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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My 10yo going into 5th grade has read it. She read George too. She’s fine. Hopefully it helped her understand what other kids might be growing thru and have some empathy. Try and have an open mind OP. Maybe if you actually read the book you might realize it’s not about sex. [/quote]

Actually, it is very much about sexuality.  I have lots of empathy and no judgment against anyone who is LGBTQ.  I just think it is an odd choice for a school to promote a book to everyone about an 11 year old questioning why he is not attracted to either boys or girls and finding comfort in the rainbow club (and learning about asexuality).  No, I don't think the book will turn my kid gay.  But it is not the norm for a kid to wonder about their sexuality at age 11 and to feel that it needs to be identified and labeled. Of course there will be kids that relate to this.  That is fine.  They can seek out the book and read it.  I never said ban it.  But it is poor judgment and confusing for a school to recommend the book at the age of 11 when 90% or more of kids are not questioning their sexual identity.  I wouldn't have a problem if this were high school and the kids had more life context for the subject but it is early for middle school to promote it as most have not been through puberty yet.

There is a difference between a school factually teaching the basics about puberty, reproduction, and sexual orientation vs. [b]promoting a book that goes indepth about a specific person's experience and viewpoint. [/b]The former is about educating, the latter is about showing what values you want the student to have which is not the role of the school (even if admirable). I object to the viewpoint because I don't think kids should be given the message they need to label and identify themselves at the age of 11. [/quote]

This pretty much all of fiction, drama, memoir, and biography.  Are you really proposing eliminating those from the curriculum?

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