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A mother and a father, both very loving and kind to their children, may teach them that anyone with a hijab on their head is a predator. A wise grandfather may tell his grandchildren that lying is the only way out of consequences. Should this be taught in today's education system, or should we open our minds to the reality of social issues by reading fiction? There are some states today that have banned great pieces of fiction, because they are not “school friendly”. These novels provide young adults with knowledge of important social issues that have affected us greatly in the past and the present. However, there are some that do not acknowledge the importance of fiction in the curriculum.
The novel “The House of the Scorpion” is a great piece of literature that has taught young adults meaningful morals. The book is based off of one usual boy that shows the reader his point of view of discrimination. He was not born, he was …show more content…
Racism has been one of the greater social issues of mankind. A CNN report entitled, “Is racism on the rise?” written by Catherine E. Shoichet, acknowledges that most Americans believe that racism is rising. CNN recently ran a poll asking “how big of a problem is racism in our society today?” . 40% of American believe that it is a huge problem right now. This goes to show that Americans are aware of the recent tragic incidents due to racism. “‘it always seemed like it was getting better, like our generation was going to be better than previous generations,’ says Aust, who participated in the CNN/KFF poll. ‘But the TV started telling us a different story, with all of these shootings by cops.’” Shoichet writes. The woman interviewed made a key point about how everything has changed since . It seems that violence between a white and black individual has caused several uproars. This has opened the eyes of many, and must be understood by all
A mother and a father, both very loving and kind to their children, may teach them that anyone with a hijab on their head is a predator. A wise grandfather may tell his grandchildren that lying is the only way out of consequences. Should this be taught in today's education system, or should we open our minds to the reality of social issues by reading fiction? There are some states today that have banned great pieces of fiction, because they are not “school friendly”. These novels provide young adults with knowledge of important social issues that have affected us greatly in the past and the present. However, there are some that do not acknowledge the importance of fiction in the curriculum.
The novel “The House of the Scorpion” is a great piece of literature that has taught young adults meaningful morals. The book is based off of one usual boy that shows the reader his point of view of discrimination. He was not born, he was …show more content…
Racism has been one of the greater social issues of mankind. A CNN report entitled, “Is racism on the rise?” written by Catherine E. Shoichet, acknowledges that most Americans believe that racism is rising. CNN recently ran a poll asking “how big of a problem is racism in our society today?” . 40% of American believe that it is a huge problem right now. This goes to show that Americans are aware of the recent tragic incidents due to racism. “‘it always seemed like it was getting better, like our generation was going to be better than previous generations,’ says Aust, who participated in the CNN/KFF poll. ‘But the TV started telling us a different story, with all of these shootings by cops.’” Shoichet writes. The woman interviewed made a key point about how everything has changed since . It seems that violence between a white and black individual has caused several uproars. This has opened the eyes of many, and must be understood by all