Hush, Don't Talk About it

As far as you banning topics in your class I think it's your right. I mean after all, it is your class. As for the topics you have choosen to ban they all have potential to be very heated topics and could easily envoke very strong opinions. My grandmother, as a true southern belle, use to tell me it's innapropriate to discuss race, religion or politics at a the table. I always thought this to be silly, but now that I am older I can understand why. Such topics, and opinions about them, could ruin a family's evening. Everyone is entitled to their own beliefs. I try to respect the beliefs and opions of others; even when I have noticed others my not respect mine. Back to this being your class... the topics you have banned also have potential to be debate topics instead of discussion topics. I mean this is an English class after all. I can only imagine how hard it would be to put a grade on heavy words and angry paragraphs. I can see where these particular topics have potential to become a verbal war instead of just discussion. I am sure Miss Hall you as well have your very own opinion on these topics, and i wonder how difficult it would be to maintain unbiased. We are all after all human and subject to our own opinionated faults.This Blog may come up short, sadly because my personal opinion of this topic is short. It's your class, you can do what you want to do.