The Book Thief: Should Students Read Teachers Or Students?

According to the American Library Association, the most common group of people, challenging a book being read in schools, was the parents of the students. Parents have a right to be in charge of what is put into the minds of their students, however just because one parent objects does not mean that the whole school should ban the book from the list. A solution for this book would be to enforce parental consent for books to be read in the classroom. If a parent does not want a book to be read in the classroom, then there should be other options for the student to read. The school and teacher should not trespass on a parent’s rights of raising their child. I believe that if a parent has a concern, they should go and discuss the problem with the teacher so that the teacher will be able to defend their reasoning for choosing the book to be read in the classroom.

Books are a gateway to a world of imagination, but some schools are trying to shut those gates off by banning them. Books are some of the best teachers left, it's not up to a school to decide what a child should or should not read. Banning books can deprive a child of the opportunity to think. Books should not be banned because of the lessons they can teach, the fact that a school should not even be able to ban them, and it can deprive a child of the opportunity to think.

Another reason as to why I believe The Catcher in the Rye should be available to all students above elementary school is because censoring it would be ignoring the first amendment rights of free speech. “If librarians caved into every demand to remove materials from their collections, they would not have much left to put on the shelves. Only materials that offended no one would be spared. Such a situation might appeal to some people, but it would not serve the needs of our democracy or satisfy the constitutional requirements for free speech.” (Steffens). Including a diverse selection of books in a library or school setting would be the promotion of free speech and a diverse selection of opinions and views. However, if books keep getting censored and removed, that would be ignoring the first amendment and almost all opinion-based materials would be gone. Secondly, “As agents of the government, libraries are bound by the Constitution to promote free speech and diversity of opinion.” (Steffens).

Reading is boring, I hate reading. These are two common sentences that you hear before and after ELA class. This is because they are reading a book that is boring to them and they are not interested in that book. They are being forced to read rather than reading something that they will enjoy. This is why choice reading matters. Choice reading allows the student to be able to read what they want. This way reading becomes more of a hobby and less of a boring task to the student. Choice reading not only brings pleasure but it allows you to travel to faraway places, to imagine different world, to learn about different cultures and to learn about some of the top minds of history.

Parents should have the right to decide what their child reads, but should not have the right to decide what is right for other children to read because not all parents have the same view on what is appropriate for their child to learn in school; as Jones stated, we must all respect each other’s differences. Educators should also be able to freely decide on what they feel is appropriate for their students to read. If a teacher chooses a book that has caused concerns in the past, they should alert the student’s parents of

In conclusion, I think that schools should not ban books because the books have history and if you erase the books you are erasing history. I wish that people would understand that these books mean something different that it isn’t really meaning the words in there which are bad now but before they always meant something

Some problems do arise when incorporating controversial books into the school system. The main and biggest problem is the complaints of parents. Sometimes parents see the books their kids are reading, a preconceived negative perception, then immediately decide they do not want their kid “exposed” to such material. Parents do have every right to say and decide that. But the feelings of a few parents should not dictate the masses of students. If parents were educated beforehand about the material their children would be covering, it might alleviate some

No one should ever lose the right to read. Instead we must find a win win for everyone. If one student isn't mature enough to read a book we must find a alternative for that child. Banning a book will not block a child from the real

School libraries should not be able to ban books because people should be able to choose what books they read and should have access to them, banning books will draw readers, and because some books can teach students about what might happen in their future. Schools should not be able to ban books because people should be able to choose what they read. In the article Ban a book, draw readers by Colete Bancroft she states “ Every parent should be able to guide their child’s reading.” Also 1 parent should not be able to decide for a whole school of parents on what their kids read.

The fact is, either way, students cannot be forced into reading any book. The same goes the other way around, students should not be denied the right to read a book either. No one is forcing students to read To Kill a Mockingbird, and if a parent feels so strongly against the book, they should be able to discuss the matter with the teacher and receive an alternative piece of literature. “Having the freedom to read and the freedom to choose is one of the best gifts my parents ever gave me” (Blume). When books are banned and censored, not only is the reader being deprived of the text in its original glory, but the author is being denied of their freedom of speech and press.

Books are educated in the school because they are meant to teach kids literature with abominable things that happen may happen in this world. In procon.org, they give a good argument point against banning books by saying, “Many frequently challenged books help people get a better idea of the world and their place in it.” As you can see, negative things aren’t the only subjects that are taught to the students. The students can also learn to literature based on analyzing the plot, and create new ideas that they could later on use in the future. Parents shouldn’t worry too much about what their child(ren) are reading since they are given more knowledge when they learn in their English

School districts feel they need to take out fiction books because they feel the non fictions books have more benefits than fiction books. Some believe that non fiction book are more accurate than fiction books because they focus on real life events. They think that if they take out fiction books everyone will read non-fiction books and people will understand and learn what life is really like. I have found an article, and in this article it talks about how a school district took out some fiction books from the school. The students were affected because if they start taking fiction books now, then what will the students generations from now read? Now it's not only affecting us, it's affecting other generations after us.I think we should have a say in what we read and what we don't. If school districts make us read only non fiction books ,then most of the students in the schools won't be as interested to read because the books may not be ast interesting. Schools districts across America are removing a fundamental part of educational

While there are some negative aspects, as there is in anything, the positive aspects outweigh the negative ones. There may be specific topics in the novel that students are not quite ready for, but if the student is allowed the opportunity to develop an opinion early, maybe knowledge and tolerance for the subjects in the novel will be achieved. Most would agree that education is better when started early. Would we not want to form an opinion in a student’s mind early based on the previous statement? The best way to teach a classroom, as previously stated, would include learning the history behind the subjects in the novel, that the author does not have bad intentions when writing the novel, and that tolerance and acceptance for the subjects in the novel can be

In the future,books in libraries and schools should be judged on the story in it and not just the content. New ideas are needed to develop different points of view and learn about the world. Books should not be banned because it shows disrespect to the rights of the children and restricts their ability to learn new

Fiction books have a way of expanding people’s imagination. If teachers could find a fiction book that relates to what they are teaching, that can be better than a textbook. The situations and topics in fiction books are so exaggerated it gets the point across in a creative way. Those exaggerations open a kids mind.