Monday, October 1, 2012
Censorship is alive and well, as highlighted by Banned Books Week. Canton Public Library will show the film version of "To Kill a Mockingbird" today as part of its Banned Book Week Movie Celebration.
The importance of the First Amendment and the concept of "intellectual freedom" might not always be readily apparent to most kids, but Banned Books Week is a great opportunity to make those lessons come alive for children—and adults. Banned Books Week is held annually during the last week of Sept. (Sept. 30-Oct. 6, 2012). The week is an occasion for libraries and bookstores across the U.S. to help folks realize just how real and ongoing a problem censorship is. Canton Public Library is having a Banned Book Week Movie Celebration 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. today. People could vote for their favorite banned book on the library website for the movie version to be shown. "We had the voting open for two weeks and the winner is To Kill a Mockingbird," …
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
'Beloved' up for review today by panel of parents, instructors and administrators.
More than 100 Plymouth-Canton parents and students filled the meeting room at the E.J. McClendon Educational Center on Tuesday to encourage the school board and administrators to keep two challenged novels in the district's AP English classrooms at Plymouth-Canton Educational Park. Toni Morrison's Beloved and Graham Swift's Waterland have been challenged by Matt and Barb Dame, district parents who took offense to the books' sexual, thematic and violent content. Waterland was immediately removed from assignment by district superintendent Jeremy Hughes, who said he was uncomfortable with the book's content and could see other parents sharing the same concerns. This drew fire from parents, students and teachers who supported the book being …
Panel to review book at district's administration building.
Toni Morrison's award-winning Beloved will face a review today to determine whether it belongs in the Plymouth-Canton Educational Park's AP English courses. Park parents had complained to the administration about the book's sexual, thematic and violent content. It was the second such book to be challenged in the course; Graham Swift's Waterland was removed from the class curriculum in December by superintendent Jeremy Hughes. The removal has prompted lively debate in favor of — and opposed to — removing the book. About 100 parents and students packed a Tuesday school board meeting to speak on the issue. The review will take place at 5 p.m. today at the E.J. McClendon Educational Center, 454 S. Harvey St. in Plymouth. According to Hughes, a…
Friday, December 23, 2011
Majority of parents appear unhappy with Plymouth-Canton Community Schools' intermim superintendent Jeremy Hughes' decision to pull English classic by award-winning writer Graham Swift.
Some parents and students are voicing their strong opposition to the decision by Plymouth-Canton Community Schools' interim superintendent, Jeremy Hughes, to pull Graham Swift's novel, "Waterland," from Salem High's college-level Engish class. Here are just a few comments, posted on Canton Patch as well as Plymouth and Canton Patch Facebook pages: From Canton Patch Facebook: Prashant Andrade wrote, "I am, as the parent of a junior at PCEP, in the words of the interim superintendent, "deeply offended and shocked" that this book on the AP English list was banned..." Anne Heidemann added, "If anything, he's just ensured that every kid will want to read it." Marcia Peterson Buckie agreed, writing, in part, "To the parent who complained, or for…
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Thursday, December 22, 2011
Plymouth-Canton Community Schools' interim superintendent, Jeremy Hughes, said he pulled Graham Swift's novel, 'Waterland,' after one parent complained.
Some Salem High students and their parents were surprised when the novel Waterland was pulled from an advanced-placement English class last week. Jeremy Hughes, Plymouth-Canton Schools' interim superintendent, said he made the decision without following district rules, because he was "personally shocked and offended" by the book. He said one parent complained and he thought the novel, by celebrated English author Graham Swift, would upset others. Debbie Piotrowski, said when she heard this happened to her daughter's class, she felt sad, frustrated and disgusted — and emailed the district to say so. Piotrowski said the move is a form of censorship. "I completely disagree with how this was handled," she said in an email to Canton Patch. "…
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Christine M Byrd
6:39 pm on Friday, January 13, 2012
You are both spot-on!! Not only home-school, but NO internet, NO cable TV, NO magazines, and NO going out of the house. Sex:It's everywhere! Sad but true. Please. Leave our Literature Alone! more ›