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The Day They Came to Arrest the Book Study Guide

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by Nat Hentoff
About 80 pages (23,955 words)
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Social Sensitivity

Is a high school supposed to provide stimuli for critical thinking or is it supposed to protect its students from thought that someone feels is unsuitable? A fundamental way society passes its values on to the next generation is through books and schools.

What goes on in the schools is of vital importance. Some people want complete freedom while others want limitations for a variety of reasons. The Day They Came to Arrest the Book deals with the furor that can arise when controversial material is used in a school. It is a problem that never is.....

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