One year, I choose to read ALOUD (okay, read the whole thing before deciding
"What in the WORLD was SHE thinking) Call of the Wild--because it went with
the unit I was teaching to 2nd graders. I would read each night to see
where I would edit the violence and swearing. My students never knew that I
was substituting a paragraph with "He went into town to talk with friends"
for the whole violent scene in the tavern. But then I came down with
pnemonia, and my SUB read and just said "oops" for any swearing. And didn't
edit out the descriptive fighting. My kids all of a sudden wanted to READ
this BOOK. It because MUCH more interesting because there was prohibitive
language and actions. OHHHH, did I say.... This was at a very CONSERVATIVE
Christian school. WHAT WAS I THINKING???
But, as I told the students BEFORE I started the book, this is a book
written for adults. I might not read you the WHOLE book, but I want you to
hear the beauty of the language of the author.
I think you need to decide ahead of time....Do books with some profanity
belong on the open shelves, with maybe an alert when checked out to advice a
student that this book may be something that they would want to think about.
OR if you would censor this book.
It is the times of the time.
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