Saturday, March 24, 2007
Quote of Note: James Preston
"Our school is all about censorship . . . [p]eople don't talk about the things that matter."
James Presson, 16, a student at Wilton (Connecticut) High School and a member of the cast of "Voices of Conflict," a play about the war in Iraq developed by the school's Advanced Theater Class and then cancelled by Principal Timothy Canty before it was performed. [Link to story in International Herald Tribune 3/24/07.]
James Presson, 16, a student at Wilton (Connecticut) High School and a member of the cast of "Voices of Conflict," a play about the war in Iraq developed by the school's Advanced Theater Class and then cancelled by Principal Timothy Canty before it was performed. [Link to story in International Herald Tribune 3/24/07.]
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Comments:
It reminds me of my HS years in the late 60s and early 70s when we weren't allowed to think or talk about "the war" in school. Many of us had friends or relatives who were dying and we wanted to know more and make our opinions known.
There are times when I think a draft and/or required national service would focus the country a bit more.
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There are times when I think a draft and/or required national service would focus the country a bit more.
