How Democrats Deny Kids A Proper Education, 3/21/19,
Democratic state
Assembly members in New Jersey are looking to take control of what children in
the state learn, and some of that involves removing lessons America has been teaching
children for generations.
Verlina
Reynolds-Jackson and Jamel Holley have filed a resolution to remove Mark
Twain’s 1884 novel, “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” from all of the state’s
schools.
The two cite “the
novel’s use of a racial slur and its depictions of racist attitudes can cause
students to feel upset, marginalized or humiliated and can create an
uncomfortable atmosphere in the classroom.” as reasoning to remove the literary
classic from schools.
However many argue
that it’s that same discomfort that affords the opportunity to learn from the
past and have intelligent discussions on racial equality in the present.
The National Coalition
Against Censorship said on the matter, “While it is understandable that a novel
that repeatedly uses a highly offensive racial slur would generate discomfort
among some parents and students, the problems of living in a society where
racial tensions persist will not be resolved by banishing literary classics
from the classroom.”
So far school in
Pennsylvania, Virginia, Minnesota, and Mississippi have all removed the book
from their curriculum.
Comments
Public School Boards
need to be replaced. Homeschooling is
the answer.
Norb Leahy, Dunwoody
GA Tea Party Leader
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