Why Do Books Should Not Be Banned In Schools

Interesting to see two sides to why a book should or should not be banned, especially if the book shed light on a historical event.

If the book were banned or censored they would not have made deep connections.

Makes me reflect on how in my school choosing just right books means on their reading level (based on fluency).

The books like Goosebumps and Captain Underpants are often books that teachers talk about as inappropriate for their classroom libraries in my school, reflected on if these books are good for kids.

helped me realize that all books have a place in our libraries, we just have to expose kids to good pieces of literature so that they can see the “crappy books,” the ones with no plot or in this case of the reading, an ending. Also important to talk about why books are considered good pieces of literature.

Prior to this

The next line to follow was that entertainment can also be a purpose!

Made me connect with my own classroom, although we don’t use basal programs, we are expected to have books in our library only if they have levels. I do follow my schools expectations however, I have created a place in my library for those books that don’t have levels, and created categories that they can fall into.

Never thought of it this way, if a student is going through a tough time in their life, they will never be able to relate to other characters or stories because we don’t expose students to certain issues. Exposing them to the issues of the world help them to understand these topics and ultimately teach them to respect people different from them. Reminds me of a comment another teacher told me, she heard one of her kids say something about a boy kissing a boy followed by ‘why are they doing that? ew.” But if we teach kids about it, even at a young age, to not judge, that differences are ok…we can prepare kids to be tolerant of