Re: Censorship by labeling

[Leah Williams <leahwilliams2002@YAHOO.COM>]

I do believe that labeling books according to reading
level is a form of censorship.

Labeling according to genre is not.


--- Robert Eiffert <beiffert@COMCAST.NET> wrote:
> But on the other hand, wouldn't it be just as
> discriminatory as putting on
> 'Easy Reading' stickers? Labeling the reader and
> could be just as abusive
> (Hey, can't you read the hard books?', 'Look at the
> nerd with the hard
> book.').
>
> Reading level (difficulty) isn't in the same
> category of criteria as genre
> (subject or style).
>
> How is it being determined that the students are
> choosing 'too easy' a book?
> Maybe it is a classroom problem? Wonder what
> research there is about reading
> assignment paradigms.
>
> Robert Eiffert, Librarian
> Pacific Middle School
> Evergreen SD 114 Vancouver WA
> beiffert@egreen.wednet.edu
> pac.egreen.wednet.edu/library
> robert@crypticmachinery.net
>
> > > I use genre stickers on my fiction books so
> > > students will be able to go directly to the
> > > shelves and choose an appropriate book for
> > > a book report.
> >
> > > Because many of our advanced students were
> > > choosing books that were too easy, I use
> > > the "Advanced Reader" stickers to designated
> > > books that have a higher reading level or
> > > have higher content.  Is this considered
> > >"censorship by labeling"?
>
>
> > I think you are labeling in order to help students
> > FIND material.  What you are doing is facilitating
> use
> > of materials.  Even my local library uses stickers
> to
> > label books topically, i.e. mysteries,
> inspirational
> > books, NC authors/settings, sci-fi, etc.
> >
> > Labeling in order to PREVENT or RESTRICT usage is
> what
> > I would consider "censorship by labeling."  If I
> > remember correctly, the initial post in this
> thread
> > dealt with parents who wanted the librarian to
> label
> > books containing information related to evolution,
> > because this concept is counter to their personal
> > religious beliefs.  Their goal is to cause
> children to
> > *avoid* those books, concepts and ideas.
> >
> > These are just my thoughts on the matter.  But I
> am
> > still a lowly grad student (for 2 more months!),
> so
> > take it for what it is worth ;-).
>
>
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