Should 8-Year-Olds Be Reading Stories That Glorify Rape?

[mbperrin]

94. There's a difference between plain language and just plain crude language.

Plain language lays bare the germ of the idea. You've not done this. All you've done is call a name, ignoring training, experience, and human development.

I've read the story and taught this story at the high school sophomore level. It is entirely inappropriate for any 8 year old, developmentally.

But I had a parent who pulled their child from my US History class because I would not tell the student that the Holocaust never happened.

I had another parent withdraw their child from school because I showed that Ronald Reagan increased the national debt by a greater per cent than any other President in history.

I had another parent who broke his son's wrist and broke his eye socket because he got a behavior referral in class. The parent ended up with 5 years' probation on that one, forgetting that teachers are mandatory reporters.

So get in line. You're certainly not unique, but I'm not happy about it.