What I will be doing for my topic is talking about why removing books from schools is not a good idea. This is a really big topic that is going on today that is happening all over the country. This can be a big problem for kids because they don’t have enough information on what is going on in the world. When kids don’t have enough information on what’s happening around them, this can cause them to be living in a bubble since they haven’t been taught enough. People learn a lot from books and what’s going on in the world because the book teaches them about important topics.
Sources:
Kayata, Erin. “Does Banning Books Really Help Children?” Northeastern Global News, 18 Sept. 2023, news.northeastern.edu/2023/09/14/banning-books-harm-children/.
Background: This source shows that book banning is not a good thing for kids. It’s also explaining that just because something has a sensitive topic in it, does not mean kids should not be learning about it.
How I will use it- I will use this source that books that have certain topics can help children learn the difficult things that can happen in the world. Books that get banned can have information that is good for them to learn about when they grow and develop.
V=Rascoe, Ayesha, et al. “What People Miss in the Conversation about Banned Books.” NPR, NPR, 31 Jan. 2022, http://www.npr.org/2021/11/22/1058107484/banned-books-list-talk-to-kids.
Background: This source shows that books can get banned because people are afraid of kids reading about sensitive topics. Kids seeing topics that are a little different than normal shows teaches them about how they feel about it. It also tells people that books about sex, puberty and racism are often banned but these are important subjects to teach to kids.
How I will use it- I will use this source to tell that teaching important subjects is good for kids even if they may not be the most comfortable thing for them to read about. Also I will use it to say that some of these books that get banned from the schools are topics that people need to learn about at some point in their life.
Snyder, Nancy. “Parental Fear and Cultural Erasure: The Logic behind Banning Books.” BOOK RIOT, 24 June 2020, bookriot.com/logic-behind-banning-books/.
Background: This source shows that parents want their kids to stay away from the negatives out there. Books that are showing characters that are a rebellious person in the story. Things that are very censored are topics that are very relatable and help others see the world in a different light.
How I will use it- I will use this article to show others that having characters that are living in different circumstances can show kids what it is like to see things from another person’s point of view. When kids see things from a different point of view, it shows them what it is like to see from a different perspective and how people grow up.
Erica Goldberg Associate Professor of Law. “When Are Book Bans Unconstitutional? A First Amendment Scholar Explains.” The Conversation, 12 Sept. 2023, theconversation.com/when-are-book-bans-unconstitutional-a-first-amendment-scholar-explains-176225.
Background: This source talks about books getting banned just because they talk about a certain topic. Books that are about LGBTQIA or minorities tend to get banned more easily in the schools which can cause people to feel left out and discriminated against because of the lack of diversity.
How I will use this- I will use this site by saying that books that get banned that are based on a certain group will have people feeling left out because they like being discriminated against and will cause others to not see the world from someone who is different from them.
“Students Want New Books. Thanks to Restrictions, Librarians Can’t Buy Them.” The Washington Post, WP Company, 13 Apr. 2023, http://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2023/01/22/students-want-new-books-thanks-restrictions-librarians-cant-buy-them/.
Background: This source talks about kids in schools who are feeling upset that they can’t find certain books in their school. This is causing kids to not want to read books as much because they can’t find certain books.
How I will use this- I will use this source to show that kids are not reading as much because they don’t have as many books or the books that they want.
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This is OK, RebelPilot, but it’s not very satisfying academically. Your claims are very simple and sound clear but are actually quite vague. Banning books is bad because kids need exposure to lots of ideas and they read less when they can’t find books that interest them seems to cover most of the territory. I think you can do better.
I was happy to see that you included a source regarding whether books bans are or are not constitutional. But your description of the source doesn’t mention constitutionality at all.
So I did a little search at Google Scholar and found this selection of more than 300 sources on the combination for “book ban” +constitution
https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C31&q=%22book+ban%22+%2Bconstitutional&btnG=
If you want to consult “case law” for the same terms, here’s a shorter list of 30 or so:
https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=3%2C31&q=%22book+ban%22+%2Bconstitutional&oq=
I hope you’ll consider beefing up your argument with substantial legal arguments. You’ll want to focus your attention on something specific to avoid the danger of settling for generalized observations about what’s good and bad for kids.
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