Condoms, Drug Dealers, Drunk Fathers – Are these good books for 6th graders?

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Anonymous wrote:Oh and they're hooking up (s*x and bjs) at Bethesda ES.

10 and 11 year olds are having sex. Sure.

So they can read about it just not do it. Makes perfect sense.

At 10 or 11 years old they can’t do it. WTF is wrong with you?!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Oh and they're hooking up (s*x and bjs) at Bethesda ES.

10 and 11 year olds are having sex. Sure.

So they can read about it just not do it. Makes perfect sense.

+1

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh and they're hooking up (s*x and bjs) at Bethesda ES.

10 and 11 year olds are having sex. Sure.

So they can read about it just not do it. Makes perfect sense.

+1

These books aren’t being assigned to 10 year olds, you dolt.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh and they're hooking up (s*x and bjs) at Bethesda ES.

10 and 11 year olds are having sex. Sure.

So they can read about it just not do it. Makes perfect sense.

+1

These books aren’t being assigned to 10 year olds, you dolt.

But it's okay for 11 year-olds? Wow, you're parent of the year, dolt. Or maybe a pedophile.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh and they're hooking up (s*x and bjs) at Bethesda ES.

10 and 11 year olds are having sex. Sure.

So they can read about it just not do it. Makes perfect sense.

+1

These books aren’t being assigned to 10 year olds, you dolt.

But it's okay for 11 year-olds? Wow, you're parent of the year, dolt. Or maybe a pedophile.

Middle schoolers range in age generally from 11-14. So its really easy to understand how they are recommended to read things that are different than ES which is generally where you find 10yr olds. You can deal with that fact or clutch your pearls, though the later won’t help. And frankly, since lots of folks are handing 11yrs old iPhones and Social media, books should be the least of the concern.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh and they're hooking up (s*x and bjs) at Bethesda ES.

10 and 11 year olds are having sex. Sure.

So they can read about it just not do it. Makes perfect sense.

+1

These books aren’t being assigned to 10 year olds, you dolt.

But it's okay for 11 year-olds? Wow, you're parent of the year, dolt. Or maybe a pedophile.

That’s right. I’m a pedophile.

Fking psychopath.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:As long as my kids read, I’m fine with their reading just about anything. And 6th graders already know about condoms, drugs and drinks. They have access to TV, the internet and they talk.

And this, my friend, is the parent of a future Q-Anon follower.

Nope. The exact opposite. The future Q-Anons are the ones with parents falling all over themselves to shield them from anything "other."

Exactly.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'm just impressed they are recommending or offering books. We are in 6th and we haven't seen a book all year.

Our sixth graders are reading about Black Panthers in '68.

Are they reading One Crazy Summer? That's a good book.

It is a good book. And the kids are enjoying it. I'm sure some people think it's to racy for them, though!

Do they learn about the Black Panther involvement in the NY Brinks robbery and how the town’s first Black policeman was killed that day?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'm just impressed they are recommending or offering books. We are in 6th and we haven't seen a book all year.

Our sixth graders are reading about Black Panthers in '68.

Are they reading One Crazy Summer? That's a good book.

It is a good book. And the kids are enjoying it. I'm sure some people think it's to racy for them, though!

Do they learn about the Black Panther involvement in the NY Brinks robbery and how the town’s first Black policeman was killed that day?

Read the book, PP, it's a good book.

https://www.commonsensemedia.org/book-reviews/one-crazy-summer

What parents need to know

Parents need to know that this Newbery Honor Book is a gem. Without violence, bad language, or sex, this story honestly explores the journey -- both physical and emotional -- made by three girls to visit their estranged mother. Delphine and her sisters are thoughtful, delightful characters. Cecile (the mother) abandoned her three daughters when they were infants and makes no apology for it -- she doesn't want them to visit her and she barely cares for them. But there is more to Cecile's character than just being a deadbeat mom, as she represents changing times in America. The story is set in 1968 Oakland, California, and as such, civil action and unrest are part of the story, but are subtle and informational rather than direct and preachy. There's an audiobook version narrated by actor Sisi Aisha Johnson.

[Anonymous]

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As long as my kids read, I’m fine with their reading just about anything. And 6th graders already know about condoms, drugs and drinks. They have access to TV, the internet and they talk.


Well, yes, but this is a pretty lazy goal for the education of your children. Literature is meant to inspire, expose people to beautiful words and new ideas, etc. Schools of education now think that kids need to "relate" to everything. No, kids have been imagining themselves in other worlds and times for several centuries through literature. Why not choose books that elevate rather than degrade. And "just reading anything" is a pretty low standard.


I’ve read both if these books. Both are definitely inspirational and beautifully written. Based on the conversation here, perhaps they will also introduce new ideas. Personally, I would recommend Ghost for 6th. In fact, DD’s teacher read it as a read aloud in 5th. I would hold off on handing my kid The Hate U Give until 7th or 8th, but I’d let her read it as a 6th grader if she picked it up in her own.

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I read much of Ghost out loud to my 5th grader last year and he’s read the sequels himself. It’s a great book.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh and they're hooking up (s*x and bjs) at Bethesda ES.

10 and 11 year olds are having sex. Sure.

So they can read about it just not do it. Makes perfect sense.

+1

These books aren’t being assigned to 10 year olds, you dolt.

Some kids are 10 in 6th grade and turn 11 that fall. The discussion is about 6th graders. If you 11 year old is in 5th, something is seriously wrong.

[Anonymous]

I hear the Catholic schools have openings...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:During a recent 6th grade English class, a number of books were recommended for the kids to read including the following titles: Ghost by Jason Reynolds and The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas.

Reviews of the book online mention the following topics and words - a drunk father trying to kill a boy and his mom, a coach with a drug addict father, horny, grinding, use of condoms, gang shootings, drug dealers, lots of curse words, over 90 F*** and Sh**, Bit**, F*** THE POLICE

Are there any child psychologist reading this? Are these books appropriate for 11- and 12-year old’s?

https://www.commonsensemedia.org/book-reviews/the-hate-u-give

https://www.commonsensemedia.org/book-reviews/ghost-track-book-1

Whatever you say, Stephen Austin. Just pay for private school and be done with it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I hear the Catholic schools have openings...

You can learn creationism and your gay kid will burn in hell! That’s much better than cuss words and black authors.

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Anonymous wrote:MCPS is making the curriculum culturally relevant for kids in east county. This is the kind of stuff they deal with so MCPS wants everyone to deal with it as well. MCPS will eventually force kids in west county to face it in real life once they institute busing. But for now, those kids will have to read about it in books.

Ok, Karen. As if alcoholism, drug use, and sex knew the beltway was the dividing line. It doesn’t. But you keep thinking your snowflake is so virginal and pristine, lol!

The themes in the two books OP mentioned are ghettocentric. There IS, in fact, a dividing line.