My dictionary has oral sex in it it says see Bill Clinton
But at the same time, they will teach third-graders every specific detail of homosexual sex.
Actually, this makes sense to the Left. They want to be the ones to tell you what things mean - you don't need no steenkin dictionary. It's like in Europe when the Bible was in Latin, and none of the peasants spoke or read Latin, and the Church's attitude was, "Why do you need to read the Bible? We'll tell you what it says - and what it means."
The American Library Ass. does not believe in the concept of "age appropriate" books. Just as Planned Parnethood, GLSEN, SEICUS, et al do not believe in a concept of "age appropriate" sexual activity.
Anything goes. Any age. Any time. No moral judgements.
Thank you Bill Clinton. I wonder if the definition includes a note: “see also Lewinsky”
The decision was made without consultation with the district’s school board and has raised concerns among First Amendment experts and some parents.
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The very concept of having government schools at all should sound First Amendment alarm bells. Government schools and the First Amendment and freedom of conscience are utterly incompatible!
Let’s examine this one issue:
There are only **two** possible choices for this government school. They allow the dictionaries or they replace them. It is a binary decision. No matter which decision is made the freedom of conscience of some of the parents will be trampled.
As for the taxpayer they will be forced to pay for it regardless of their religious, political, or cultural beliefs.
I am annoyed that of all things, there is a lack of good reading and media material in schools today. Nobody seems to be interested in creating or distributing it, though it is not insanely expensive, and would be very instructive.
To start with, in the 1960s, Disney Corporation put out a lot of educational films that are still remembered fondly today, because they showed children of that time wonders around the world that children of today don’t ever see. Everything from the “I’m No Fool” safety series, to The Vanishing Prairie, The Living Desert, and White Wilderness.
Yet with all the amazing wonders of the world, this just isn’t being done anymore.
As far as books go, titles that should be in every school library should include:
1) A collection of biographies of great and important Americans.
2) An introduction to the tribes and empires of the Americas in pre-history.
3) A guide to the United States constitution, and its interpretation.
4) A heavily illustrated outline of world history in multimedia.
5) A survey of the American Military and Military-Industrial Complex. 6) A survey of American Agribusiness, Industry and Mining.
7) Histories of American Art, Culture and Music.
8) American wars and conflicts in history.
9) Religion in America, and a survey of religions.
10) A study of immigrant migration to America.
Moreover, it is a referrence book. What kid is randomly wandering through the dictionary? I bet the parent was looking for something to complain about. This is absolutely nuts. No reason for this sort of nonsense. Man people can be soooo stoopid
Banning the dictionary will not preent the kids from hearing it from each other and using the internet etc. It is amazing how stupid adults can be.