certain books are unfit for the eyes of growing children and young adults. The process of banning books needs to be stopped because it limits freedom of speech, restricts self-discovery and representation, and creates less exposure to different perspectives.
Tetanus is a potentially deadly disease that is caused by the Clostridium tetani bacterium. Tetanus is found worldwide and is a very preventable disease. The ability to protect ourselves from Tetanus by following a proper vaccination schedule has greatly reduced the number of yearly reported cases. Tetanus has a devastating effect on the neurons, causing an infected individual to usually experience very painful involuntary symptoms that may result in death if left untreated. My interest in knowing more about the causes and effects of Tetanus stemmed from a traumatic injury a patient at Ocala Regional Medical Hospital received. The injury occurred while preforming an activity that many of us regularly participate in, mowing of her lawn. Tetanus is not normally a pathology that is shown within the diagnostic modalities. Diagnostic imaging is very useful to diagnose the location of a known or unknown penetrating metallic object in a patient. A Tetanus infection may stem from a contaminated unknown object, which was in the case of the patient profiled in this report.
Nowadays, books are being banned from schools, left and right. It is understandable that some situations may be tough to read about, but they are daily occurrences in some places. People are banning books because of the discomfort that comes from them, not thinking about the potential consequences of their actions. There are many reasons to read painful literature, and by banning books, we are restricting our future generations from potentially crucial knowledge. Although uncomfortable, the topics talked about in these books are very real and reading about them is beneficial in many ways.
It can affect their mindset by not letting them learn more interesting subjects. Because of these things I mentioned, kids should be able to learn new knowledge and not be restricted from it. Banning books doesn’t allow children or teens to see other perspectives and ideas. On the contrary, opponents contend that some content is inappropriate for kids so they should not read it, but this is not always true. Experts say, “Parents may control what their own children read, but they don't have a right to restrict what books are available to other people.
But the truth is, book banning is always unjustified since the parents and politicians who ban these books are restricting other children from getting the knowledge they need to learn about life. To explain, the National Coalition Against Censorship writes, “Even books or materials that many find ‘objectionable’ may have educational value, and the decision about what to use in the classroom should be based on professional judgments and standards, not individual preferences” (ProCon). It is admirable that parents would like to protect other children, but the decision on whether a book should be removed from other students should be based on professional opinions, not just a parent’s perspective on the book. Even then, these professionals could judge the books in the wrong way, causing the book to be banned and not serve its purpose. Therefore, since children are our future, books shouldn’t be banned, so children can be educated on important issues and lead the world out of hate and pain.
Book banning is a severely demanding issue in the US. In 2022, 2541 different titles were attempted to be banned; there has been a 60% increase in book banning since 2023. Book banning would, for one, affect people who want to read the books that are being banned, but does the thought that book banning can affect children's mental health and knowledge ever seem relevant and applicable? Books being banned can affect children all over the world and compromise the jobs of librarians and media specialists. Book banning has been an ongoing issue since 1637, but only recently has there been a bigger fight towards the end of this problem.