“Stuff Some Adults Don’t Want You to Read” at Langley

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It wasn’t just the principal. The Region 1 superintendent (Doug Tyson) issued a separate apology as well. It’s just sad they feel the need to apologize for looking for creative ways to encourage kids to read.

Why do those losers still have jobs?

I’m a VA public school parent who pays more taxes than most so I get to make school decisions. Fire those MFers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is yet another way that schools are making it an us (parents) versus them (adults in schools) mentality. Perpetuating the notion our kids, while at school, are independent and unaccountable to their parents is troubling. Or, at the worst indefensible, when "teaching" that their parents are morally wrong or "bad" because parents beliefs are counter to what is being normalized at school. I do not want to dictate what schools teach my kids, I just want schools to reiterate to our children that parents have the biggest stake in their lives. And, no matter what, their parents and what their parents provide, encourage, and instill in kids are the biggest indicators of success - not replaceable by anything a school can, nor should, do for children. Parenting is hard enough these days without having to fight and counter what adults, who are not in any way (legally, financially, emotionally) responsible for our children, are "teaching."

https://fordhaminstitute.org/national/commentary/educations-enduring-love-affair-luxury-beliefs

+ 1000

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I always appreciate book stores with banned books sections

Just because something "sells a product" doesn't mean it is the right strategy to use in a school library. Education is and should be very different from sellers market. Let's try to maintain the educational standards in our schools as much as possible.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It wasn’t just the principal. The Region 1 superintendent (Doug Tyson) issued a separate apology as well. It’s just sad they feel the need to apologize for looking for creative ways to encourage kids to read.

There are many, many other ways to better encourage folks to read than this. C'mon - be better.

I literally don’t see any problem at all with the display. What are your issues with it, specifically?

[Anonymous]

It use to be students had a voice in their schools. At least in MoCo they did. Not sure students ever have had a real voice in their schools in FCPS. FCPS have no real "student" newspaper, not independent the way it should be. Not the way that actually models democracy. Or even elections to student leadership positions, in student government. In FCPS sometimes the election results are messed-with by teacher sponsors.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I thought it was clever and accurate but Republicans are in a constant state of outrage and anger and really want to limit information and education.

Accurate how? All the left wing outrage I have seen about this pretends it’s because the Tennessee school board was racist or anti-Semitic. Which is a lie.

It is accurate in that the books on display have attempted to have been censored by adults. Therefore “stuff adults don’t want you to read” is factually correct.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is yet another way that schools are making it an us (parents) versus them (adults in schools) mentality. Perpetuating the notion our kids, while at school, are independent and unaccountable to their parents is troubling. Or, at the worst indefensible, when "teaching" that their parents are morally wrong or "bad" because parents beliefs are counter to what is being normalized at school. I do not want to dictate what schools teach my kids, I just want schools to reiterate to our children that parents have the biggest stake in their lives. And, no matter what, their parents and what their parents provide, encourage, and instill in kids are the biggest indicators of success - not replaceable by anything a school can, nor should, do for children. Parenting is hard enough these days without having to fight and counter what adults, who are not in any way (legally, financially, emotionally) responsible for our children, are "teaching."

https://fordhaminstitute.org/national/commentary/educations-enduring-love-affair-luxury-beliefs

What values are you trying to instill in your kids that conflict with them reading Maus?

[Anonymous]

Joe Rogan has published a couple books. Were the librarians displaying those in the same section? How would that make OP feel?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I thought it was clever and accurate but Republicans are in a constant state of outrage and anger and really want to limit information and education.

Accurate how? All the left wing outrage I have seen about this pretends it’s because the Tennessee school board was racist or anti-Semitic. Which is a lie.

It is accurate in that the books on display have attempted to have been censored by adults. Therefore “stuff adults don’t want you to read” is factually correct.

While that’s true, it does seem to be amplifying a lie. From my perspective.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is yet another way that schools are making it an us (parents) versus them (adults in schools) mentality. Perpetuating the notion our kids, while at school, are independent and unaccountable to their parents is troubling. Or, at the worst indefensible, when "teaching" that their parents are morally wrong or "bad" because parents beliefs are counter to what is being normalized at school. I do not want to dictate what schools teach my kids, I just want schools to reiterate to our children that parents have the biggest stake in their lives. And, no matter what, their parents and what their parents provide, encourage, and instill in kids are the biggest indicators of success - not replaceable by anything a school can, nor should, do for children. Parenting is hard enough these days without having to fight and counter what adults, who are not in any way (legally, financially, emotionally) responsible for our children, are "teaching."

https://fordhaminstitute.org/national/commentary/educations-enduring-love-affair-luxury-beliefs

What values are you trying to instill in your kids that conflict with them reading Maus?

