<div dir="ltr">I think we also have opportunities to place writers (and others) within the historical context of their times. This can pave the way for very rich, deep discussions on how our society has changed (or not).<div><br></div><div>Joanne</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Sep 24, 2020 at 8:53 AM Nichole Folkman via AISLE <<a href="mailto:aisle@list.railslibraries.info">aisle@list.railslibraries.info</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">I'm glad you bring this up. I do not have any specific resources to offer, but I do think it's really important to show authors as humans who have faults and are often problematic. Children are good at sitting with difficulties like understanding that someone can be a great writer and a bad person. Kate Messner has been talking about similar issues on her Twitter lately.</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Sep 23, 2020 at 4:21 PM John Heideman via AISLE <<a href="mailto:aisle@list.railslibraries.info" target="_blank">aisle@list.railslibraries.info</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">I don't think an author's lifestyle or political views should matter. The content of the book should matter.If we censure every author whose views or lifestyle we disagree with we won't have many books in our collection.<div>Mr. Heideman ( Children's Librarian North Chicago Public Library)</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Sep 23, 2020 at 3:49 PM Claire Greene via AISLE <<a href="mailto:aisle@list.railslibraries.info" target="_blank">aisle@list.railslibraries.info</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Hi, everyone!<div><br></div><div>I'm trying to develop a playbook for teachers in my school to use to address content written by problematic authors. </div><div><br></div><div>My number one priority is finding substantive and meaningful ways to represent diverse perspectives in the curriculum, but my question is about addressing the use of works by problematic authors that are already written into the curriculum. </div><div><br></div><div>Specifically, our 6th grade LA curriculum includes work by Roald Dahl, who many of you will be aware was involved in propagating many disturbing racist ideas. While the content itself is not problematic, I think it's hugely important to address the issue of his character in a clear and concrete way. </div><div><br></div><div>Does anyone have any specific lessons or resources that they have already piloted with students around this theme?<br clear="all"><div><br></div><div>I have already perused the sources below, but I wanted to reach out to you all as well.</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.pbs.org/education/blog/tools-for-anti-racist-teaching" target="_blank">PBS Tools for Anti-Racist Teaching</a></div><div><a href="http://www.tolerance.org/sites/default/files/general/TT%20Difficult%20Conversations%20web.pdf" target="_blank">Teaching Tolerance Guide for Discussing Difficult Topics with Students</a></div><div>and all of the resources included in this epic EdWeek Blog:</div><div><a href="https://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/teaching_now/2020/06/15_classroom_resources_for_discussing_racism_policing_and_protest.html" target="_blank">15 Classroom Resources for Discussing Racism, Policing, and Protest</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>Thank you for your insights!</div>-- <br><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Claire Greene</div><div dir="ltr">School Librarian<br><div>Northbrook Junior High School</div><div><a href="mailto:cgreene@northbrook28.net" target="_blank">cgreene@northbrook28.net</a></div><div><br></div><div><img width="200" height="72"><br></div><div><br></div><div><b><i>Empower Every Learner</i></b></div><div><b><i><br></i></b></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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