[aisle] [***] Re: Colleen Hoover for Independent Reading

Mon Jan 23 12:44:01 CST 2023

Unless the LA teacher wants to approve everyone's books, there is not much
she can do. Another way to do it is if the book is not specifically YA,
they need a parent's permission.

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On Mon, Jan 23, 2023 at 12:39 PM Mary Gabel via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> If they have* complete freedom to choose*, isn't it up to them and their
> parents/guardians?
>
> On Mon, Jan 23, 2023 at 12:35 PM Leah Gregory via AISLE <
> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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>> If they are bringing them in, and not passing them around, I would let it
>> go. That’s between them and their parents. If they are passing them around
>> and it’s becoming a thing, I would address it as a distraction.
>>
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>> *Cc:* Claire Greene <cgreene at northbrook28.net>
>> *Subject:* [aisle] Colleen Hoover for Independent Reading
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>> Good afternoon, collective mind!
>>
>> I had an email from an 8th grade LA teacher this morning asking what we
>> should do about 8th grade students reading books that we know to be
>> extremely mature, and not professionally recommended for their age group.
>> Specifically, many of our 8th graders are reading Colleen Hoover books. *These
>> are books they have NOT gotten from the school or classroom library*,
>> which makes me inclined to think it's none of our business, and we should
>> do nothing.
>>
>> However, the teacher is concerned because she does reading conferences
>> about independent reading books, and keeps records of the books students
>> choose to read. They have complete freedom over the books they choose for
>> independent reading, but the reading itself is assigned and tracked (20
>> minutes a day is assigned), *making it technically curricular.*
>>
>> Does anyone have any thoughts about how to balance students' privacy and
>> intellectual freedom with the LA teacher's responsibility in loco parentis?
>>
>> Thank you for your insight!
>>
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