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Texas teacher fired for showing Anne Frank graphic novel to eighth-graders
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this post was submitted on 23 Sep 2023
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Why the fuck do books need to be approved? Is that a common thing in the US?
In Canada, I've never checked a text with my principal before assigning it.
The curriculum does not list approved resources; teachers are professionals who are trained to select appropriate materials to cover the material.
Higher ups that make way more than the actual teachers some having never taught a day in their life's make decisions on what should be taught and how.
I left my education major behind cause I saw the state of how school districts in most states were being handled.
Well, no. A core curriculum is approved for each grade. Now I don't know if it's so specific that it's broken down to every book. I would definitely like to get some more details on this particular situation. This book banning thing is getting out of hand.