[bookshare-discuss] Re: Banned Books Week
- From: Ann Parsons <akp@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2007 19:10:13 -0400
Hi all,
Monica, I like the way you think. See, my whole point is that children
should be allowed by their parents to read whatever they want, if the
parent knows what they are reading and can help them to understand
concepts which might be on a more adult level, this is good. the key
here is to start from day one to talk about books at the dinner table,
talk about movies and plays in conversation with friends while kids are
around. Asking the kids what they are reading, recommending books,
promoting family reading, and so on. These are the tools of good
stewartship. Putting legal restrictions on library cards only helps in
a limited way. It lets the kid know that he/she has rights, but at the
same time it fosters a mistrust of parents. this is not good.
My name is Ann Parsons and I'm a book pusher. The art of pushing books
is predicated on knowing your users. <smiling> If parents are book
pushers, then they know their kids and their kids' friends. They push
books that are appropriate. Why not push good books instead of banning
books? Why not encourage reading by example instead of promoting
repression. Yes, make some books tabu, but tabu implies that when a
child is ready, the tabu will be lifted.
Ann P.
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Ann K. Parsons
Portal Tutoring
EMAIL: akp@xxxxxxxxxxxx
http://www.portaltutoring.info
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