literature that will provoke controversy so as to help give our students the
tools to negotiate a sometimes uncomfortable world. The teacher must
confront the issue of racism head on and give both historical and modern
perspectives. We find that fifth graders are sophisticated enough to handle
this type of difficult material when it is addressed in a sensitive manner.
Sandy
Sandra Cordes-Vaughan,
Middle School Division Leader
Humanities Instructor
The Sage School
171 Mechanic Street
Foxboro, MA 02035
P: 508-543-9619, Ext. 319
E: scordes-vaughan@sageschool.org
The Sage School is a private independent school dedicated to providing an
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boys ages 4 to 14 in the greater Boston and Providence areas. Visit us
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On 11/9/07 1:27 PM, "Bill Fitzgerald" <dwfitzgerald@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I would have to agree with Imani -- Tom Sawyer
> 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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