Title: Banned Books - Top 3 Pros and Cons - ProCon.org
Headings: Banned Books – Top 3 Pros and Cons
Banned Books – Top 3 Pros and Cons
Should parents or other adults be able to ban books from schools and libraries?
Pro 1
Parents have the right to decide what material their children are exposed to and when.
Pro 2
Children should not be exposed to sex, violence, drug use, or other inappropriate topics in school or public libraries.
Pro 3
Keeping books with inappropriate content out of libraries protects kids, but doesn't stop people from reading those books or prevent authors from writing them.
Con 1
Parents may control what their own children read, but don't have a right to restrict what books are available to other people.
Con 2
Many frequently challenged books help people get a better idea of the world and their place in it.
Con 3
Books are a portal to different life experiences and reading encourages empathy and social-emotional development.
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Content: Empathy is a tool for building people into groups, for allowing us to function as more than self-obsessed individuals.” [ 15]
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Discussion Questions
Should parents or other adults be able to ban books from schools or libraries? Why or why not? Have you read any of the Top 10 Challenged Books of 2019? Should those books be banned or restricted? Explain your answers. Is book banning censorship? Why or why not? Take Action
1. Evaluate the perspective of parents who would like to remove a book from a school library.