Cooper 7th Grade Book List

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Holy Cow OP! Let's hide modern texts from kids and have them only read the stuff that was written 100 years ago. That'll really resonate with modern teenagers.

To Kill a Mockingbird is the story of a WHITE SAVIOR. How about reading some books with black characters who are the HEROS? The Hate U Give is fantastic for middle school kids.

It's time for parents to modernize. Kids are different. Schools are different. Teaching is different. Just because you did school a certain way 30+ years ago doesn't mean school is the same, or should be the same, as it was then. Nobody is trying to brainwash your kid. They are trying to turn your kid into a THINKER!

No, they are not trying to turn kids into thinkers, they are trying to train kids to become the woke army pawns.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Holy Cow OP! Let's hide modern texts from kids and have them only read the stuff that was written 100 years ago. That'll really resonate with modern teenagers.

To Kill a Mockingbird is the story of a WHITE SAVIOR. How about reading some books with black characters who are the HEROS? The Hate U Give is fantastic for middle school kids.

It's time for parents to modernize. Kids are different. Schools are different. Teaching is different. Just because you did school a certain way 30+ years ago doesn't mean school is the same, or should be the same, as it was then. Nobody is trying to brainwash your kid. They are trying to turn your kid into a THINKER!

Always day zero..

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid just started 7th grade at Cooper and he's not in AAP. The book list from his English class contains about 40 books. I looked at the books and was shocked to see that none of the books are classics. There's no Tom Sawyer, To Kill a Mocking Bird, Great Expectation or Oliver Twist, which in my mind, are great books for this age, even though the language might be different. (I'm a 50-yr old immigrant who speaks English as a second language, for background)

The first 5 books are:
1. A good kind of trouble, by Lisa Moor Ramee, keyword when I searched county library catalog suggests BLM;
2. All American Boys by Brenan Kiely and Jason Reynolds, library catalog keyword racism;
3. Amal Unbound by Aisha Saeed, keyword Pakistan/family
4. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz, keyword homosexuality
5. Blended by Sharon M. Draper, keyword black father white mother

While I personally hold nothing against the topics above, when did English class become a brain washing course with hidden agenda? Why can't the kids simply learn the beauty of the English language, and be inspired by the great minds, even from a complete different time? Or am I living in such a sheltered life that the topics are prevailing way of life now? Shouldn't all the current events be part of civics class?

I don't know if the list is specific to his class or to Cooper, but my question to the wise readers here--what should I do? Tell my kids not to read these books which means going against the school? Or ask for an alternate list?

to the bolded.

DS is in 7th grade at Longfellow. The only book the teacher mentioned at back to school night was Outsiders. I hope he enjoys the meatier topics. His current "reading" preference is listening to Star Wars books on Audible so I'm looking forward to him being assigned some good stuff.

Wow... a 50 year old book should resonate with the young'ns today. /s That teacher needs to update her reading lists.

I had to read 50-100 year old books in high school and I enjoyed most of them. That said, the modern books are also fine for my middle schooler.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

While I personally hold nothing against the topics above, when did English class become a brain washing course with hidden agenda? Why can't the kids simply learn the beauty of the English language, and be inspired by the great minds, even from a complete different time? Or am I living in such a sheltered life that the topics are prevailing way of life now? Shouldn't all the current events be part of civics class?

I don't know if the list is specific to his class or to Cooper, but my question to the wise readers here--what should I do? Tell my kids not to read these books which means going against the school? Or ask for an alternate list?

- It hasn’t. Have you read all of the books? ANY of the books? It sounds like you’re really running wild with your assumptions. So I’d suggest that you read at least a few of the books and see if they offer ways for kids to learn the beauty of the English language, and to be inspired by great minds.

I think it’s bizarre for you to ask for an alternate list — when you apparently haven’t read any of the books. What would you ask for? Books written by dead white people? Books that only reference “current events” from at least 60 or more years ago — and prohibiting any class discussion that relates in any way to more recent current events? I’d be curious to learn how those conversations go.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Holy Cow OP! Let's hide modern texts from kids and have them only read the stuff that was written 100 years ago. That'll really resonate with modern teenagers.

To Kill a Mockingbird is the story of a WHITE SAVIOR. How about reading some books with black characters who are the HEROS? The Hate U Give is fantastic for middle school kids.

It's time for parents to modernize. Kids are different. Schools are different. Teaching is different. Just because you did school a certain way 30+ years ago doesn't mean school is the same, or should be the same, as it was then. Nobody is trying to brainwash your kid. They are trying to turn your kid into a THINKER!

No, they are not trying to turn kids into thinkers, they are trying to train kids to become the woke army pawns.

This is quite possibly the most absurd thing I've ever seen on this ridiculous forum.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Holy Cow OP! Let's hide modern texts from kids and have them only read the stuff that was written 100 years ago. That'll really resonate with modern teenagers.

To Kill a Mockingbird is the story of a WHITE SAVIOR. How about reading some books with black characters who are the HEROS? The Hate U Give is fantastic for middle school kids.

It's time for parents to modernize. Kids are different. Schools are different. Teaching is different. Just because you did school a certain way 30+ years ago doesn't mean school is the same, or should be the same, as it was then. Nobody is trying to brainwash your kid. They are trying to turn your kid into a THINKER!

