Dude, I share your pain. A number of years ago I had many of the 'popular'
young women's magazines. As our awareness went up, and their content
evolved, I now am in your boat. In consultation with my cohort, the mother
of a teen girl, we seriously looked at, and dropped them. Teen People,
Seventeen, YM (Young and modern) because of content. I also subscribed to
Ebony for both multicultural and gender issues, but determined this, too,
was [now?] beyond my middle school. There are wholesome periodicals for
middle school girls. You will find that they do not circulate well. Girl's
Life and American Girl come to mind.
John Lees, Librarian
Mt. Baker Middle School Library
http://www.auburn.wednet.edu/mtbaker/Library/
Auburn, WA
"Education, moving forward to the past"
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[mailto:LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Shannon Wham
Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2006 6:16 PM
To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: [LM_NET] TARGET: Middle School "Girl" Magazines
Good evening everyone. I am getting my ear chewed off by my lovely wife, who
is a teacher also. She found my magazine order form for the upcoming year
and, quite in a huff, informed me that I hadn't picked out ANY girl
magazines. Okay, I'll admit it, I'm a typical guy. Female magazines terrify
me. They include stuff about makeup and body functions that are essential to
female well being, but which I could happily live a lifetime without in
depth knowledge of.
I only have one caveat . . . I really don't want half naked people on the
front constantly and I certainly could do without any articles about "how
to" as it relates to sex (ala "Cosmo" which, man that I am, I DO know is
inappropriate for middle school.)
So, I haven't a clue about which magazines to order for my middle school
young ladies. Therefore, I am turning to you, the experts, for advice. For
my sanity, and to get me off the couch and back into Budge's good graces,
does anyone have any suggestions for good magazines for seventh and eighth
graders?
--
Shannon D. Wham, Librarian
Bell Street MS
600 Peachtree St.
Clinton, SC 29325
sdwham@laurens56.k12.sc.us
sdeanwham@charter.net
"Id temporis consilium bonum videbatur"
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