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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No because people are allowed to have opinions but I also don't think you should ruin it for the students right off the bat. You can give your opinion if it comes up organically but try not to ruin it for them before they read it.[/quote]

I agree. This is why I said that I don’t want to lie. The other teacher is always so excited about the book. I didn’t teach it last year so this is a new dilemma for me.[/quote]

I'm a parent.  I would prefer that you work to have the curriculum changed vs. telling the kids you don't like the book.

Schools have a lot of problems these days and some of them involve respect for the basic process of learning and authority.  Although I am a pretty liberal person, I think teachers have become a bit too informal with students.  Conveying your thoughts on curriculum flaws adds just another data point to tell the kids that the people in charge are not doing a good job.

When I was in high school, I read a lot of canon works that were boring and flawed or that I didn't like.  But I understood why they were being taught to me at a basic level. I've even said on this site that I feel that no harm will come from dropping some of those canonical works.  I've gotten a lot of flak for saying such things.  From people who liked the works better or feel their significance is undeniable.

I think it's better if you just let the kids come to their own opinions.

It's okay to point out flaws without saying you don't like the book overall.

My preferred solution would be more autobiographies instead of cringy fiction.  "My Indian Boyhood" by Luther Standing Bear instead of Sherman Alexie fiction.
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