Or something like it in their school.
A history teacher and our theater teacher have been kicking around the idea
of a combo history through theatrical works course. If you have a course
like this in your school, please respond.
Bob Koreis
Librarian
Hockinson High School
bob.koreis@hock.k12.wa.us
The library is not a shrine for the worship of books. It is not a temple
where literary incense must be burned or where one's devotion to the bound
book is expressed in ritual. A library, to modify the famous metaphor of
Socrates, should be the delivery room for the birth of ideas - a place where
history comes to life. Norman Cousins
-----Original Message-----
From: Shonda Brisco <sbrisco@GMAIL.COM>
To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 17:50:26 -0500
Subject: [LM_NET] SHARE: Texas Teacher and Banned Book
This incident ---of the Texas English teacher / coach who is on "paid
administrative leave" because of a "challenge" due to a book on his AP
English class (for Freshmen)--- was posted last week. The first
article is listed below for those who haven't read it. The second
article is a "follow-up" to answer some questions that we all had
regarding the situation.
Unfortunately, the story isn't over...and a career (and a book) hang
in the balance. (Every time I read this story, I have a "flash back"
to the Scopes Monkey Trial...it's very much the same mentality....too
bad we haven't come very far since the original "monkey trial").
First article:
http://reporternews.com/news/2007/oct/16/teacher-could-face-charges-over-book/
Second article:
http://reporternews.com/news/2007/oct/20/no-headline---jimnededit/
~Shonda
--
Shonda Brisco, MLIS
District Librarian
Peaster ISD
Weatherford, TX 76086
Digital Bookends wiki / blog:
http://digitalbookends.pbwiki.com
http://shonda.edublogs.org/
sbrisco@gmail.com
Resources for Texas School Librarians:
http://txschoollibrarians.ning.com/
http://txschoollibrarians.wikispaces.com/
"Digital Resources" columnist
School Library Journal
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