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Originally Posted by MGlitch
Assuming they have the funds to buy or get to the books which isn’t always the case. Even with public libraries and digital content.
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So, is your solution to expose all kids to age inappropriate books because some parents can't afford to buy them? What rights do you think parents have in the education of their children?
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Originally Posted by MGlitch
I’m not sure when parents stopped expecting to have to actually parent and started thinking that the world should do it for them, but I’m more than tired of it. Don’t want your kid reading things you don’t approve of? Instill in them the need to check with you about their reading. Don’t limit everyone else based on what you don’t want your kid to read.
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The problem is, when kids are at school, the parents have no control over what the teachers teach. And, unfortunately, there are a lot of teachers who think they "know better" and have the "right" indoctrinate other people's kids. This is not a recent thing, it's been going on for decades. Which is why my wife and I decided to home school.
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Originally Posted by MGlitch
Funny because I know more than my fair share of teachers and they actively don’t impose their morals on students in general nor in reading suggestions or assignments.
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I'm glad to hear that. You must be in a good school district. Doesn't change the fact there are a number of teachers who
do abuse their positions.
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Originally Posted by MGlitch
I think many parents see neutral as not being neutral because it doesn’t align with their beliefs. This seems to be more and more common recently.
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I think your definition of "neutral" may be a little fuzzy. The whole point of a belief system and parental rights is that teachers don't try to undermine it and indoctrinate the kids into
their belief system (which is often
not that neutral).