Book Bans and Challenges, 2007-2009 – Google Maps: This map is drawn from cases documented by ALA and the Kids’ Right to Read Project, which is sponsored by the National Coalition Against Censorship and the American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression. Details are available in ALA’s “Books Banned and Challenged 2007-2008,” http://www.ila.org/pdf/2008banned.pdf and “Books Banned and Challenged 2008-2009” (not available online); and the “Kids’ Right to Read Project Report,” http://www.ncac.org/images/ncacimages/KR2R%202009(1).pdf.
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On teenage rebellion
Sam Ogden inquired on Skepchick last month about whether geek chic was yet another passing trend or if it has some quality that sets it apart and will help it endure. This got me thinking about where I’ve fit into the trend spectrum and how that has changed over time.
I look at trends and subcultures [...]
I have questions.
How do universities handle home schooled applicants? Does anyone have stats handy for how many HS teens are admitted and graduate? I’m mostly interested in how they adapt to college life, how they relate to their classmates who haven’t been hand picked by their mothers, and what in their experience would make me, as an [...]