I think I read the same article, and they're kinda right. 1984 doesn't belong in 4th grade. High school? Absolutely! But 10 year olds aren't ready for torturing people with rats.
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Probably. But note… the headline omitted the grade, and was a list that didn’t “have any place in education.”
I’m very glad you noted that though, as I lost the link and didn’t get to share observations on the details with anyone.
I agree. Probably a HS book. And waivers for kids with rat phobia. 🤣
The article I read:
With this description of 1984:
“I was in a gifted class, and we read 1984…in the fourth grade. Great piece of literature, but maybe a titch intense for nine-year-olds.”
Of course, this is the same sort of argument a different demographic makes about exposing kids to a different set of books