is one of two books that led me back to college to become a teacher. John Irving's novel was challenged last year for its language and adult content, which is ironic, since one target of his subtle satire is people who get hung up on language and, as a result, miss the big picture. Can faith and doubt coexist? How do we explain the unbelievable?
, once a staple of the American classroom, now just another app on your iPhone. Seems that some folks in Menifee, CA thought it should be pulled after a parent complained about her child coming across an "adult" term. The district, in an act of cowardice by committee, is considering a permanent classroom ban of the dictionary.
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. A few parents "found its language vulgar and racist", so they asked to have it removed from their school's summer reading list. It's the only book my son read this summer, and he enjoyed it. Check it out for yourself.
Many Americans honestly believe that Muslims are prone to violence, but humans are too complicated and diverse to lump into groups that we form invidious conclusions about. We’ve mostly learned that about blacks, Jews and other groups that suffered historic discrimination, but it’s still O.K. to make sweeping statements about “Muslims” as an undifferentiated mass.
