Anonymous wrote:It's the new normal now. So stupid.
We don't censor media in our house.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:My daughter read a book last year where the plot centered on a high schooler getting sexually assaulted.
Ugh. Was it Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson?
yes
I had to google that, it sounds like a great book, one every teenager should read.
Soound like a book 14 year old boy will be excited for.
Are you saying that 14 year old boys shouldn’t read things that give a him a girl’s perspective on things like sexual assault because that’s not exciting?
Is he excited by his math book?
For first question, the kid is unlikely to relate nor have much interest in the topic. Wish fullfillment fantasy is more likely to be of interest than discussions of sexual assualt.
For the second, depends on the kid. For my own kid's social group, yes it would. For those who aren't excited by STEM, not so much. That's why college is great so you can finally study what actually interests you.
+1 I can’t for the life of me understand why a teacher would assign a book about sexual assault. So inappropriate and could be triggering for some kids.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:My daughter read a book last year where the plot centered on a high schooler getting sexually assaulted.
Ugh. Was it Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson?
yes
I had to google that, it sounds like a great book, one every teenager should read.
Soound like a book 14 year old boy will be excited for.
Are you saying that 14 year old boys shouldn’t read things that give a him a girl’s perspective on things like sexual assault because that’s not exciting?
Is he excited by his math book?
For first question, the kid is unlikely to relate nor have much interest in the topic. Wish fullfillment fantasy is more likely to be of interest than discussions of sexual assualt.
For the second, depends on the kid. For my own kid's social group, yes it would. For those who aren't excited by STEM, not so much. That's why college is great so you can finally study what actually interests you.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:My daughter read a book last year where the plot centered on a high schooler getting sexually assaulted.
Ugh. Was it Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson?
yes
Can you share how your child handled that book? What are your thoughts as a parent?
She liked it. I don’t really care about the content, but I wish they would read actual literature and classics.
Yes same.
Why? They're not English majors. The goal is to get them to read and to think critically. In 9th and 10th grade they're 14 and 15; a books that can get them interested and relate to them is a good choice.
The class is English, not the classics. There are a lot of ways to approach it.
-Literature Professor. .
Yeah but they’re not really thinking cirtically about these modern, woke books, I’m sorry. The current curriculum is weak.
Of course they are. Do you even have kids in HS?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:My daughter read a book last year where the plot centered on a high schooler getting sexually assaulted.
Ugh. Was it Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson?
yes
I had to google that, it sounds like a great book, one every teenager should read.
Soound like a book 14 year old boy will be excited for.
Are you saying that 14 year old boys shouldn’t read things that give a him a girl’s perspective on things like sexual assault because that’s not exciting?
Is he excited by his math book?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:My daughter read a book last year where the plot centered on a high schooler getting sexually assaulted.
Ugh. Was it Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson?
yes
Can you share how your child handled that book? What are your thoughts as a parent?
She liked it. I don’t really care about the content, but I wish they would read actual literature and classics.
Yes same.
Why? They're not English majors. The goal is to get them to read and to think critically. In 9th and 10th grade they're 14 and 15; a books that can get them interested and relate to them is a good choice.
The class is English, not the classics. There are a lot of ways to approach it.
-Literature Professor. .
Yeah but they’re not really thinking cirtically about these modern, woke books, I’m sorry. The current curriculum is weak.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:My daughter read a book last year where the plot centered on a high schooler getting sexually assaulted.
Ugh. Was it Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson?
yes
Can you share how your child handled that book? What are your thoughts as a parent?
She liked it. I don’t really care about the content, but I wish they would read actual literature and classics.
Yes same.
Why? They're not English majors. The goal is to get them to read and to think critically. In 9th and 10th grade they're 14 and 15; a books that can get them interested and relate to them is a good choice.
The class is English, not the classics. There are a lot of ways to approach it.
-Literature Professor. .
Yeah but they’re not really thinking cirtically about these modern, woke books, I’m sorry. The current curriculum is weak.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:My daughter read a book last year where the plot centered on a high schooler getting sexually assaulted.
Ugh. Was it Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson?
yes
I had to google that, it sounds like a great book, one every teenager should read.
Soound like a book 14 year old boy will be excited for.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:My daughter read a book last year where the plot centered on a high schooler getting sexually assaulted.
Ugh. Was it Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson?
yes
Can you share how your child handled that book? What are your thoughts as a parent?
She liked it. I don’t really care about the content, but I wish they would read actual literature and classics.
Yes same.
Why? They're not English majors. The goal is to get them to read and to think critically. In 9th and 10th grade they're 14 and 15; a books that can get them interested and relate to them is a good choice.
The class is English, not the classics. There are a lot of ways to approach it.
-Literature Professor. .
Yeah but they’re not really thinking cirtically about these modern, woke books, I’m sorry. The current curriculum is weak.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Youngkin made us go through every book in the curriculum. If ANY sexual content is in there, and that means any, we have to alert the parents. This email sounds insane and it’s actually just to tell you “Hey, your kid is reading Romeo and Juliet which contains a very obtuse joke about penises.” But legally we have to tell you.
-hs teacher
OK --- "teacher" -- the gov of VA has no such power. No power over any school district. What happened is that a law was passed by the VA House and Senate and signed by the gov. If you said the Commonwealth made us go through . . . you may have been right.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:My daughter read a book last year where the plot centered on a high schooler getting sexually assaulted.
Ugh. Was it Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson?
yes
I had to google that, it sounds like a great book, one every teenager should read.
Soound like a book 14 year old boy will be excited for.
Anonymous wrote:Youngkin made us go through every book in the curriculum. If ANY sexual content is in there, and that means any, we have to alert the parents. This email sounds insane and it’s actually just to tell you “Hey, your kid is reading Romeo and Juliet which contains a very obtuse joke about penises.” But legally we have to tell you.
-hs teacher
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:My daughter read a book last year where the plot centered on a high schooler getting sexually assaulted.
Ugh. Was it Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson?
yes
I had to google that, it sounds like a great book, one every teenager should read.