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I've had a potential challenge come up, I'd like your input. A student
checked out an old Curious George book. I think it's the CG gets a Medal (he
still has the book.) His mother called the office and thinks the book is
inappropriate for students. In it there is a line something along the lines
of; " George felt so bad he wished he was dead."
Now I'm not sure how I feel about it.
It is only a figure of speech, but it is a particularly awful one to use. We
weed books that have old ways of speaking that are now considered racist or
offensive. With the sensitivity toward student violence, is this not
something that we should consider. It is also a very old book, even if it is
our favorite monkey. It wouldn't hurt our collection not to have it.
On the other hand, I don't want to encourage parents to start searching for
anything they find offensive in our books. It is after all only a figure of
speech. This might be a good time for her and her child to discuss these
kinds of feelings others have and he might have someday.
I don't know yet where I'll come down on this one. But I would love to hear
your opinions.
Thanks
Herb Wilburn
Ashby Lee Elementary School
Quicksburg, VA
hwilburn@shentel.net
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN class=3D210335421-03111999>I've =
had a potential=20
challenge come up, I'd like your input. A student checked out an old =
Curious=20
George book. I think it's the CG gets a Medal (he still has the book.) =
His=20
mother called the office and thinks the book is inappropriate for =
students. In=20
it there is a line something along the lines of; " George felt so bad he =
wished=20
he was dead." </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=3D210335421-03111999></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN class=3D210335421-03111999>Now =
I'm not sure how=20
I feel about it.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D210335421-03111999></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN class=3D210335421-03111999>It is =
only a figure=20
of speech, but it is a particularly awful one to use. We weed books that =
have=20
old ways of speaking that are now considered racist or offensive. With =
the=20
sensitivity toward student violence, is this not something that we =
should=20
consider. It is also a very old book, even if it is our favorite monkey. =
It=20
wouldn't hurt our collection not to have it.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D210335421-03111999></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN class=3D210335421-03111999>On the =
other hand, I=20
don't want to encourage parents to start searching for anything they =
find=20
offensive in our books. It is after all only a figure of speech. This =
might be a=20
good time for her and her child to discuss these kinds of feelings =
others have=20
and he might have someday.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D210335421-03111999></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN class=3D210335421-03111999>I =
don't know yet=20
where I'll come down on this one. But I would love to hear your=20
opinions.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D210335421-03111999></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D210335421-03111999>Thanks</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D210335421-03111999></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<P><FONT size=3D2>Herb Wilbur<SPAN =
class=3D210335421-03111999>n</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><SPAN class=3D210335421-03111999></SPAN><SPAN=20
class=3D210335421-03111999></SPAN><FONT size=3D2>A<SPAN=20
class=3D210335421-03111999>shby Lee Elementary School</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=3D2><SPAN class=3D210335421-03111999></SPAN></FONT><FONT =
size=3D2>Q<SPAN=20
class=3D210335421-03111999>uicksburg, VA </SPAN><BR>hwilburn@shentel.net =
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