Wow... some of these books that have been banned this week are absurd. Whinnie The Pooh? I disagree with this whole idea of banning books. It has no point, and I don't get it. Bringing back the subject of Whinnie The Pooh, I don't undestand why that has to be banned. Is it because Eeore is depressed and it will encourage little kids to become depressed? If that's the reason, then why wasn't it ever banned before, and permanently? I also just read that the Cat in the Hat is banned because his hat is supporting communism. Again, absurd. In conclusion, I disagree with this altogether, because I believe that pretty much no one cares if the Cat in the Hat is a Communist, or Whinnie The Pooh wants small children to run away from home. People enjoy all stories, fantasy and completely unrealistic or just nonfiction and interesting. So people should be free to read whatever they like, and think what they want about the story. It is after all, a free country. Speaking of country, this brings me to the next subject: president Obama wants to extend the school year to another month.
I'm not sure how I feel about this subject. I mean, of course as a student, I love my summer vacation to be as long as it possibly can be, but I realize that the United States is falling behind educationally. Obama has been meeting with other country leaders and theyhave noticed as well about our country's continuous dumbing down. If anything, I wouldn't mind an extension to the school day in the afternoon. We get up plenty early, so if we add an extra hour to each day, at the end of a regular school year we'll have completed one extra month. However I also realize that because of sports, it's nearly impossible to do so. Eleven months if you ask me, is a little long for a school year. If we absolutely need to add that time, then I suppose I can't fight back. The government will never listen to children anyway, which is bull.
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