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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: tejek who wrote (231363)5/3/2005 2:17:46 AM
From: Amy J  Read Replies (2) of 1576495
 
I think the school did over step their bounds of the parent's rights.

For example, a parent may not wish a school to make their child read a fairytale story about how a prince saved a lady.

The parent might prefer if their child has the freedom to select a different book that puts women in a better light, rather than depicting women as dumb, helpless victims that must be beautiful to have any value. Additionally, parents may want their boys to read books that make them feel it's okay to express their feelings and be in touch with their feelings, rather than supress them as school teaches.

So I do think parents should be given some basic rights to avoid the negative aspects of American society on girls and boys - or at least have the right to use an alternative book for their child. Otherwise, girls and boys will continue to read about how helpless and dumb girls are suppose to be and how robotic boys are suppose to be. That would be sad.

The cost to giving parents the freedom to select intelligent books, would be it could also allow bigots to flourish in such freedom, if the school doesn't have a different policy directly addressing this. I think the school should just have a separate, written policy, so parents know upfront what the school is like.

Regards,
Amy J
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