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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The Hate U Give would be an amazing choice for them to read AND deals with the same themes of Mockingbird in a much better, more relevant way.

This thread has really been illuminating. Specifically because I trust kids to own their reading choices and pick books that matter to them and would like to give them that freedom I’m seen as “berating” them (?) and, paradoxically, NOT trusting them. I explicitly do trust them to pick what’s best *for them*. If Mockingbird works for Kid A, great. If THUG works for Kid B, great!  But I didn’t make either kid pick either book. Truly surprising to me that parents would see kids getting ownership over their education like this and think “that’s terrible, she should make them read (see: Sparknote) Crime and Punishment.”

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Choosing a book or two...fine.  But not the whole class.  I would be furious if my kid's English teacher did that.  It might work for a few, but it won't work for so many kids.  You are there to challenge and teach my kids, not just make them happy that they don't have to read difficult and "boring" books.  Kids get to choose what books to read on their own...you are the English teacher, not the librarian.
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