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[quote=Anonymous]So, on one hand I think this book is perfectly appropriate, and having read over the lesson plan I would be perfectly happy for my rising 6th grader to engage with those questions. On the other hand, I think a better approach would have been to offer a selection of books and adapt the prompts just a little bit so they are more broadly about fitting in, identity, and inclusiveness rather than drilling down to having kids examine their own gender identity in writing, for teachers they don't know. Basically, while I'm loathe to cede territory to the reactionary cohort, this seems custom-designed to elicit controversy right down to the rainbow slideshow and the request that kids name their gender identity. The same goal could have been achieved by offering a list of 4/5 books, all about the same topics of fitting in and middle school friendships. [/quote]
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