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Re: Anyone still teach The Chocolate War?
Posted by Strunk & White on 5/09/08


    > I have taught The Chocolate War in eighth grade and the kids
    seemed to love it.
    > Actually, I taught it in Lit. Circles and tried to steer it
    towards the boys when I did
    > the booktalk. I also sent a letter of permission to read to the
    parents with lots of
    > reviews and a synopsis so there would be no problem with the
    subject matter. Or
    > at least, I would have a leg to stand on if a parent decided
    it was too "mature"
    > for their student. I did have a parent who did not want their
    boy to read the
    > book, so you never know.....

    Yeah, you never know about the occasional parent who might object
    to the language used in that book: hopeless neurotics, I guess.
    Geez, next thing parents might demand is teachers who know how to
    write correctly.

     
     

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