Posted by
Brother-bloviate on Thursday, December 07, 2006 4:42:56 PM
Regarding public school and all its attendant nonsense, maybe you've heard the irrational formulation expressed thusly; "Well, my kids won't be exposed to any of this nonsense going on -- I'm volunteering with the PTA!" That sentiment and 10 cents won't buy you coffee, nor educate your kids.
Michelle Malkin (my favorite blog) points to this
Queens, NY news article that is sadly amazing. Look at this quote in the original article:
Parent and leadership team member Michael Novak said the books, which are labeled "young adult" by the New York Public Library, are "material that is totally inappropriate for sixth-graders."
Which begs the question: at what age is it appropriate? Ready for more sophistry? Try this:
"You Hear Me?" was suggested for sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders by the Columbia University Teachers College's Reading and Writing Project because it is the only anthology with poems written by minority teenagers, [my emphasis] said Lucy Calkins, its founding director.
Talk about the soft bigotry of low expectations, if this pap is considered print-worthy. We satisfy one lesser priority while killing a greater one, not unlike last minute chair arrangements on the Titanic.