Education from an English teacher. Includes: * Off-topic ramblings! * Awesome grammar! * References to books I assume everyone to have read! * Pretentiousness! * Attempts at humor!
It comes from the book As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner, for whom I have an unhealthy obsession. But not only is it a cool ass quote, even taken out of context, but in the book, that sentence is a whole chapter unto itself. In addition, I could have my students write a 3 page paper on just that sentence if I so desired. Yeah, literature is that awesome.
posted by Fainne at 20.6.06
I should have been a pair of ragged claws Scuttling across the floors of silent seas
Censorship based on individual sensitivities and concerns restricts the world of knowledge available to students. And that world could get smaller and smaller. Based on personal views, some parents wish to eliminate material depicting violence, others object to references to sexuality, others to racially-laden speech or images. Some parents oppose having their children exposed to fiction that doesnât have a happy ending, teach a moral lesson, or provide noble role models. If these and other individual preferences were legitimate criteria for censoring materials used in school, the curriculum would narrow to including only the least controversial and probably least relevant material. It would hardly address studentsâ real concerns, satisfy their curiosity, or prepare them for life. --NCAC
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