Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My two kids have not read it in any class.

It has fallen out of favor because of the white savior narrative.

Yeah, I think the curriculum in many places—not just MCPS—has shifted toward reading about racism and/or oppression from the perspective of the people it’s inflicted upon.

Although I graduated from HS in 1900, took advanced/AP classes all through middle and high school, did an English minor in college, and I’ve never read TKAM. Sometimes I feel like I have, because it used to be so ubiquitous; and people seem to love the movie as well. I guess that’s why I’ve never felt the need to read it (or watch the movie).

Well there's your problem right there, the book came out when you were 78.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My two kids have not read it in any class.

It has fallen out of favor because of the white savior narrative.

Yeah, I think the curriculum in many places—not just MCPS—has shifted toward reading about racism and/or oppression from the perspective of the people it’s inflicted upon.

Although I graduated from HS in 1900, took advanced/AP classes all through middle and high school, did an English minor in college, and I’ve never read TKAM. Sometimes I feel like I have, because it used to be so ubiquitous; and people seem to love the movie as well. I guess that’s why I’ve never felt the need to read it (or watch the movie).

The Post had a good article about this last year:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2023/11/03/to-kill-a-mockingbird-book-ban-removal-washington/

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My two kids have not read it in any class.

It has fallen out of favor because of the white savior narrative.

Yeah, I think the curriculum in many places—not just MCPS—has shifted toward reading about racism and/or oppression from the perspective of the people it’s inflicted upon.

Although I graduated from HS in 1900, took advanced/AP classes all through middle and high school, did an English minor in college, and I’ve never read TKAM. Sometimes I feel like I have, because it used to be so ubiquitous; and people seem to love the movie as well. I guess that’s why I’ve never felt the need to read it (or watch the movie).

What’s the purpose of making kids read this trash?

Anonymous wrote:I thought this book got banned?

All the more reason to read it.

I know I read it, but I have no idea what grade it was in. Mcps alum class of 99

My kids have not read it or, they haven’t told me that they read it. 11th, 8th, 5th.

Either middle school or freshman year of high school. Can't remember.

Anonymous wrote:My two kids have not read it in any class.

It has fallen out of favor because of the white savior narrative.

My two kids have not read it in any class.

I thought this book got banned?

8th

My kid actually read this for 8th grade, and I assume he might eventually go back to reading it again for his AP Lit class this year.

I read in 7th in school.

My kid read the graphic novel version (which was great — highly recommend) last year in 6th (on her own, not in school). She received the regular novel for her birthday and is reading it now in 7th — again on her own, not in school.

Personally, I was in 7th grade.
My kid was possibly in 8th.

What grade was your child in when they read this?