No, they are not trying to turn kids into thinkers, they are trying to train kids to become the woke army pawns.

This is quite possibly the most absurd thing I've ever seen on this ridiculous forum.

There are a lot of contenders.

[Anonymous]

You should read the books yourself before doing anything. You absolutely cannot have an opinion without reading the books yourself cover to cover.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Holy Cow OP! Let's hide modern texts from kids and have them only read the stuff that was written 100 years ago. That'll really resonate with modern teenagers.

To Kill a Mockingbird is the story of a WHITE SAVIOR. How about reading some books with black characters who are the HEROS? The Hate U Give is fantastic for middle school kids.

It's time for parents to modernize. Kids are different. Schools are different. Teaching is different. Just because you did school a certain way 30+ years ago doesn't mean school is the same, or should be the same, as it was then. Nobody is trying to brainwash your kid. They are trying to turn your kid into a THINKER!

No, they are not trying to turn kids into thinkers, they are trying to train kids to become the woke army pawns.

This is quite possibly the most absurd thing I've ever seen on this ridiculous forum.

There are a lot of contenders.

agreed

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You should read the books yourself before doing anything. You absolutely cannot have an opinion without reading the books yourself cover to cover.

If only people were smart enough to know this...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You should read the books yourself before doing anything. You absolutely cannot have an opinion without reading the books yourself cover to cover.

+1. Also, the idea that people's teens might read a book with swearing and sex scenes and be shocked is pretty laughable. Some of you never check your kids' phones or browser history and it shows.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You should read the books yourself before doing anything. You absolutely cannot have an opinion without reading the books yourself cover to cover.

+1. Also, the idea that people's teens might read a book with swearing and sex scenes and be shocked is pretty laughable. Some of you never check your kids' phones or browser history and it shows.

I think people recognize the pervasive vulgarity and explicit material available online and were hoping against hope that their schools might offer a counterpoint or different perspective - not double down on the coarseness and filth instead.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Holy Cow OP! Let's hide modern texts from kids and have them only read the stuff that was written 100 years ago. That'll really resonate with modern teenagers.

To Kill a Mockingbird is the story of a WHITE SAVIOR. How about reading some books with black characters who are the HEROS? The Hate U Give is fantastic for middle school kids.

It's time for parents to modernize. Kids are different. Schools are different. Teaching is different. Just because you did school a certain way 30+ years ago doesn't mean school is the same, or should be the same, as it was then. Nobody is trying to brainwash your kid. They are trying to turn your kid into a THINKER!

No, they are not trying to turn kids into thinkers, they are trying to train kids to become the woke army pawns.

This is quite possibly the most absurd thing I've ever seen on this ridiculous forum.

DP. It may be absurd but it's accurate. Look at the thread about how high schoolers do not talk or discuss in class. Or think. Just take in passively.

[Anonymous]

Here is the thread about high schoolers:

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1152859.page

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You should read the books yourself before doing anything. You absolutely cannot have an opinion without reading the books yourself cover to cover.

+1. Also, the idea that people's teens might read a book with swearing and sex scenes and be shocked is pretty laughable. Some of you never check your kids' phones or browser history and it shows.

My kid is 12 and doesn’t have a phone and only has a school computer. It’s 7th grade. The second week of it, at that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is my AAP 7th grader’s full list of possible books. Looks good to me.

10, 000DaysofThunder, AmericaDreaming, AnAmericanPlague, BetweenShadesofGrey, Blizzard, Bluefish,
BoneDetectives, BrownGirlDreaming, Bystander, ChasingLincoln'sKiller, CodeOrange, Crossover, Define
Normal, Department19, Endangered, Fever1793, FirefromtheRock, FreaktheMighty, FreedomRiders,
FreedomWalkers, Ghost, GuitarNotes, Hiroshima, Homecoming, Hush, ItAin'tAwful, Falafel, LincolnThrough
theLens, Lincoln'sGraveRobbers, Maximum, Ride, OutoftheDust, Peak, PhineasGage, RedKayak, Rosa
Parks, SalttotheSea, SecretSubway, SeeYouatHarry's, ShipwreckedattheBottomoftheSea, Shug, Smile,
TempleGrandin, TheCalloftheWild, TheDiaryofAnneFrank, TheGoodFight, TheGreatFire, TheHobbit,
TheHoundsoftheBaskervilles, TheHousekeeperandtheProfessor, TheKnifeofNeverLettingGo, The
LightningThief, TheLittlePrince, TheMiracleWorker, TheWestingGame, Tibet, TouchingSpiritBear, Trash,
Truce, UnderaWarTornSky, WarHorse, Wonder, Countingby7s, GhostBoys, HarborMe, IwasTheir
AmericanDream, AmalUnbound, IWillAlwaysWriteBack, MilesMorales, Nine, Ten, Pashmina, TheDreamer,
Wishtree, AGoodKindofTrouble, Amina'sVoice, TheEpicFailofArturoZamora, FreeLunch, TheNightDiary,
GirlintheBlueCoat, JustMercy

This list looks good. Which school?

Lake Braddock