Did anyone look at the exemplars for middle school literature? I did. Among the gems: Little Women (really?- my Hispanic 8th grade boys will love this one), Tom Sawyer, Call of the Wild, Charge of the Light Brigade. Do the creators of these standards think there hasn't been any literature worth reading during the past 100 years?
How many of you are aware of the fact that Bill Gates' fingerprints and his millions given to his foundations are all over these standards? Once again we follow like sheep, not fighting back or challenging the system that would love to privatize public education. Lise P.S. Marion Brady is one of my heroes _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
