I am interested to see the results from my upcoming Blog Party assignment. I performed a survey at work this week and found the results to be overwhelmingly one-sided. As I anonymously surveyed the staff at our school, it is evident that we all seem to agree very strongly with regards to the right of parents and teachers to monitor censorship concerning the books our children and students are allowed to read. Here are a few of the comments that were shared by the teaching staff in my survey.
"Isn't censorship a form of Communism? I do not want the government to censor what I can or cannot read."
"Material that is offensive to one person may not be offensive to others. Discretion should be allowed."
"The world's not a perfect place and the more my children are exposed to the realities of life (history), the better prepared they will be. No censorship!"
I thought that at least a few of the individuals I work with might have a differing opinion, especially considering their political views. However, this information supports the fact that the people I associate with in the Private School sector in particular still value our First Amendment rights, preserving freedom of speech. Interesting... ;o)
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