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exboyfil

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29. They listen to and read Fox News
Mon Jun 25, 2018, 07:51 AM
Jun 2018

and they read Wilder books. I am kind of on the periphery of the home schoolers in my area (I home schooled my daughter for two years in Social Studies and English because I resented the Baseball coach teaching 7th and 8th grade English). I really question if this is the time to be kicking around Wilder's legacy. I proposed hyphenating the award to include a more modern author who was more inclusive.

Fox News has already started using this decision in the red meat culture war.

Your link is bad. madaboutharry Jun 2018 #1
Thank you exboyfil Jun 2018 #3
Learn and teach history. Sophia4 Jun 2018 #51
She lived in her time treestar Jun 2018 #2
It also makes a good jumping off point Bettie Jun 2018 #32
So true. It is tougher to find these attitudes today treestar Jun 2018 #37
I agree with you. Just like Mark Twain. They wrote as things were at the time. sinkingfeeling Jun 2018 #4
GMTA. 3catwoman3 Jun 2018 #6
And how about Mark Twain? 3catwoman3 Jun 2018 #5
+ 1 no_hypocrisy Jun 2018 #9
And how was she supposed to portray them? nt Trek4Truth Jun 2018 #7
Don't agree to banning books . . . peggysue2 Jun 2018 #8
I don't see how this is a "book banning"... Wounded Bear Jun 2018 #11
Not throwing her books in the fire . . . yet peggysue2 Jun 2018 #15
It does get absurd treestar Jun 2018 #36
I've never heard of her so... lame54 Jun 2018 #20
You really have never heard of her? Tipperary Jun 2018 #24
She was the author of "The Little House on The Prairie" Books. madaboutharry Jun 2018 #26
of course i've heard of the show... lame54 Jun 2018 #38
She was born in 1867 Bettie Jun 2018 #33
But then you didn't read the books treestar Jun 2018 #34
She was a pioneer woman LeftInTX Jun 2018 #43
I don't think any rational person is proposing exboyfil Jun 2018 #13
I wouldn't expect any rational person to ban any book, ever peggysue2 Jun 2018 #17
Changing the name of an award isn't censorship sweetloukillbot Jun 2018 #46
I can only think this is an example of academic group think exboyfil Jun 2018 #10
Agree, we need to do both JI7 Jun 2018 #12
The American Library Association is still giving acknowledgement to Wilder csziggy Jun 2018 #14
The new name is more reflective of what the award actually is DeminPennswoods Jun 2018 #25
Yes, and I am all for it csziggy Jun 2018 #42
I don't have an issue with this. "Products of their time" shouldn't be held up as examples for the WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2018 #16
And Wilder's work has been an example for a long time. Orsino Jun 2018 #44
The naming of a top ALA award after her was also a product of its time, and times have changed fishwax Jun 2018 #18
Dismantling institutional oppression means looking at our heroes critically, as well as our enemies. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2018 #19
Look at her books critically, keep the name on award Loki Liesmith Jun 2018 #31
There's also the part where the organization that issues the award started having a discussion WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2018 #39
Yes. I don't agree with that part. Loki Liesmith Jun 2018 #41
I agree with the ALA. nt Exotica Jun 2018 #21
I don't agree with this at all Raine Jun 2018 #22
I don't think they're that bad. betsuni Jun 2018 #23
My opinion is... quickesst Jun 2018 #27
Yes I have to wonder where it will stop exboyfil Jun 2018 #30
Exactly quickesst Jun 2018 #35
Don't worry MaryMagdaline Jun 2018 #28
They listen to and read Fox News exboyfil Jun 2018 #29
Nothing is lost by renaming this award to more clearly and explicitly include all young readers. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2018 #40
+1 fishwax Jun 2018 #45
Hell, I bet most of the people complaining the loudest had no idea the award existed. sweetloukillbot Jun 2018 #48
DW Griffith was an incredible, pioneering filmmaker sweetloukillbot Jun 2018 #47
Not even remotely analogous BannonsLiver Jun 2018 #49
Racism is okay in children? sweetloukillbot Jun 2018 #50
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