Having Your Say

In the question of censorship and how far the role of the teacher should follow into the home and the role of the parent into the school when it comes to what to read, there is no clear answer. In some of my research, I have seen a couple set standards that seem to be established. The most prevalent being that a parent may choose whether or not to allow their child to read a certain text, but when that parent tries to force their beliefs on the rest of the class, beyond just their own child, that is wrong. It seems that the set standarad is that morally, a parent's decision to censor their own child froma certain text is as far as they should go. A gap that still exists in this questioning is that to what expense is such censorship causing to the student? Should the teacher have all say and should it be assumed that what they are teaching is important and may portray real life examples that will better prepare the student for life and teach them valuable lessons, or should the parent have all say and to censor their child because they feel things are against their personal beliefs or simply are not things their child should know or be aware of? In my research, I hope to fill this gap by looking at essays and real life examples of such incidents, as well as interview both parents and teachers to what they think.