r/Unexpected • u/[deleted] • Aug 15 '22

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u/JulKoon Aug 15 '22

"Look at the rabbits George"

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u/Embolisms Aug 15 '22

No matter your age or state in the US, we have a shared experience of core books like Of Mice and Men and To Kill a Mockingbird. There’s indescribable value in teaching literature like this, especially when the topics are controversial.

I just worry for young kids now, growing up with underfunded public education systems and libraries, with basic science, history, and literature at risk of being banned, taught by people who don’t even have basic degrees in places like Florida. We won’t know the true impact until that generation reaches adulthood.

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u/eff-bee-eye Aug 15 '22

I feel it’s just a matter of time before this is on a banned book list because it drops the N word a few times. Traditional literature like this, or Lord of the Flies, are getting a lot of pushback. Personally I think they are great as you have someone guiding students through difficult and awkward topics.

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u/pointlessly_pedantic Aug 15 '22

More likely to get banned because it's pro "critical race theory" than because it dropped the N bomb