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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wish students would read Jonathan Swift or Voltaire, and study logic and learn cursive in elementary school, but I accept that times are changing and the curriculum has to evolve.  I often check to see what my 10th grader at Wilson is required to read and I can't say that I'm thrilled with the choices, but they are, at least, respectable.  However, when my older daughter took AP English with a teacher with a (wholly undeserved) great reputation, I was appalled to find out that they didn't read a single book all the way through, rather they read chapters and excerpts from books.  However, they mostly read articles and essays.  I knew it was it was going to be a terrible year when the teacher explained to me that he had students read excerpts from Huckleberry Finn and that he taught it as an example of blatant racism.  Oy!  [/quote]

Yep. I think I know that teacher![/quote]

Not fair, Huck Finn is a tough one to teach when AA's in the classroom have to hear the n word repeatedly--yes, yes. I know, context. but no, don't expect black students to be dispassionate about racially inflammatory themes when they are in HS or MS for that matter. [/quote]

and anyone who suggests that the book has a plot.

should be shot.[/quote]

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