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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We read so many books as class starting in 4th grade. I specially remember two of the books in 4th being A Bridge to Terabithia and A Wrinkle in Time.  And we had to take turns reading aloud in class. Do kids do this anymore? [/quote]

Why would they?  How does that help anyone?

Ours start in second grade.  In kindergarten and first grade they are reading according to their level.   They read Roald Dahl, Mildred Taylor books like Let the Circle be Unbroken, The Family Under the Bridge are some of them.  [/quote]

I don’t believe this.  No school in 2026 is assigning Family Under the Bridge to elementary kids.  [/quote]

Family Under the Bridge is a short book that deals with heavy topics in a kid sensitive way. Why wouldn't schools assign it to elementary kids?[/quote]

It’s not PC. Derogatory terms used for homeless people and racist terminology and themes used when describing and talking about the Gypsies.  I read it with my kids- but no way a public school is.  Same with books like Secret Garden where there is a lot of talk about her dark skinned/black servants. No 3rd glade class is going to be assigned that. [/quote]

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