when an African-American family expressed concern about how the book
and discussion of it affected their children. I don't think we've
missed it. Even then, it was, I think, seventh grade, not fifth,
which seems quite young both to see the sophistication of the book and
to deal with the "N" word used there.
We do use "Huckleberry Finn" in our upper school. It's a better book,
for one thing, and those kids are ready to take it on.
Jim Dunaway
Dean of Faculty
The Kinkaid School
Houston, TX
On Thu, 8 Nov 2007 18:52:55 -0500
"PEARLMAN, JOAN" <jpearlma@pingry.org> wrote:
> Should The Adventures of Tom Sawyer be taught in a gifted fifth
>grade language arts class? I am looking for some feedback since I am
>considering using Tom Sawyer as a classroom novel this year. My
>concern is whether material in the book would be considered offensive
>or politically incorrect in today's society.
>
> Dr. Joan Pearlman
>Fifth grade language arts teacher
> The PIngry School
> jpearlman@pingry.org
>
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