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pazzyanne

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3. "Anne Frank's Diary" was required reading in my High School English class.

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Sun Sep 24, 2023, 12:26 AM

Sep 2023

By the time we had read and discussed this this book in class, it had changed my views of the world. One of the best lessons I had in high school. I was 15 years old. Side note: My parents did not storm the school demanding that the book be banned. My Mother read the book at home and she and I talked about it at home as we followed the school discussions.

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#VelshiBannedBookClub: 'Anne Frank's Diary: The Graphic Adaptation' - Velshi - MSNBC [View all] Rhiannon12866 Sep 2023 OP

I watched this on Velshi this morning..worth the watch Deuxcents Sep 2023 #1

He's one of my favorites, too, and it makes no sense to me, either Rhiannon12866 Sep 2023 #2

It would not surprise me if these thin skinned literary experts Deuxcents Sep 2023 #4

At school and even at camp, "great" literature was considered educational Rhiannon12866 Sep 2023 #5

It's all STILL... Think. Again. Sep 2023 #7

And they are depriving a generation by "banning" it. Rhiannon12866 Sep 2023 #8

"Anne Frank's Diary" was required reading in my High School English class. pazzyanne Sep 2023 #3

Same here, we read it too, and as I said above, we performed the play at summer camp. Rhiannon12866 Sep 2023 #6

Maybe if today's parents would read along with their kids Deuxcents Sep 2023 #9

My parents never questioned what I was reading, they figured that the teachers knew best. Rhiannon12866 Sep 2023 #10

Back in the last century when I was in school Deuxcents Sep 2023 #11

Same here. Rhiannon12866 Sep 2023 #12

That's a good one! Deuxcents Sep 2023 #13

Well, boarding school was not my favorite and we moved a lot due to my Dad's job Rhiannon12866 Sep 2023 #14

It's also INSULTING Warpy Sep 2023 #15

I couldn't agree more, it's close to unbelievable Rhiannon12866 Sep 2023 #16

One thing they need to do at these "town" school board meetings Warpy Sep 2023 #17