tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post4821121849527105305..comments2024-01-07T02:13:14.908-05:00Comments on The Broke and the Bookish : Banned Books Week, September 24-30Janahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01772938036847330151noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-37502505769510469772017-09-28T23:08:41.572-04:002017-09-28T23:08:41.572-04:00I feel this on a personal level...I am sooooooo di...I feel this on a personal level...I am sooooooo different from the young woman I was fifteen, or ten, or even five years ago, and some days it's very hard to relate to my family because of how differently we view the world. Obviously I love them and they love me, but to say we don't always see eye to eye would be an understatement! I really credit reading to helping me expand my mind, not only because I started reading books that introduced me to new ideas, but because a] I got on Goodreads and started "talking" to other people who shared different viewpoints and caused me to think, and b) I think that love of language and learning really helped me to develop critical reading and thinking skills that have served me well as an adult digesting news and opinions in print and online. Martha Hokensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17911751791504233911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-14073603656266350002017-09-25T09:38:45.626-04:002017-09-25T09:38:45.626-04:00I didn’t love reading until I started reading book...I didn’t love reading until I started reading books that were supposedly too “mature” for me. I think most kids know what they can handle. If a book is too intense for them, they'll stop reading it. (Just like they’ll stop reading a book that’s too boring for them.) I’m a big believer in exposing kids to new ideas and letting them read what they want.<br /><br />Aj @ <a href="http://ajsterkel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Read All The Things!</a><br />Aj @ Read All The Things!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02860483414620371093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-26823392965866227732017-09-25T00:31:51.244-04:002017-09-25T00:31:51.244-04:00I remember as a young teen reading a real risque b...I remember as a young teen reading a real risque book and my mom tried to forbid me to read it. My dad said no - I needed to learn to find out what was quality and what was garbage. We all need to set our own standards in what we read. I did the same for my own children and my students.Beverley Bairdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12973073253078139054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-39606599674779302712017-09-24T16:59:04.336-04:002017-09-24T16:59:04.336-04:00I so agree with Wendy about it being the adults th...I so agree with Wendy about it being the adults that can't handle it, and it comes through in your own experience, Lori. My own parents were pretty open in terms of letting me read what I wanted to, and I am grateful to that. I do appreciate how being able to read some of the controversial books in a classroom setting helped with my understanding of them, and encouraging my own critical thinking. Thank you for sharing! Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-11306724373882153932017-09-24T14:27:43.119-04:002017-09-24T14:27:43.119-04:00Lovely. I will be celebrating Banned Books Week i...Lovely. I will be celebrating Banned Books Week in my middle school classroom. Kids (usually) are very quick to understand why banning a book just because it has GLBQT characters is super offensive to, you know, GLBQT PEOPLE, and most agree that the simplest solution to a book being too "mature" for an individual kid is for that kid to not read it, as opposed to no kids being allowed to read it. It's the adults that can't handle it.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06296827820807569574noreply@blogger.com