contains interesting insights on politics and
race(that can lead to even more interesting
inferences, and project-based learning designed to
unpack those inferences) that are worthy of
examination. Literature should cause us to question,
and to think, and a certain amount of discomfort (in a
supportive context) is okay. Otherwise, how do people
learn to talk through difficult situations?
Cheers,
Bill
--- Imani Romney-Rosa <IRomney-Rosa@packer.edu> wrote:
> Perhaps this is what makes it worth discussing...
>
>
> Imani Romney-Rosa
> Middle School Technology Specialist
> Packer Collegiate Institute
> Brooklyn, NY 11201
> PH: 718 250 0339
> http://www.packer.edu
>
> A forum for independent school educators
> <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU> on
> Thursday, November 8, 2007 at 6:52 PM -0500 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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