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Censorship on Textbooks or Books

Censorship on Textbooks or Books. Joshua Lackore. What is censorship ?. Rewriting Covering Up Complete Removal. Examples of Censoring Textbooks Or Books. Texas 2002 and 1995 Alabama 1987 Librarians (multiple examples) Book Burnings. Advantages of Not Censoring. Allowing Free Thinking

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Censorship on Textbooks or Books

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  1. Censorship on Textbooks or Books Joshua Lackore

  2. What is censorship ? • Rewriting • Covering Up • Complete Removal

  3. Examples of Censoring Textbooks Or Books • Texas 2002 and 1995 • Alabama 1987 • Librarians (multiple examples) • Book Burnings

  4. Advantages of Not Censoring • Allowing Free Thinking • Other Ideas are not Suppressed • Keeps our Rights • Will Cause Less Controversy

  5. Advantages of Censoring • Factual Assurance • Allows Parents to Control Education • Makes Companies Research Better

  6. Disadvantages of Censoring • Restrict Ideas • Doesn’t Promote Free Thinking • Against Our Rights

  7. “Metaphors” • Like a Barbed Wire Fence • Like a Patina • Like a Tight Rope

  8. Conclusion • Still Controversial • Good or Bad?

  9. Holden, Constance. "Textbook controversy intensifies nationwide; court cases and censorship attempts reflect broader conflict over values, as well as problems with the quality of teaching materials." Science 235 (1987): 19+. Biography In Context. Web. 29 Mar. 2013. http://ic.galegroup.com.proxy.lib.iastate.edu/ic/bic1/AcademicJournalsDetailsPage/AcademicJournalsDetailsWindow?failO verType=&query=&windowstate=normal&contentModules=&mode=view&displayGroupName=Journals&limiter=&currPag e=&jsid=&disableHighlighting=&displayGroups=&sortBy=&source=&search_within_results=&userGroupName=iastu_main& action=e&catId=&activityType=&scanId=&documentId=GALE%7CA4728668 • Lehr, Susan S. "Literacy, Literature, and Censorship: The High Cost of No Child Left behind."Taylor and Francis. Education Studies Department, July 2012. Web. 29 Mar. 2013. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00094056.2010.10521435 • Holden, Constance. "Textbook ruling sparks concern." Science 235 (1987): 1459. Biography In Context. Web. 29 Mar. 2013. http://ic.galegroup.com.proxy.lib.iastate.edu/ic/bic1/AcademicJournalsDetailsPage/AcademicJournalsDetailsWindow?limiter=&displayGr oupName=Journals&sortBy=&displayGroups=&disableHighlighting=&source=&query=&search_within_results=&action=2&catId=&activityType=&documentId=GALE%7CA4745574&userGroupName=iastu_main&jsid=0d9ce7e • Stille, Alexander. "Textbook publishers learn: avoid messing with Texas." New York Times 29 June 2002: A1. Biography In Context. Web. 29 Mar. 2013.http://ic.galegroup.com.proxy.lib.iastate.edu/ic/bic1/NewsDetailsPage/NewsDetailsWindow?failOverType=&query=&wind owstate=normal&contentModules=&mode=view&displayGroupName=News&limiter=&currPage=&disableHighlighting=&di splayGroups=&sortBy=&source=&search_within_results=&action=e&catId=&activityType=&scanId=&documentId=GALE%7 CA88082725&userGroupName=iastu_main&jsid=b4231a7938d5a31f55195863c3ff0fc2 • Bailey, Nancy M., and Fenice B. Boyd. "Censorship in three metaphors." Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy 52.8 (2009): 653+. Literature Resource Center. Web. 8 Apr. 2013.http://go.galegroup.com.proxy.lib.iastate.edu/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA200558550&v=2.1&u=iastu_main&it=r&p=LitRC&sw= w • Whelan, Debra Lau. "A Dirty Little Secret. (Cover Story)." School Library Journal 55.2 (2009): 26-30. Academic Search Elite. Web. 8 Apr. 2013. • "The Growing Battle Of The Books." Time 117.3 (1981): 85. Academic Search Premier. Web. 8 Apr. 2013.

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