Taking so long to get around to posting this has meant that I've ended up with a good topic for Freedom to Read Week. In January it was reported that there had been objections raised to having a certain dictionary in a middle school because it provided a definition of oral sex. The dictionary in question the Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary!
They have reached a compromise to this concern by adding another dictionary to the classroom and allowing parents to choose which dictionary they want their children to read. Although this is an American example, there are plenty of challenges to books in Canada. Check out the Freedom to Read Week website for more information.
Monday, February 22, 2010
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