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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is an abomination! I know this may be difficult for some, but parents need to take a more active role in their child’s education because we cannot rely on the schools anymore. For example, we had our son read Catcher in the Rye, The Great Gatsby, etc. …All the books were read when we were in school! [/quote]

Things Fall Apart is legit literature.  It's more of an 11th/12th grade than 10th book and should be taught concurrently with Yeats but make no mistake, it's a high level and important novel.

The Namesake is the only book on that list that doesn't belong.  The real problem is that there are very few books assigned and that the thematic progression is identity based and dumbed down[/quote]

The Namesake is excellent literary fiction (by a Pulitzer Prize winner!) and also allows the class to tie in Russian literature/Gogol in particular. The kids should be reading more novels, but this choice is completely grade appropriate. [/quote]

Agree namesake is really good.  Now add in 3 more books. I don't care if it the units are identity based.  There is lots of stuff teachers and students can and will talk about that isn't self-identity.   [/quote]

I think it’s all about the quality of the book. My cynical white son was riveted by the autobiography of one of the Little Rock students. [/quote]

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