I'm sorry, WHAT?
Dr. Seuss book banned from class for being too 'political'
A BC school board had the Dr. Seuss book Yertle the Turtle banned after a teacher displayed a quote from the book. The horrible, political, divisive quote in question?
"I know, up on top you are seeing great sights, but down here on the bottom, we, too, should have rights."
One, I doubt kids are reading that deeply into a Dr. Seuss book: kids are smart - they're little learning machines - but how often have you picked up something you read as a child and gone "Wow, I so did not see that as a kid"? Even if they do, what the hell is the problem with enforcing the idea of equal rights from a young age? I must be 'too political' because I don't think there is one.
I suppose the teacher should just be grateful she didn't choose something from "The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins". I mean, that book is all about defying authority, right?