Not the PP you’re quoting but give the reasons Maus was removed from school, I suppose I sorta am. https://m.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-696465/amp

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Joe Rogan has published a couple books. Were the librarians displaying those in the same section? How would that make OP feel?

While his books do fall under the category of “stuff some adults don’t want you to read” they probably aren’t in the library.

The librarians have literary standards.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is yet another way that schools are making it an us (parents) versus them (adults in schools) mentality. Perpetuating the notion our kids, while at school, are independent and unaccountable to their parents is troubling. Or, at the worst indefensible, when "teaching" that their parents are morally wrong or "bad" because parents beliefs are counter to what is being normalized at school. I do not want to dictate what schools teach my kids, I just want schools to reiterate to our children that parents have the biggest stake in their lives. And, no matter what, their parents and what their parents provide, encourage, and instill in kids are the biggest indicators of success - not replaceable by anything a school can, nor should, do for children. Parenting is hard enough these days without having to fight and counter what adults, who are not in any way (legally, financially, emotionally) responsible for our children, are "teaching."

https://fordhaminstitute.org/national/commentary/educations-enduring-love-affair-luxury-beliefs

You read a lot into a display that served to encourage students to read and put them on notice that there are people trying to censor what they can read.

It's not like the sign said "Stuff Your Own Parents Don't Want You to Read."

It just screams insecurity that a few Langley parents would make a big deal out of this to the point where the principal would feel a need to apologize. I bet she wishes she'd never left Marshall.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is yet another way that schools are making it an us (parents) versus them (adults in schools) mentality. Perpetuating the notion our kids, while at school, are independent and unaccountable to their parents is troubling. Or, at the worst indefensible, when "teaching" that their parents are morally wrong or "bad" because parents beliefs are counter to what is being normalized at school. I do not want to dictate what schools teach my kids, I just want schools to reiterate to our children that parents have the biggest stake in their lives. And, no matter what, their parents and what their parents provide, encourage, and instill in kids are the biggest indicators of success - not replaceable by anything a school can, nor should, do for children. Parenting is hard enough these days without having to fight and counter what adults, who are not in any way (legally, financially, emotionally) responsible for our children, are "teaching."

https://fordhaminstitute.org/national/commentary/educations-enduring-love-affair-luxury-beliefs

What values are you trying to instill in your kids that conflict with them reading Maus?

It is not about the books, but the sign. Encouraging children to defy adults and "wronging" adults (who may be their parents) is the problem. My kids have all read Maus. My DC was assigned Like Water for Chocolate for school reading, and we used it as a conversation starter, although I understand why some parents may not see that as a book they would want their child to read, and there would be no need to shame that parent. Not wanting to expose children to overly sexualized material is a rational, reasonable point of view - albeit one other parents may disagree with.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I thought it was clever and accurate but Republicans are in a constant state of outrage and anger and really want to limit information and education.

Accurate how? All the left wing outrage I have seen about this pretends it’s because the Tennessee school board was racist or anti-Semitic. Which is a lie.

It is accurate in that the books on display have attempted to have been censored by adults. Therefore “stuff adults don’t want you to read” is factually correct.

While that’s true, it does seem to be amplifying a lie. From my perspective.

The Tennessee school board banned Maus. That makes them anti-Semitic whether you acknowledge it or not

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That was the title of a sign in the Langley High library displaying some of the books that the Trumpkins don’t want kids reading like “Beloved” and “Maus.” Of course some Langley parents complained and the principal issued a groveling letter apologizing for “poor judgement” and removing the display.

Seriously, WTF? It was a clever way to encourage kids to read! And do these parents have any idea how many teachers and administrators are going to steer clear of the school when they hear how heavy-handed the parents can be?

C’mon, people. Surely you can find a better way to channel your energy.

SO MUCH THIS! Please for the love of teachers/librarians/administrators get a hobby.