Censoring Books

I enjoyed our class discussion on censoring books within our public schools.  Many of us raised some interesting points.  I personally have the opinion of allowing all types of books in our school libraries.  Students will have access to such books outside of school and I think it creates more teachable moments when students have them in the classroom.  I think that parents having an active role in educating their children to think critically will prevent them from falling victim to some of the “controversial” books that are outside the family’s beliefs.  I think that allowing the government to censor books from our public school libraries will provide a more slippery slope.  If parents think there are books that should be “off-limits” for their children, the parents should be having discussions with their children on why, because these books will not be out of reach even if they aren’t in the school library.