I Am Malalia for rising 6th graders

[Anonymous]

Studies have shown that people who are exposed to violence (and also to sex) on tv forget the ads they watched. I think that shows that exposure to violence in ways most people think are harmless are actually making the brain block things out, just as it would if the person had experienced 'actual' trauma.

http://www-personal.umich.edu/~bbushman/bb02.pdf

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Studies have shown that people who are exposed to violence (and also to sex) on tv forget the ads they watched. I think that shows that exposure to violence in ways most people think are harmless are actually making the brain block things out, just as it would if the person had experienced 'actual' trauma.

http://www-personal.umich.edu/~bbushman/bb02.pdf

Nice try, but apples and oranges. Watching a violent TV show is not the same as reading this book.

[Anonymous]

Some of the posters seem to think the book is a work of fiction - it is not fiction! You can’t just take away the fact that Malala was shot in the face! The kids I know who have read the book are amazed and inspired by Malala.

[Anonymous]

OP, respectfully grow the f*** up. Bad things happen. Your 11 or 12 year old needs to fear this type of thing or she’s going to grow up to be a right wing extremist screaming “Jews will not replace us”.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are they reading the Young Readers edition?

Regular version. The young readers edition is terrible.

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Anonymous wrote:I read Diary of Anne Frank, Under the Stars, and a novel about a child surviving under the Khmer Rouge in elementary school. I Am Malala is more current than those books. PH County Public School, in the early 90s.

Diary of Anne Frank is a hundred times better and more powerful.

The two are about very different problems. As much as I love DAF, we can’t just use it to cover ALL intolerance in the world.

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Anonymous wrote:That book is not about suicide, its about survival and equal rights for women / girls to be educated.

Its really important and its not depressing.

It's not about suicide. It's about a child being shot in the face and left for dead for trying to get an education. I get the 'trying to get an education' part but do we really have to let our pre-pubescent kids think about a kid being shot in the face on a bus and left for dead? Why can't we find other examples and save the horror of life for later?

Yeah, for 9th grade when their schoolmate brings a rifle to high school and starts shooting at random.
Bitch, please! In this country, in particular, it's a travesty to pretend people -- and children -- don't get shot.

A lot of people are becoming concerned about the effects of lock down drills on children. Why shove it down their throats with a book like this? What value does it add to the idea that not everyone has easy access to a good education?

The value added: importance of education, appreciation for your freedom, female empowerment, perseverance, geopolitical dynamics, ....

I'm asking, what is the added value of having the main character be shot in the face and left for dead? Can't we teach our young people about the value of education without including something like that? I can think of many ways to do that, including discussing how kids in inner cities and low-income rural areas right here america are struggling to get an education.

“The main character”?! It’s an autobiography FFS.

We will be lucky if our kids have 1/100th of her grit. She's inspirational. Let her inspire your kid.

[Anonymous]

My MCPS student read about Malala last year as a 2nd grader!

[Anonymous]

Malala's magic pencil was one of the picture books nominated for a state book award. My students were inspired by her story

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Anonymous wrote:That book is not about suicide, its about survival and equal rights for women / girls to be educated.

Its really important and its not depressing.

It's not about suicide. It's about a child being shot in the face and left for dead for trying to get an education. I get the 'trying to get an education' part but do we really have to let our pre-pubescent kids think about a kid being shot in the face on a bus and left for dead? Why can't we find other examples and save the horror of life for later?

Yeah, for 9th grade when their schoolmate brings a rifle to high school and starts shooting at random.
Bitch, please! In this country, in particular, it's a travesty to pretend people -- and children -- don't get shot.

A lot of people are becoming concerned about the effects of lock down drills on children. Why shove it down their throats with a book like this? What value does it add to the idea that not everyone has easy access to a good education?

The value added: importance of education, appreciation for your freedom, female empowerment, perseverance, geopolitical dynamics, ....

I'm asking, what is the added value of having the main character be shot in the face and left for dead? Can't we teach our young people about the value of education without including something like that? I can think of many ways to do that, including discussing how kids in inner cities and low-income rural areas right here america are struggling to get an education.

“The main character”?! It’s an autobiography FFS.

We will be lucky if our kids have 1/100th of her grit. She's inspirational. Let her inspire your kid.

The fact that the PP think it's a fictional story tells me a lot about them.

Maybe you should read the book too and have a conversation about Malala's story. Be open to learning instead of preemptively deciding your precious baby couldn't learn and be inspired

[Anonymous]

I read it with them. I could control the pace if they were overwhelmed and discuss anything frightening or confusing. Reading together is what works for my family.

[Anonymous]

I work with this age group. It's 100% appropriate. OP, you need to read up on the developmental stage. What you think is protective is not protective. You are not helping her in this way.

[Anonymous]

Can the Pulitzer Prize books, more victimhood books, now!

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Anonymous wrote:Can the Pulitzer Prize books, more victimhood books, now!

When's the last time you won a Nobel Peace Prize, PP?

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Anonymous wrote:Can the Pulitzer Prize books, more victimhood books, now!

When's the last time you won a Nobel Peace Prize, PP?

Or even read a book.