Censorship In the Homeschool
ever seemed to happen there, according to our newspaper. Ahhh, then we got on the Internet, and found out many good things about Asia. My son Jasper wanted to know why the local paper printed only bad things about Asia. I had him come up with a list of reasons, and we discussed many issues that day about our culture, and its relationship to Asia. It has been said before, and remains true, that when we learn about others, it tells us so much more about ourselves.
I believe, ultimately, that censorship belongs in the home, and when we home-educate, we must remember to not over-censor. Our children still have to be told not to go with strangers, and inevitably they need to know why. Some children need to know graphically, and some need you to know, they are too delicate for graphic reality, and hinting at danger is more than enough to give them nightmares for a month. This is the fine balance we can strike at home, which no one else is capable of doing for they don't know the sensibilities of our child as we do.
For the most part, I teach my children to ask "Why?" when they find that something has been censored, or banned. The "leaving out" of something speaks volumes about us as a culture, as a race, and as families. As is usual with children, they hear us say so much more when we say nothing at all.
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