Are they reading the Young Readers edition?

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone else think this is pretty ghastly for a rising 6th grader to think about? I wish MCPS treated our kids like kids and protected their emotions, instead of exposing them to depressing subjects like this when they're too young for it, and then holding suicide and depression prevention meetings when they're teens.

Well, what do you think an appropriate age to read this book would be?

Also, if your kid is just starting the book now, you have completely missed the point of the exercise. Focus on that.

What does this mean?

It means if you let your kid blow off the assignment the entire summer, and then force him or her to do it on the holiday weekend before school starts, you are doing it wrong, and you should pay attention to setting your kid up for success, and focus less on puritanical notions of what is appropriate for tweens.

Why is it puritanical to shield children from violence? Doing it at the last minute has nothing to do with this. That's not the issue. The question was about the book.

My 6th grader read it in DCPS and they used the issues for in-class model UN. It is one of the lessons from 6th he still talks about a lot.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone else think this is pretty ghastly for a rising 6th grader to think about? I wish MCPS treated our kids like kids and protected their emotions, instead of exposing them to depressing subjects like this when they're too young for it, and then holding suicide and depression prevention meetings when they're teens.

Well, what do you think an appropriate age to read this book would be?

Also, if your kid is just starting the book now, you have completely missed the point of the exercise. Focus on that.

What does this mean?

It means if you let your kid blow off the assignment the entire summer, and then force him or her to do it on the holiday weekend before school starts, you are doing it wrong, and you should pay attention to setting your kid up for success, and focus less on puritanical notions of what is appropriate for tweens.

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Anonymous wrote:That book is not about suicide, its about survival and equal rights for women / girls to be educated.

Its really important and its not depressing.

It's not about suicide. It's about a child being shot in the face and left for dead for trying to get an education. I get the 'trying to get an education' part but do we really have to let our pre-pubescent kids think about a kid being shot in the face on a bus and left for dead? Why can't we find other examples and save the horror of life for later?

Yeah, for 9th grade when their schoolmate brings a rifle to high school and starts shooting at random.
Bitch, please! In this country, in particular, it's a travesty to pretend people -- and children -- don't get shot.

A lot of people are becoming concerned about the effects of lock down drills on children. Why shove it down their throats with a book like this? What value does it add to the idea that not everyone has easy access to a good education?

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Anonymous wrote:That book is not about suicide, its about survival and equal rights for women / girls to be educated.

Its really important and its not depressing.

It's not about suicide. It's about a child being shot in the face and left for dead for trying to get an education. I get the 'trying to get an education' part but do we really have to let our pre-pubescent kids think about a kid being shot in the face on a bus and left for dead? Why can't we find other examples and save the horror of life for later?

Yeah, for 9th grade when their schoolmate brings a rifle to high school and starts shooting at random.
Bitch, please! In this country, in particular, it's a travesty to pretend people -- and children -- don't get shot.

It's a travesty for adults to pretend, but not for kids. Please.

Yeah, I think this is totally appropriate

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Anonymous wrote:That book is not about suicide, its about survival and equal rights for women / girls to be educated.

Its really important and its not depressing.

It's not about suicide. It's about a child being shot in the face and left for dead for trying to get an education. I get the 'trying to get an education' part but do we really have to let our pre-pubescent kids think about a kid being shot in the face on a bus and left for dead? Why can't we find other examples and save the horror of life for later?

Yeah, for 9th grade when their schoolmate brings a rifle to high school and starts shooting at random.
Bitch, please! In this country, in particular, it's a travesty to pretend people -- and children -- don't get shot.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone else think this is pretty ghastly for a rising 6th grader to think about? I wish MCPS treated our kids like kids and protected their emotions, instead of exposing them to depressing subjects like this when they're too young for it, and then holding suicide and depression prevention meetings when they're teens.

Well, what do you think an appropriate age to read this book would be?

Also, if your kid is just starting the book now, you have completely missed the point of the exercise. Focus on that.

What does this mean?

Anonymous wrote:Anyone else think this is pretty ghastly for a rising 6th grader to think about? I wish MCPS treated our kids like kids and protected their emotions, instead of exposing them to depressing subjects like this when they're too young for it, and then holding suicide and depression prevention meetings when they're teens.

Well, what do you think an appropriate age to read this book would be?

Also, if your kid is just starting the book now, you have completely missed the point of the exercise. Focus on that.

My DD read “I am Malala” in third grade, as did other kids I know.

I have no objection to 6th graders reading this.

Anonymous wrote:That book is not about suicide, its about survival and equal rights for women / girls to be educated.

Its really important and its not depressing.

It's not about suicide. It's about a child being shot in the face and left for dead for trying to get an education. I get the 'trying to get an education' part but do we really have to let our pre-pubescent kids think about a kid being shot in the face on a bus and left for dead? Why can't we find other examples and save the horror of life for later?

That book is not about suicide, its about survival and equal rights for women / girls to be educated.

Its really important and its not depressing.

Anyone else think this is pretty ghastly for a rising 6th grader to think about? I wish MCPS treated our kids like kids and protected their emotions, instead of exposing them to depressing subjects like this when they're too young for it, and then holding suicide and depression prevention meetings when they're teens.