More letters Parents must be informed As the mother of two high school students who are in advanced placement classes, I can certainly understand the Rev. Gene Cross' concern about the poem Howl being used in his daughter's class. Not only should this poem have been submitted for review by the School Board, but parents should have been informed of the poem's content before it was distributed to students. If this poem were made into a movie, it would be rated R, at least, which would require parental approval before students could be exposed to it.
Parents have the same responsibility to guard what their teenagers read.
No teacher, however noble his intentions may be, has the right to remove that responsibility from the parents. The editorial stated this is wrong because some schools are hard and others are not. As a retired college counselor with over 40 years experience, I think students should be matched with schools that correspond to their needs and abilities. Obviously, some students are more qualified than others to perform well at universities whose demands are rigorous. The ranking of a college has nothing to do with helping a high school senior select the right school.