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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Honestly, just say “n-word”. My kid is reading Sing, Unbroken, Sing at SSSAS. The teachers explained to the students that the (Black) author used the word (spoken by both Black and white characters in the book) and that the students themselves should say “n-word” if reading aloud or type “n*****” if quoting the book in a written response.

It’s important to read and discuss books with these themes and topics but it’s also important for teachers and students to understand what language is and isn’t acceptable even in purely academic discussion. There are easy work-arounds that don’t take away from the author’s choices to include certain words, the importance of introducing such words from an academic standpoint, or the importance of the importance of the topic, but still don’t have students or even teachers speaking certain words about loud. [/quote]

+100.  The classroom is a part of the world, not some sacred space where you can say anything. [b] I just googled this and various college level english classes are also not saying this word in their classrooms.  [/b]It is just not a necessary part of teaching the text while being respectful of the preferences of different students in the class -- it is just not necessary for you the white teacher to make that choice for everyone.  It's not.

I'm not even especially woke and I know this as a 50 year old white lady.  Come on.[/quote]
College administrations are pushing back on this, FYI, because faculty are avoiding teaching some literature all together in order to avoid being accused of bias and racism.
-Tenured professor, humanities[/quote]

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