Tag Archives: Juno Dawson

Banned Books Week

Posted on September 23, 2024 by David E Smith

Banned Books Week, an annual propaganda campaign by the left-wing ALA, highlights the most radically inappropriate, obscene or downright pornographic books that are available to anyone of any age without restrictions in libraries...

Posted in Education, Marriage/Family/Culture | Tagged Access to Library Resources and Services for Minors, All Boys aren’t Blue, American Library Association, American Library Association’s Library Bill of Rights, Banned Book Week, Beloved, Crank, Ellen Hopkins, Erika Moen, Flamer, Freedom to Read Foundation, Gender Queer, George M. Johnson, Interpretations of the Library Bill of Rights, Jesse Andrews, Judith Krug, Juno Dawson, Let's Talk About It, Maia Kobabe, Matthew Nolan, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, Mike Curato, Office for Intellectual Freedom, Patricia McCormick, Sherman Alexie, Sold, Stephen Chbosky, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, The Bluest Eye, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, This Book is Gay, Toni Morrison, Tricks | Comments Off

Replacing Education with Activism

Posted on May 22, 2023 by David E Smith

Librarians and teachers, coast to coast, once again have been sounding the alarm over a new wave of book bannings rolling across the land. A recent call to arms involved a middle school teacher in central Illinois who was forced to resign her position in March because she showed a controversial book to members of her class.

Posted in Education | Tagged Bela Kun, Gyorgy Lukacs, Hayworth Junior High School, Igniting Social Action in the ELA Classroom, Illinois State University, Juno Dawson, Robyn Seglem, Sarah Bonner, This Book is Gay, Victor Zitta | Comments Off