Condoms, Drug Dealers, Drunk Fathers – Are these good books for 6th graders?
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Anonymous
This is such a DCUM post that I can't tell if its real, or perfect satire |
Anonymous
I thought it was some Texas guy. What does it have to do with middle school book lists?!? |
Anonymous
Nothing, just someone being mean. He ran for school board and wasn't a very appropriate candidate. |
Anonymous
It’s highly inappropriate for twelve year old children. Thank you for posting, OP. |
Anonymous
MCPS allows early entry. Its really not even a discussion as we are in 6th grade and we have yet to have any books in ES or MS. Either way those are not appropriate for 11 year olds. If parents hold their kids back and kids are 12, they have to deal with the slower curriculum. |
Anonymous
Thank you for clearing that up! |
Anonymous
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I posted earlier that I've read both of those books. I am a children's librarian. Commonsense Media is a useful site for parents, but it does tend to have a conservative slant. DH and I use it a lot when looking up movies, because we tend to be pretty careful about movie violence.
If you want to see other perspectives, Barnes & Noble includes editorial reviews on their website from a host of reputable review publications - things like School Library Journal, Kirkus, Booklist, and Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. All of those are generally more liberal than Commonsense Media, although School Library Journal tends to be the most conservative of the professional review sites. I use B&N a fair amount professionally just because it's free and easily accessible. Ghost has multiple starred reviews and is generally reviewed for ages 10-14 / grades 5-9 The Hate u Give also has multiple starred reviews. It is typically recommended for grade 8 and up, or ages 14 and up. |
Anonymous
No, your kid is just a different case. They likely have a late birthday, but most children don’t. The cutoff to start K here is generally age 5 by 9/1. As an aside, having a child that is a full year (or nearly a year) younger than their peers means they may be exposed to literature that’s not quite right for their chronological age. While I think The Hate U Give isn’t appropriate for 6th graders, there will still likely be other books that will probably have you clutching your pearls, so go ahead and buckle up. |
Anonymous
No, I don't. You can test in through 10/15 so there will be kids who start earlier. |
Anonymous
You might I don’t want to do that if you think they’re gonna be too emotionally immature for middle school literature in middle school. |
Anonymous
 No...let them find out...since those us on here don't know any better and per that poster, all of our kids are behind because they aren't/won't be/weren't 10 in middle school.
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Anonymous
| Not appropriate. Thanks for the heads up. |
Anonymous
Mine isn't immature and we talk about it all but I don't think its appropriate for literature. High school, fine but not for 6th grade. But, its really a non-issue as we haven't seen an actual book in all our years in MCPS. |
Anonymous
That's unfortunate. My fifth-grader's class is on their fifth novel for the school year. Some were e-books, and some were actual novels that they had us pick up on supply pick-up days. |
Anonymous
This argument is so dumb. I think it's just one poster who has the kid who is 10 in 6th who is so bad at math. I have a child who was 10 starting in 6th and turned 11 in the fall, and my child was an outlier given the MCPS K entry requirements. We moved from Virginia. FWIW, my child has read all the books OP mentioned on their own. |