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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]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![/quote]
[i]The protagonist of The Hate U Give,Starr, thinks that her dad follows the Black Panther’s Ten Point Program more than the Ten Commandments, and he also agrees with the Nation of Islam on certain points. He has his children memorize the Ten Points of the Black Panther movement.  - Angie Thomas.
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Not everyone in FCPS does relate to the Black Panther’s philosophy, nor the Nation of Islam as sources of strength our kids need to get inspiration from. There are other black people in current American history we would like them to learn from. Many of them are introduced in the Uncle Tom documentaries. [/quote]

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