Permission Slipped

11/1/2018

Read this article about a tweet of a letter Daniel Radosh sent to his son's teacher, who required a permission slip to read Fahrenheit 451 (in 8th grade). What do you think of his letter to the teacher? What is the irony in requiring parental permission to read the book? What does it demonstrate about our society?

65 Comments

Aidan

11/1/2018 01:17:16 pm

It’s funny that they want to ban a book that is about banning books. This demonstrates that our society is soft and tender.

Griffin Mylan

11/1/2018 01:19:15 pm

I can agree with you.

Blazen Burgess

11/1/2018 01:20:54 pm

Very well stated.

Caden Caywood

11/1/2018 01:22:45 pm

We are very soft and tender

Griffin Mylan

11/1/2018 01:18:25 pm

I thought that the letter was very ironic because the book he wants to read talks about freedom of information and the freedom to read books. This shows our society, in some ways, is similar to the society in Fahrenheit 451

Blazen Burgess

11/1/2018 01:19:38 pm

I strongly agree with your statement.

Dillon

11/1/2018 01:21:10 pm

You’re exactly right.

Will

11/1/2018 01:22:27 pm

Nice thinking griffin, I agree

Johnny

11/1/2018 01:25:18 pm

They are similar

Blazen Burgess

11/1/2018 01:18:51 pm

I think it was really ironic. The irony isn that the book talks about how you can hardly read any books anymore because almost all the books are banned. This demonstrates how sensitive or how easily offended people in our society are.

Griffin Mylan

11/1/2018 01:19:44 pm

Now this, folks, is a good comment.

Aidan

11/1/2018 01:21:41 pm

Yes

Caden Caywood

11/1/2018 01:23:12 pm

I agree

Dillon

11/1/2018 01:19:44 pm

I think it’s kind of funny. The irony in requiring parental guidance is the book is about books being challenged. This demonstrates how easlily offended our society is.

Taija

11/1/2018 01:23:06 pm

This is true

Emma Dahle

11/1/2018 01:23:57 pm

Our society now can get offended ten times easier then how is was a few years ago.

Sam

11/1/2018 01:24:04 pm

Our society is definitely easily offended.

Emma Dahle

11/1/2018 01:20:11 pm

I think it is a great letter that give some brilliant points. That the concept about the book is a big deal to society and that you have to have permission to read the book that has a realistic concept about what could happen. That our society doesn’t look how real this book could become and how we put things to the side that tell the truth because people don’t want to hear it.

Aidan Adams

11/1/2018 01:20:47 pm

Sounds about right

Ariana

11/1/2018 01:23:00 pm

Well stated.

Sammy H.

11/1/2018 01:23:22 pm

This is true.

Avery

11/1/2018 01:23:50 pm

I agree!

Johnny

11/1/2018 01:24:55 pm

Very true

Jaicei

11/1/2018 01:30:02 pm

I agree

ariana

11/1/2018 01:21:16 pm

It’s kind of stupid that they want to ban a book that is about banning books. Our society is kind of daft

Dillon

11/1/2018 01:22:14 pm

I agree. Our society is daft.

Taija

11/1/2018 01:23:28 pm

Yeah I agree

Avery

11/1/2018 01:24:36 pm

Yes our society is very daft

Eli

11/1/2018 01:25:01 pm

I agree very daft

Faith

11/1/2018 01:30:45 pm

That is stupid

Sam

11/1/2018 01:21:30 pm

Making children have permission to read is making it more and more different for kids to have that simple responsibility.

Ariana

11/1/2018 01:23:43 pm

I agree, it makes it difficult

Faith

11/1/2018 01:33:36 pm

That make it very difficult

Sammy H.

11/1/2018 01:21:50 pm

They are sencering the book because it was challenge just like in Fahrenheit 451 they burned books. Our society is basically wearing a mask. Telling use one thing while doing another.

Jordan

11/1/2018 01:24:46 pm

I agree.

Emma Dahle

11/1/2018 01:25:25 pm

That’s so true and very well stated about how we wear a mask.

Caden Caywood

11/1/2018 01:21:50 pm

I think the letter shows that censorship is a real thing. It’s ironic because that is very similar to what occurs in the story. It shows our society is doing exactly what the story depicts.

Will

11/1/2018 01:23:21 pm

That what I said, great job Caden

Treygan

11/1/2018 01:27:54 pm

This is just like what i said

Taija

11/1/2018 01:22:51 pm

It’s ironic and it shows us how easily our society is offended

Jordan

11/1/2018 01:22:51 pm

The irony is that the letter talks about a book that bans books. It’s pretty funny.

Chayla Slavin

11/1/2018 01:29:19 pm

That’s very true.

Jaicei

11/1/2018 01:31:05 pm

Very true, I agree.

Tierryn

11/1/2018 01:22:54 pm

Requesting permission to read a banned book about banning books is idiotic.Our society is a bunch of overly sensitive people taking away rights to read.

Jordan

11/1/2018 01:29:01 pm

I agree with that last statement

Eli

11/1/2018 01:23:28 pm

I like the dads letter. It is ironic because they are trying to ban books on a book about banning books. We are stupid.

Avery

11/1/2018 01:23:29 pm

The irony is having to have parent permission for banned books. It shows how our society can be offended way to easy.

Eli

11/1/2018 01:23:57 pm

I totally agree

Taylee Matthews

11/1/2018 01:28:48 pm

I totally agree aves

Johnny

11/1/2018 01:24:28 pm

I think it’s funny that they’re trying to ban the book about banning books. Our society is following the path that the book talks about

Treygan

11/1/2018 01:27:10 pm

I agree with this a lot

Faith

11/1/2018 01:25:10 pm

I think it’s funny, I liked the book. The irony is that it is banning books about banning books

Miriam

11/1/2018 01:26:09 pm

That isn’t so true

Miriam

11/1/2018 01:25:17 pm

The irony of the letter is that they are trying to ban a book that is about banning books. IT demonstrates that people get there feelings “hurt” to easily

Brooke

11/1/2018 01:27:38 pm

I agree with your input

Treygan

11/1/2018 01:25:49 pm

The irony is that the book he’s asking about and trying to ban is about banning books. This says our society it very soft and sometimes not thought through.

Brooke

11/1/2018 01:26:03 pm

The irony is that they tried to ban a book that is about banning books. It shows how our society is sensitive and reacts to things way to easily

Taylee Matthews

11/1/2018 01:28:12 pm

Very true Brooke

Miriam

11/1/2018 01:29:28 pm

That is true our society reacts to things so many different ways

Chayla Slavin

11/1/2018 01:27:22 pm

I think that the letter showed many reasonable points. It’s ironic that a book about banning books is banned. Sometimes in our society we try to find resolutions for certain things and often go about it in the wrong way.

Will

11/1/2018 01:27:23 pm

The irony of the article is that the book he wants is about banning books and it is getting banned in real life. It shows that our society is heading in the same direction as this dystopian novel.

Taylee Matthews

11/1/2018 01:27:32 pm

It’s very ironic to the book that we are reading and it shows how we all get offended really easily

Brooke

11/1/2018 01:29:46 pm

That’s very true

Jaicei

11/1/2018 01:29:36 pm

They’re trying to ban a book about banning books. It shows that our society is easily offended.

taija

12/18/2018 09:38:39 am

It is showing us how easily our society is offened. The irony is you need a parents permission. I honestly don't think it's a good thing to do.

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