tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22559214.post1403831907713401397..comments2024-03-28T15:51:38.912-04:00Comments on Ms. Yingling Reads: But my child is so advanced....Ms. Yinglinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17805324364289597178noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22559214.post-26151955114906057032007-12-18T02:31:00.000-05:002007-12-18T02:31:00.000-05:00Thanks for the mention, Ms. Yingling! I agree with...Thanks for the mention, Ms. Yingling! I agree with with your other commenter, to a point. Selection, while it can veer into censoring, is a pretty necessary part of serving kids. <BR/><BR/>The trick, I guess, is to know where the line is. And to know the literature. :)<BR/><BR/>MaureenBibliovorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642058689885973447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22559214.post-81564594881424560382007-12-17T07:39:00.000-05:002007-12-17T07:39:00.000-05:00Vanity Fair. Snore.What you do isn't "censorship",...Vanity Fair. Snore.<BR/><BR/>What you do isn't "censorship", really -- it's common sense. Do kids in middle school NEED to read high school level material, with high school level issues and bad language? (Bad language, though, isn't "high school level" -- it's lower than that and to me shows a lack of imagination when used... usually). <BR/><BR/>In any case, I'm GLAD, as a parent at your school, that you do limit which books you purchase. They'll have access to other materials elsewhere -- high school or the public work place, book stores, but just because they have access to it doesn't mean it's good literature for them to read. Let their parents be in control of what they choose outside of the school library. When parents entrust their children to schools for education, the parents and schools don't always "agree" with what should be taught (as we all know). I feel, however, that my children's library ventures in your library are "safe" -- I know you make great suggestions to the students who come to you with requests or blank looks ("I don't know what to read!") and I know the materials in your library are, well, acceptible for their age and reading level(s).<BR/><BR/>Thanks for all you do!!!wlomanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12068969792997029612noreply@blogger.com