Hands Off Poetry!
HANDS OFF POETRY!We strongly oppose the censoring of Carol Ann Duffy's poem Education for Leisure by the examination board AQA, which has removed it from its anthology because it deals with the conten... continue reading »
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"This is an appalling move. This poem is a favourite amongst the children and brilliantly engaging for them. It does not glorify knife crime since the reader is encourage to dislike the persona Duffy creates. Whoever banned this clearly understands little,"
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"ridiculous bureaucracy"
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"A very, very necessary action"
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"Yet another insult to our beleagured young people. Unemployed in droves and demonized by the tabloids, they are now being insulted by one person's assumption that they can't handle art, which, of course, is the case with the sad Mrs Schofield."
"why censorship? you have no right!!!"
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"I'm confused as to how an entire curriculum can be altered due to 2 or 3 complains from people who lack the ability to understand irony and meaning in poems."
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"Ridiculous that this should be removed, one of the most enjoyable in the anthology"
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"This is an absurd decision. How are teachers to explore those things that matter in their classrooms - including violence, unhappiness, self image, frustration, and poetry - when their hands are tied in this way? The only good aspect of this is the opport"
"Not only is this an excellent poem, but it expresses a feeling that many youngsters will understand and relate to."
