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Public School Teachers Issue Students Their Summer Book-Burning Lists
The Babylon Bee ^ | March 2, 2021 | The Babylon Bee

Posted on 03/03/2021 8:31:41 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks

U.S.—With public schools entering summer break in a couple of months, teachers are usually taking this time to prepare summer reading lists for their students to keep up on reading over the summer. This year, however, due to the alarming rise in problematic literature, teachers will be switching to book-burning lists.

"We need to make sure our students are trained to be vigilant and always look for problematic literature," said local 8th-grade teacher Lisa Bundergoob. "This list of hateful and transphobic books includes horrible titles like Irreversible Damage and The Cat In The Hat, which have no place in a progressive society and should be burned."

According to sources, many public schools are de-emphasizing reading -- which encourages critical thinking -- in favor of activism, which is much easier since you can just have one smart person do the reading for you and tell you what to think.

(Excerpt) Read more at babylonbee.com ...


TOPICS: Books/Literature; Chit/Chat; Conspiracy; Education; Humor; Miscellaneous; Society
KEYWORDS: bookban; bookburning; bookburnings; books; drseuss; lists; publicschools; satire; schools; teachers; thecatinthehat

1 posted on 03/03/2021 8:31:41 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Brilliant as always.


2 posted on 03/03/2021 8:32:19 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: 100American; al baby; Allegra; BufordP; dp0622; EveningStar; Gefn; GunsareOK; JRios1968; ...

DANG!


3 posted on 03/03/2021 8:32:35 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (GOP-free since 10/9/20)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Maybe just burn them all just to be sure.


4 posted on 03/03/2021 8:41:32 PM PST by 2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

F451 at the top of the list.

The book is racis’ because of the numerical and scientific significance of the Title. As though there is just one 3 significant digit answer that is “Right”. Answers should now be considered right or left, NOT right or wrong.


5 posted on 03/03/2021 8:41:32 PM PST by Paladin2
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Teachers union according to the Bee

6 posted on 03/03/2021 8:41:34 PM PST by realcleanguy
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

These guys and gals just keep getting better and better.

I still miss Mad Magazine but this helps with the withdrawals.


7 posted on 03/03/2021 8:45:19 PM PST by monkeyshine (live and let live is dead)
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To: 2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten

They better destroy all computers and cell phones as well—could be wrong-think found there!


8 posted on 03/03/2021 9:31:18 PM PST by cgbg (A kleptocracy--if they can keep it. Think of it as the Cantillon Effect in action.)
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To: realcleanguy

Lisa Bundergoob... appropriate name for her, she is a BUNDERGOOB


9 posted on 03/03/2021 10:41:18 PM PST by buffyt (~TyrelleUF~)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Instead of burning books, how about just rewriting them? Take 1984 for example. It could be about the evils of capitalism and greed. In a dystopian world where sea levels have drowned most cities, and corporations force you to buy products at competitive prices, one person rebels against the system, demanding that socialist governments control everything. But with no other way to pay for his iPhone bills, he’s forced to get a job instead. That’s just as bleak a future as in the original.


10 posted on 03/03/2021 10:41:38 PM PST by Telepathic Intruder
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks; All

Operative word: “trained.” This speaks volumes about conditioning our youth.


11 posted on 03/03/2021 11:26:04 PM PST by Cobra64 (Common sense isn’t common anymore.)
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To: realcleanguy

That old photo of the book burning. Sadly, I bet those were “conservative” Christians burning books with swear words.


12 posted on 03/03/2021 11:35:04 PM PST by 21twelve (Ever Vigilant. Never Fearful!)
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