Censorship In the Homeschool
babies of humanity?" I've stopped asking Isaac, because one day, he said, "They do it because it sounds cool to some kids, and helps the band sell a lot of CD's so these guys can pay their rent and buy food to feed their families." Ahhhh, a kid who "gets" it. I don't think he would have gotten it so clearly, if he had not had the censored albums first. When he got the uncensored ones (which he badly wanted, because they appeared to be "forbidden fruit")he was really interested through the first two songs, and then it was just dull.
Our little guy is not allowed in the room during the nightly news, or during any show that has violence or sex in it. He is only four, and far too small to sort out the fact from fiction, so we censor him heavily. Sometimes, fact is too much for adults to deal with, so imagine what it's like for a four-year-old. I don't understand parents who take their children to restricted movies, extremely scary movies, or violent movies. What are they trying to do to their children? Sometimes I think it is tantamount to child abuse. When I am at a movie I know is not suitable for a child, it makes me very uncomfortable to watch it, knowing a child is in the room.
I am reminded a few years ago, a couple wrote a letter to our newspaper, complaining of the vile commercials which came on before their family viewing time. I know, some commercials are disgusting, but the show this family had their kids watching was M*A*S*H! I don't know if they'd ever really explored the plots or characters of most of the series, but I personally don't think it fare for the very young.
Our local newspaper is used in school classrooms, and I feel there are quite a few articles not suitable for young children in there, which the kids are exposed to even if the teacher does not exactly draw the children's attention to them. Like the rest of us, children are drawn to the articles which point out the worst about us as a race, and tend to ignore things which point out our goodness.
If I use the newspaper for our homeschooling, I usually cut out the articles. This was difficult when we were studying Asia-nothing good ever
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