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Dangers of Censorship Persistence

Our audience may query “Why write a commentary about censorship using three metaphors” Unequivocally; censorship is an “old” topic that has been mulled over time and time again. And like many old topics, it could be easily dismissed because many people might argue that the issue has been examined, discussed, thought about, and when problems […]

Censorship as a Dangerous Tightrope

Teaching at its best is a delicate balancing act. Teachers, like skillful tightrope walkers, must often teeter between what they know is good pedagogical practice, what their students need and want, what their students’ parents demand, and what school administrators ask them to do. Finding alignment among their many requisite tasks may seem challenging, if […]

Censorship At The School Board Level Will Make Forgetters

The Times Argus editorial also reminds readers that tolerance and the ability to respect human differences does not happen automatically: “It must be taught. And if teachers, parents or books don’t teach it, then who or what will” . We too wonder about this, especially when we think about the role of book challenges that […]

What’s Happening in YA Literature

Over the past decade adolescents have been one of the fastest growing segments of the U.S. population (Magazine Publishers of America, 2004; U.S. Census Bureau, 2003). This increased “market” has spawned more products designed for the young adult (YA) population, resulting in a growth spurt in YA literature and other reading materials targeted to teens, […]

What We Can Learn From Book Club

Their conversations included the identification of Thomas Sabo Pendant favorite characters and behaviors and comparisons across characters and with previously read books and movies. While these factors are often part of an effective book share, we were most intrigued by our students’ level of analysis of the decisions made by the characters as well as […]