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Originally Posted by ficbot
I don't think it can be skipped. We don't skip Word War 2 because of the adult themes when we teach history; we don't skip the constitution because it has archaic language; we don't skip teaching a lot of things which students may find difficult, because they are a part of our shared history and it is our job as elders who are charged with passing it on to make sure that children, who don't always know better and wouldn't always choose something since they lack the proper context to make an informed decision, are exposed to it.
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We don't teach WWII and the Constitution as part of "the arts." We don't tell kids they're supposed to be entertainment.
There's a big difference between teaching Shakespeare' as "an important influence on the history of literature," the way Gutenberg is often mentioned, and teaching his works as "stories you should find interesting and relevant."