'And when finally they set the structure to burn the books, using the firemen, I grunted a few times and subsided, for there were no others grunting or yelling with me, by then. Now, it's too late.' #DeZinVanHetBoek#TheEssenceOfTheBook
Art Spiegelman, who authored Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel “Maus,” which has faced multiple challenges in the U.S., is cautioning that the rise of book bans in libraries and schools shows the country has a “yearning” for authoritarianism.
#Fahrenheit451 in #Fl: "All the shelves were covered in black paper. There were no books. There was nobody reading. There was nobody checking things out. It wasn’t a library. It was just a room. Initially, I was confused. Then I got angry. I found out why the books were covered up. It’s because of all these new laws and school rules that happened because some people were really upset the library had books about LGBTQ people — books about people like me."
#Fahrenheit451 in #Fl: "All the shelves were covered in black paper. There were no books. There was nobody reading. There was nobody checking things out. It wasn’t a library. It was just a room. Initially, I was confused. Then I got angry. I found out why the books were covered up. It’s because of all these new laws and school rules that happened because some people were really upset the library had books about LGBTQ people — books about people like me."
The survey runs alongside the federal test commonly known as the nation's report card, which revealed that Math and English scores for 13-year-olds have fallen to their lowest level in decades — even underperforming the 2020 results, when education was disrupted heavily by the pandemic.
...It's widely believed that reading for pleasure correlates with improved test performance, and the latest data does little to dispel that notion, as students who reported reading for fun almost every day scored on average 275, surpassing those who read less frequently in their spare time.
It's hard not to jump to the conclusion that the rise of screens and the internet has contributed to the slow demise of "reading for fun", with instant gratification the norm for so many of us. Perhaps most concerning is the 31% of students who reported "never or hardly ever" reading for fun, up from just 9% in 1999.
@shekinahcancook as a teacher for 30 years and a parent for 17,I can say this tracks for me. It's amazing how many fellow teachers don't read themselves or even think it's still important. Last time I checked, books (even in electronic format) are where our species stores its knowledge. #Fahrenheit451
Almost every week now, + despite statements to the contrary, by many #AI#scientists and #programmers, the utopias of #IsaacAsimov and #PhilipKDick (+ others 1)) are making a leap forward.
Due to all the white noise + the hype regarding #AI most of the general public.
I read Fahrenheit 451 last week. I don't know why, but every word of that book reminds me of a platform we all know: TWITTER :allthethings:
It's a great book. Read it if you like!
It's almost like democracy is a block of ice slowly melting in the late winter sun, with a squadron of fascist tinkers chipping away at the edges with hammer, sickel, chisel and awl. #LifeImitatesArt#WakeUp#BeAfraid