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Old Sep 12, 2014, 05:05 PM
winterglen winterglen is offline
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I suppose I should be glad I lasted this long.

We were discussing a graphic novel and how we would present it to teens. One girl mentioned it was violent. Another mentioned it's potentially anti-religious message. Then I had to open my big stupid mouth and bring up the drug use.

The prof then roundly scolded the whole class for picking apart this book and considering censoring it from teens.

That never entered into my mind. I loved this book. I was not offended by the drug reference, or by any of the other issues. I only brought it up because I thought we were discussing the controversial points in the novel. I wasn't objecting to them. I was just trying to contribute to the discussion and instead I got scolded for even noticing these parts in the book.

I even said that I was not objecting to those references in the book, but of course, that only made it look like I was even more.

So now I'm known as one of the judgmental sensitive little snowflakes who cannot handle any mention of drug use in books.
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Old Sep 12, 2014, 06:34 PM
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I don't see anything wrong with what you did. I feel your teacher is in the wrong for scolding the class for discussing the questionable material in the book. you should feel free to discuss these topics in class without being censored.
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Old Sep 13, 2014, 05:56 AM
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Odd that the professor would scold the class for giving their opinion on censorship of a book from teens. Isn't any good educational system supposed to encourage people to 'think' and express their ideas?? Sounds like the profession is in a sense censoring the class!
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Old Sep 13, 2014, 04:32 PM
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I agree with Little Lulu. It is odd that the prof would scold you for bringing up potentially controversial points of the book. Isn't that what discussions are for? Yeesh! How did other classmates feel about the discussion? I'm curious - what makes you think you lost credibility in the class? Credibility from whom? Sounds like the professor had an agenda for the class that day and made a fuss when the students veered "off-course" in his/her eyes.

Try not to be so hard on yourself. It was just one class, one day. I'm sure it won't matter so much to your classmates by next week. People forget stuff. Things blow over.
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Old Sep 19, 2014, 08:22 PM
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Sounds like the teacher's problem, not yours.

Just move on from it and don't sweat it.
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Old Sep 25, 2014, 01:57 PM
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The prof then roundly scolded the whole class for picking apart this book and considering censoring it from teens.

.... I was just trying to contribute to the discussion and instead I got scolded for even noticing these parts in the book.

I even said that I was not objecting to those references in the book, but of course, that only made it look like I was even more.

So now I'm known as one of the judgmental sensitive little snowflakes who cannot handle any mention of drug use in books.
the prof scolded the whole class, without singling you out. Why do you take it so personally? Whether the prof was right is irrelevant; the relevant part is that you take something that applied to a group personally, as if it applied to you individually. Is that a pattern for you or a one-off occurrence?
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