Why We Should Not Have Textbooks In Schools

As the number of technological devices increases dramatically in the U.S. so does the arguments for and against these devices being placed in little kids hands (Hanes). Even if these iPads and Tablets have “educational apps” the impact they make on children shouldn’t be praised. UCLA scientists found that sixth-graders who went five days without a digital screen did tremendously better at reading human emotions than sixth-graders who continued to spend hours each day looking at their

“When you tear out a man’s tongue, you are not proving him a liar, you’re only telling the world that you fear what he might say.” ― George R.R. Martin. Throughout history, schools have books banned books for a host of reasons, from politically controversial content to profane language or violence. Book banning should no longer be allowed in schools because parents should the ones deciding what their child can or cannot read, it violates the First Amendment, and it does not teach children and teens to think for themselves.

iPads and tablets have become a popular choice of teachers in many classrooms worldwide due to the positive impact it has on the students. Tablets offer a wide variety of educational applications that have the ability to be downloaded onto the tablet for the students to use. The use of tablets in the classroom, “offer a unique home-school connection by providing students with a classroom experience that relates to the technology-saturated real world” (Blackwell, 2013, pg. 233) The use of iPads and tablets in the classroom provides students with a hands on learning approach to any

Public schools are becoming more laid back about what they teach in each subject to make it less uncomfortable for individuals to talk about; for example, sex education is taught in schools more in depth and at an earlier age today than in the past to make it easier for people to talk about sex in a more mature manner. Banning books that contain sexual content, vulgarity, and violence give children and young adults a reason to snicker about these topics when discussed in class because we are taught that these topics are not appropriate to talk about publicly. There are many factors that play a major role in how an individual perceives certain topics in books. If taught at an earlier age that these topics are suitable for mature

Learning methods have also been transformed by technology. Before technology was incorporated in schools, essay writing was hand written, regardless of how long the essay was. Mathematical problems were solved mentally or calculated on paper until the solution was found. Handwriting skills in children was good, because of the amount of practice they had using it everyday in their school work. Furthermore, children developed a vast amount of book knowledge by using library resources from actual books. However, today it is not the norm. Almost every school issues students with devices like iPads or tablets from as early as kindergarten. It is important to realize that with the use of technological devices, children would prefer the quick action of iPads and tablets in contrast to handwriting or reading a book to find reference points. To put it another way, children will end up using mobile devices both in and out of school, leaving no room for outdoor forms of recreation. A Northlines article, “Information Technology and Children”, mentions that the availability of Internet connection on mobile devices is harmful, because they can use it negatively, giving children an uncontrolled source of entertainment and connectivity. Similarly, the availability of

”Too many of todays kids have straight teeth and crooked morals...”(Anonymous). Today, there is so many kids that end up in some sort of trouble, or in a terrible situation, because of their misbehavior. The kids are mainly misbehaving in their household, or in school. In my opinion, enough is enough, we must take control of this big problem.

Speak should be allowed to be read in all classrooms. It seems like public leaders don’t understand that students in High School are subject to experiences they don’t know about. By removing a chance to learn about sexual assault, a student is more vulnerable to others than they would be, knowing about a subject. Book censorship should absolutely never happen, because books are important sources of knowledge and education. Removing books is censorship and technically against the 1st amendment. Citizens have the right to any opinion and the right to view any opinion. Censorship of books has not been regulated since 1982, and included the banning of books that were anti-american. Banning books that include any sort of anti-country or government

Pete Hautman once said, “Yes, books are dangerous. They should be dangerous - they contain ideas”. In today’s society there is a burning issue on whether or not books shall be banned from schools and other public places. Throughout history there have been many examples of censorship. For example, in 1950 when Joseph McCarthy burned and tried to remove any books with foreign and Communist ideas. People think that due to inappropriate information, or what they think is inappropriate, books have been removed. Books should not be banned, since it can make people become ignorant, discourteous, and naive, as well as being in our constitution.

Unfortunately, keeping children away from playgrounds is increasing around the schools and within the community’s .Some off the problems are parents themselves. Because they think increasing homework’s and schooling more value than children to play. Another problems is that all the activities, such as sport in school or outside the schools are all under adult directed. This kind of control to the child is like putting a leash on the dog. When the doge in on the least, it must be under a person’s control at all times. Paly is natural and its one of the crucial element for human development. When paly is not free, risky, and fun, it affect the child’s physical, mental, emotion, empathy, and cognitive

Banning challenged books from schools and libraries is wrong and is restricting students from seeing the real world. These challenged books can include many controversial subject matters, including sexual references, homosexuality, racial differences, alternative lifestyles and more. Though some of the reasons for banning books are understandable, they are not educating students on what they will see as they grow older and what they will encounter in reality. Banning books because of religious reasons should not happen, since some people are not religious. If someone thinks the novels are offensive and go against their beliefs, someone else might think otherwise.

I strongly believe teachers should pick our books for our school year. I believe this because 3 simple reason s 1st, teachers aren’t bias to what we read. 2nd, teachers literally went to college for this. 3rd teachers (mostly) read a lot of books so they are more experienced in the book world and know what’s best for us.

Banning books from school libraries is one of the main examples of censorship in American society today. While it is not directly preventing the authors from exercising their freedom of speech, it does prevent this information from reaching its audience. This limits students ability to form their own opinions and ideas on certain topics, whether that be about slavery or about vampires. In 1982, in the case of the School Board vs. Pico, the Supreme Court ruled that books may not be banned for any discriminatory reasons. This means that books cannot be banned simply because they do not conform to the political, religious, or nationalistic ideas of those banning the books as this would violate the First Amendment. I agree with this, as students

Have you ever wondered why you can’t carry around your backpack class to class? In my opinion book bags should be aloud to be taken to class to class.

“The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”, “Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl”, Of Mice and Men”, The Scarlet Letter” (courtesy of The American Library Association. “Banned Books Week”, and Jamie Frater. “Top 15 Banned Literary Classics Listverse.com) recognize any of these famous titles? Would you believe these classic books have been Taken out of schools and libraries to keep people from reading them?

The final result of using digital devices during school hours is not a good one. Students can cheat more easily, which means that they are not preparing for the future and society.