I do not think the Harry Potter books should be banned from schools. Although these books have been talked about being banned, we all have to remember that all of these books have broken numerous records of books sold for both children and adults.
In many book protests or bannings, people state that these books corrupt not only the souls of children but also the American society, I find that statement ridiculous. If these books corrupted children or even adults who read these books then there would be a trend in the people reading the books and the corruption occurring.
I would personally use these books in a middle school classroom because not only does it show imagination, it also shows creativity in what authors can write. Although these books have known to be Anti-Christ and “witch” related, we have to remember that everything that we read or even do will somehow be controversial to some people. This is a perfect example of freedom of speech, J.K. Rowling wrote an amazing book that hit high charts but people still disagree with her writings. I would be happy to use such a wonderful book and great author in my classroom. Everyone I know falls in love with these books from the first page of the very first book. Harry Potter books have been a great series from young children and adults to become attached too. There have been no trends in corruption from these book, only creativity. I really enjoyed reading these books and would be more than happy to bring them to my classroom.
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i also want them in my classroom.
ReplyDeleteIve never met someone who didnt like harry potter and i agree they shouldn't be banned. If these books should be banned because they have witchcraft, why shouldn't the three little pigs be banned? Students should be taught that witchcraft isn't real, just like they are taught that animals don't really talk.
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