This is also a list for 8th graders....most of my 5th graders have read
it in class and discussed it.
I'd hate for these kids to be sheltered through junior high and then in
high school they find themselves trying to figure out Fahrenheit 451 or
1984.
~Shonda Brisco
Trinity Valley MS / US Librarian
Fort Worth, TX
briscos@trinityvalleyschool.org
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Sent: Friday, January 07, 2005 1:57 PM
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Subject: Re: [LM_NET] Please help today-The Giver survey!!
As I read the results of the survey to date, 87% of respondents are in
favor of not banning it. I can't believe this continues to be an issue
in our society! How do these same parents explain the situation in
Africa or Saddam? Or any military atrocities and natural disasters? We
need to teach our children to be critical thinkers and to imagine a
world without personal freedoms so we can better value what we do have,
not shelter them from things we might find uncomfortable. Certainly I
think age appropriateness needs to be considered and I respect the right
of parents to monitor their childs' reading but I cannot condone
wholesale banning.
Best wishes! Lisa
"McMurray, Joyce" <jmcmurray@FORTOSAGE.NET> on Friday, January 07, 2005
at
12:45 PM -0600 wrote:
>http://www.thekansascitychannel.com/kmbctv/4056827/detail.html
Lisa Nocita, LMS
lnocita@barstowschool.org
The Barstow School
11511 State Line Road
Kansas City, MO 64114
816-277-0308
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