--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Pam writes: The "gay" (their words, not mine) cover ended up being the cover that fit the novel the best.
I hear ya Pam! Isn't it tiresome that this still comes up? We had a great meeting with the Maine Humanities Council. One of the topics was about this issue. I do not allow my kids to use this language in our classroom but I did not feel I was being effective communicating the reason. One of the methods they suggested is working better than I anticipated. When the offending word comes out, I stop quick and say "20 second re-state." What do you really want to say? They have 20 seconds to correct their comment. I recently heard one of the other kids remind their peer, and thankfully not with sarcasm, to give a 20 second re-state! Tena ____________________________________________________________________________________ No need to miss a message. Get email on-the-go with Yahoo! Mail for Mobile. Get started. http://mobile.yahoo.com/mail _______________________________________________ The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive
