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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Btw PP, you are trying to argue that books with White authors should account for 88% of the MCPS curriculum in a school system that is 25% White. Do you not see how you are upholding White supremacy?[/quote]

Your post implies that we need to introduce more Black and Brown authors simply because the percentage of Black and Brown students in MCPS is larger.  That is also ridiculous.

My MS kid read 'The Pact' last year, likely to fulfill some quota of books about/by Black authors.  It was trash.  Poorly written and crap.  I can guarantee you that MCPS is not doing Black and Brown kids any favors by pushing books like this on our kids.  The White and Asian parents will still make sure their kids get a good education, whether it's in private school or supplementing outside of school.  And, those kids, or the kids in the 'better' clusters are still reading the classics.

Quit the hyperfocus on race, and percentage of racial makeups, and all of this nonsense.  Expect excellence, or at least expect competence, from kids of ALL races.  [/quote]

Your post implies books written by White authors are better than those written by POC.[/quote]

Nope.  Not implying or saying that at all.

I want kids to read well-written books.  Regardless of the race of the author.

Having kids read crap books just to ensure they are reading ‘diverse’ books doesn’t do them any favors.  The kids are just missing out on reading the books that more ‘well-educated’ kids will have read.  [/quote]

I mean you have pretty much said that to be "well-educated" kids need to read books written by White authors. We all know what you are saying. Also you don't think children of color need to read books by authors of color. That's simply not true.[/quote]
It's interesting that you think only white people can write high quality literature [/quote]

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