tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212851816241407901.post102442600933094222..comments2023-11-02T08:51:00.241-04:00Comments on A Librarian's Life in Books: Day 182: Where the Sidewalk EndsAmy L. Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09953500367235770069noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212851816241407901.post-32616416217007367502010-09-27T23:28:28.361-04:002010-09-27T23:28:28.361-04:00My elementary school teachers actually taught this...My elementary school teachers actually taught this in their classroom. I still have several of his poems memorized.Ladytink_534https://www.blogger.com/profile/14317480621483829078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212851816241407901.post-30241308065756244242010-09-26T03:16:35.122-04:002010-09-26T03:16:35.122-04:00Dan, I somehow doubt that it was Silverstein's...Dan, I somehow doubt that it was Silverstein's original intent for the poem to be about book banning per se. It would not surprise me if he was referring to the tendency for adults to say "no" to certain creative endeavors when they should be encouraging them and a child's propensity for knowing exactly how to best torment a parent. What could be worse to a parent then a child saying, "You won't let me learn how to cook, fine, I'll boil myself to death as soup and that'll learn you."Amy L. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09953500367235770069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212851816241407901.post-67882540875203360852010-09-25T21:53:40.448-04:002010-09-25T21:53:40.448-04:00I still say that's an awfully clever bit of li...I still say that's an awfully clever bit of literary analysis there.Present Perfecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16195959811544391904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212851816241407901.post-25145817091654141392010-09-25T17:38:57.577-04:002010-09-25T17:38:57.577-04:00Well, I have banned children from my own uterus, b...Well, I have banned children from my own uterus, but not because they disrespect truth. Pretty much because they disrespect my pain threshold and sitting around time.Dingramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09648020691348800173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212851816241407901.post-38040414303903434982010-09-25T12:36:44.444-04:002010-09-25T12:36:44.444-04:00Children are born disrespecting truth. It's p...Children are born disrespecting truth. It's part of why they're so appealing. Surely I wasn't the only one who played the "What if the sky was made of..." game. Yet I don't see people going around banning children.Amy L. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09953500367235770069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212851816241407901.post-44392131570203678832010-09-25T12:32:55.567-04:002010-09-25T12:32:55.567-04:00"disrespect for truth"?
Hahahahahaha. ..."disrespect for truth"? <br /><br />Hahahahahaha. Even if you ignored the philosophical implications of that statement, you'd still have to ban ALL FICTION ever forever in order to meet this standard. And a lot of non-fiction to boot.Dingramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09648020691348800173noreply@blogger.com