Okay, I am going to blame this on Eric and Plato. For those of you following that saga, he is continuing to read Plato. According to him, "It's intense, but getting easier to understand." Well, for whatever reason, I have been thinking through my own philosophy of reading. I work in a public school, live in a conservative community and am very involved in the reading choices of my children.
That being said, I am adamantly opposed to censorship. My first year on the job, I got into several interesting situations, trying to decide which books were best for which students. I quickly came to the conclusion that each family is the best judge of what should be read in their home. Now, at the beginning of each year, we send home a note giving families the freedom and the right to be the judge of their child's reading choices. I am going to do the same thing here. I may recommend a book and you may decide it is offensive or not for you, if that is so, stop reading it and take it back. . . it is your choice. I have a wide-range of interests and am willing to read many different authors and genres. I read a lot of YA (young adult) fiction which is often edgy and meant to be thought provoking. Remember: if the book doesn't fit - take it back. I'll never know.
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