tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33119505.post9146382473874247043..comments2022-03-26T04:52:50.442-07:00Comments on writerwriterwriter: Ellen, Humble TX,censorship, and something even worse.kathleen dueyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01176852638727278256noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33119505.post-70677890115420126092010-08-23T20:33:09.835-07:002010-08-23T20:33:09.835-07:00I like Jim A's solution... talk to me after yo...I like Jim A's solution... talk to me after you've read the book! Thoughtful post, Kathleen. Thanks.cdconahannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33119505.post-75562195564525129482010-08-23T16:05:33.032-07:002010-08-23T16:05:33.032-07:00Thanks to everyone for chiming in. The more I thin...Thanks to everyone for chiming in. The more I think about the way this was handled the angrier I get.kathleen dueyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01176852638727278256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33119505.post-39830012320027471592010-08-22T15:39:06.149-07:002010-08-22T15:39:06.149-07:00It really just sounds like simple cowardice to me....It really just sounds like simple cowardice to me... so much of what is going wrong today can be found in the roots of cowardice. Such a shame. Please keep standing up Kathleen, at least a few people have guts left in'em! :-)AniMillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11989330528631349885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33119505.post-91556308698065997212010-08-22T14:41:49.313-07:002010-08-22T14:41:49.313-07:00Kathleen, GREAT post... as usual. I just interview...Kathleen, GREAT post... as usual. I just interviewed Ellen, plus Pete Hautman and Todd Strasser and will post the podcast tomorrow (Monday) a.m. Hope you'll take a listen! xo KatieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33119505.post-55111379291999159962010-08-22T13:53:49.737-07:002010-08-22T13:53:49.737-07:00Kathleen,
thank you for this. It's important ...Kathleen,<br />thank you for this. It's important to pause and see how a bad situation could have been avoided. You are right in that there were so many teachable moments that might have truly had an impact for the good. The dialog that should have happened in that community is instead happening in the kid lit and blogosphere, and while that's a good starting point, the dialog needs to expand to include the greater community - in TX, and in our country as well.<br />Namaste,<br />LeeLee Wind, M.Ed.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06314692778355984313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33119505.post-16330387569236115942010-08-22T11:38:13.382-07:002010-08-22T11:38:13.382-07:00Personal censorship is one thing, but a few decidi...Personal censorship is one thing, but a few deciding for the masses is another. It seems to happen regularly throughout education! When I taught high school English in Arizona,a local superintendent banned "Bless Me, Ultima" which was the Big Read selection for 2008. I'm glad that his censorship didn't affect my school; my senior English class loved the book!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33119505.post-81997046960253110572010-08-22T11:32:18.757-07:002010-08-22T11:32:18.757-07:00Too bad the principal in Humble hadn't read th...Too bad the principal in Humble hadn't read the book. Maybe he'd have thought of that tactic.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33119505.post-78844358797279608262010-08-22T10:48:52.969-07:002010-08-22T10:48:52.969-07:00My partner was the superintendent of a school dist...My partner was the superintendent of a school district on Long Island. His first reaction, faced with this type of situation, was to ask the parents "have you read the book?" If they hadn't (90% of the time this was the case) he told them to do so and to call back for an appointment after they had. Reasonably, he told them, he couldn't discuss the author's work if they hadn't read it. They would be at such a disadvantage in such a discussion. After sending them on their way to actually READ, he said hardly any of them ever called back. Pretty simple formula. Ought to be in the superintendents' handbook, I think.Jim Anoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33119505.post-33232618442871920372010-08-22T09:34:14.053-07:002010-08-22T09:34:14.053-07:00I think we should take advantage of all teachable ...I think we should take advantage of all teachable moments because we all learn from them. Ducking doesn't teach us anything. Thanks, Kathleen and Ellen. I love your work and your words and your willingness to speak to others...Staciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11617330201868629138noreply@blogger.com