New study: "71% of educators, regardless of whether their district has faced bans, believe book banning undermines their expertise, makes them feel distrusted, & increases their stress…Nearly two-thirds…said that book banning is having a negative impact on their ability to teach."
https://www.ktre.com/prnewswire/2023/10/03/new-first-book-study-tackles-national-issue-banned-books/?outputType=amp
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@petersuber I think this gets the causation backwards.
Book bans occur BECAUSE people distrust the expertise of the folks proposing to use their expertise to choose books.
It's a symptom, not a cause.
Educators need to realize this and work with their public to rehabilitate trust. Otherwise they'll just see the sour relationship continue.
