Comment Re:A plus and a minus (Score 1) 1073
I would expect many teachers to be allowed to teach the book using the edited text who are currently barred from using the original. There are many, many parents who want to protect their children from exposure to the n-word. The issue really isn't a question so much of whether kids should be taught using the original or the new edition. Far too many school systems simply won't allow the original to be taught. So the choice for many is to teach using a watered-down version or avoid it altogether. Given that choice, watered down is better than nothing at all.