The best way to scare a bear is by making a bunch of noise. I recently posted...well, ranted about, a couple of books being banned from high school and public libraries in Missouri. This troubled me deeply! I hadn't done any research on banned books since the incident with "Uncle Tom's Cabin" banning a few decades ago. I hadn't given much thought to the side effect of putting this out there...but isn't the best way to draw attention to something is to place a restriction on it, forbid it or ban it? Think back when we were unruly teenagers. The best way to tempt a kid into trouble is to tell them NOT to do something. Of course we are going to cross our eyes to see if they stay that way. Of course we are going to sit way to close to the television and crank the volume up on our music. Of course we are going to fish a bagel out the toaster with a fork (maybe that is just me).
http://www.news-leader.com/article/20110805/NEWS04/108050339
This article was given to me by a classmate-Thanks Ruth! If you don't have time to read it, an anonymous donor is giving 150 copies of Slaughterhouse Five via the Vonnegut Library to anyone who wants to read it. Sort of a way of thumbing one's nose in the general direction of the School Board in Missouri that voted to ban it! As I said before: to scare a bear...make some noise!
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