Read, people!
I get a weekly email from the National Council of Teachers of English, highlighting various news stories that have to do with education in general, and reading/writing specifically. This doozy was included in the latest email.
Seriously, what is wrong with people? Did they miss the same lesson I had in school that you really shouldn't complain about something until you know what it's all about? I personally have never read What's Eating Gilbert Grape? or watched the movie, but I have a problem with fundamentally banning something before it's been read in its entirety and understood.
That's all...just wanted to vent.
Seriously, what is wrong with people? Did they miss the same lesson I had in school that you really shouldn't complain about something until you know what it's all about? I personally have never read What's Eating Gilbert Grape? or watched the movie, but I have a problem with fundamentally banning something before it's been read in its entirety and understood.
That's all...just wanted to vent.
| What American accent do you have? Your Result: The Inland North You may think you speak "Standard English straight out of the dictionary" but when you step away from the Great Lakes you get asked annoying questions like "Are you from Wisconsin?" or "Are you from Chicago?" Chances are you call carbonated drinks "pop." | |
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Labels: Book banning, Memes
posted by LadyVader @ 5:50 PM
5 Comments:
At 11:13 PM ,
Likestrek said...
"Cordes acknowledged that he didn’t read the entire book before his decision."
As a librarian, this is my number one pet peeve. (Ok, number 2 after parents expecting librarians to babysit their children.)
You know, this accent quiz is the stupidest, most accurate thing passed around unless you really do have a Midwestern accent...
At 11:15 PM ,
Likestrek said...
That should be "inaccurate."
At 1:13 AM ,
Kelly said...
Heh, reminds me of when we did The Red Pony in school. There's this scene full of symbolic innuendo between the old man and the kid in the story, and apparently we were the first class to start laughing our asses off at that scene. Apparently nobody else had ever noticed it before, but once you see it, it's pretty glaring. And hilarious. However, it also seems unintentional.
It was probably something similar in Gilbert Grape.
At 5:01 AM ,
Mrs. Osgood said...
Oddly enough, my accent is 100% northeast. ;)
The movie is good. Very good. It is probably the best bit of acting Leo has ever done. And Johnny is in it. Mmmmm ... Johnny.
At 8:08 AM ,
LadyVader said...
You may be scarred, D, but not for that reason. ;)
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