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Book Censorship
From Teaching Today · Hosted by Center for Professional Education of Teachers
Episode summary
In this episode of Teaching Today: Across the country, we’re seeing a new wave of literary censorship as parents, outside interest groups, and even politicians are attempting to regulate what students are allowed to read. Dr. Marcelle Mentor returns to the podcast this week to offer her perspective on where censorship stems from, as well as the connection between the censorship of books and the censorship of critical thinking.
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Across the country, we’re seeing a new wave of literary censorship as parents, outside interest groups, and even politicians are attempting to regulate what students are allowed to read. Dr. Marcelle Mentor returns to the podcast this week to offer her perspective on where censorship stems from, as well as the connection between the censorship of books and the censorship of critical thinking.