What has happened to responsible adults?

[ProdigalHorn]

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[SyracuseHorn]

Prodigal and Larry, though you appear to be more reasonable than some of the others on this post, I have to disagree. ( I posted above before I read your comments).

You, as a parent, get to determine what is appropriate for your kids. You don't get to determine what is appropriate for mine. Reading lists should provide a broad range of works that cover a variety of topics, perspectives, and styles. Students and their families can decide when and how to broach these topics. Every kid needs to learn different lessons at different times. Sometimes a book on a reading list can help a parent discuss something important with their kids that hasn't been easy to address.

 

[Horn6721]

syracuse

I am still trying ti understand what good can come from graphic descriptions of a 31 y o woman ( or man) raping a 13 y o?

Explain how in your mind how this could be valuable to a 13 y o girl.
Does a 13 y o need to know details of the sexual abuse in order to know it is wrong?Just bizarre that anyone could justify this.

That a school could put a book that details sexual abuse in this manner on a required reading list is insane.

 

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[general35]

I wonder what the response would be if the bible was on the optional reading list.

 

[TexasGolf]

ACLU would be all over them

 

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[CedarParkFan]

It's not okay. It's crazy and it's sick. School reading lists should be classroom appropriate. Now I know some of you will respond with something along lines of "Who decides what is classroom appropriate?" Well . . .it used to be educators who had the common sense to draw the line at topics such as graphic descriptions of homosexual orgies and sexual relationships between adults and children. I guess that has changed. Those that wish for their children to read this type of literature are in the vast minority. So, feel free to visit your local Barnes and Nobles and purchase it for them. Buy then Hustler, Penthouse, etc . . if that's what you want for them. But, school districts have a larger responsibility to the community as a whole. It's called common sense.

 

[CedarParkFan]

ATX - I'm still waiting for a response from you concerning your apparent fear of the fact that I'm an educator. Was it just a knee-jerk reaction to something you disagreed with? Or perhaps you think educators should turn a blind eye and withhold opinions and judgement regarding pedophilia and graphic sexual literature being available in the classroom setting? Maybe you took offense to my old sig about homophobia. What is it? Come on. Back up your assertion. And while you're at it, tell us all a little bit about what you know of me as an educator.

 

[Dionysus]

CedarParkFan, your sig with the photo of that hillbilly fuckup is offending me.

 

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[Musburger]

CedarParkFan, it's a sad state of affairs when people defend the decision to make the equivalent of pornography required reading for minors. By the way, who's that "country ***" hillbilly displayed on your posts? Couldn't you find a more macho type like Ozzie Osborne on the signature line?

 

[CedarParkFan]

Haaa! Musburger. I see you read the post by Dionysus <sp?> above. I guess she doesn't like by sig picture. But, she has the right to her opinions.
Insanity rules these days. The fact that such nonsense breeds serious discussion is a sad commentary on how low we've slouched. Can you believe how many people equate the removal of these books with censorship? I'm one scary educator. I don't even support pornography being encouraged in schools. How closed minded can one get? What's even more dangerous is that I don't support the idea of providing the students with descriptions of adult-child sexual situations. I'm a regular closed-minded right wing nut!

 

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[CedarParkFan]

I wasn't exactly looking at your name when I typed the response, hence the <sp?>. Anyway, is that your contribution to this discussion?

 

[Rex Kramer]

Love the criticisms of CPF's sig pic. One of many great Texans. Very famous. Very distinctive. And very badass. I find this ignorance as offensive as people defending the school district's brain dead and overtly provocative decision to include this obvious adult book on any list - required or optional.