I also think we live in an age where children can find whatever they want on the internet on the iPad's they're practically handed at birth. People are not nearly as sheltered as Bridget and her "Mothers on a Crusade".
That’s not an excuse for keeping this kind of stuff in schools. It’s just not. For some of these books, the decision should be easy. It’s low hanging fruit that all should be able to agree.
I wasn't aware that "culture war" was a topic within the RCID/CFTOD charter? Is there something in the legislation I missed that covers this responsibility?
Ding ding ding. Certain folks love to cherry-pick examples and use it as a systemic issue when all it is ... is one example without context in a complicated system.
Understandable... however, I'd like proof that any of these books were actually in schools to begin with.
I don't see her standing outside R rated movies and stopping kids from entering with their parents. It is not illegal to bring your kid to such movies, some theaters may have rules, but they are hardly enforced or they don't exist at all.
So Ziegler and her colleagues were appointed to the board instead of individuals with experience running a special district because...?
If you think it’s one bad book, well…I don’t know what to tell you. And the fact that so many people entrusted with the education of children cannot even agree to pull this “one bad book” is the reason why there are concerned parents out there.
They have no intention of doing so. These bills were vaguely written on purpose.
Not officially. If it wasn't "understood" by his appointees, then he would've chosen people that have experience running a special district rather than forging his battles. But then again, if he wasn't a bigot with a penchant for a culture war, we wouldn't even be having this discussion.
So, do you think this book should also be banned from high schools? Should we institute age checking at Barnes & Nobles?
We’re talking about a group that thinks it’s appropriate to investigate a teacher for showing Disney’s Strange World, for goodness’ sake. The idea that they’re limiting their endeavours to more adult content is nonsense.
The whole purpose is to cast a wide net which is seen in the wide variety of books being removed. Point to one thing as a focus and take a dozen others with it.
Why don’t you tell us? Is the governor just that bad at his job that he picked people who he didn’t think could accomplish their mission?
No, he picked people that he knew would carry forward the "culture war" mission he has personally participated in and even championed. He is quite good at his job in that sense that he identified someone like Ziegler who, despite her flaws (as evidenced by the scandal), is extremely passionate about the issues which started this whole thread.
Well, he didn't know the largest taxpayer in his state had a special district so... I'm gonna say yes.
So he picked people to do a job he knew they could never accomplish? And the Board is suing to open up their most discretionary power for completely unrelated reasons?
You seem to share the group’s obsession with Ziegler, even if you’ve reached a very different conclusion about her.
That's not what I said. I said that they were picked because he knew that they could carry forward "the mission." That doesn't mean they also can't do the job of running the district.
That's right. I could also list a number of books that have been banned by authors such as Ernest Hemingway and Arthur C Clarke. Did you know 2001: A Space Odyssey is banned in Collier County?
