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MNgirl326
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Dear parents of my 2nd grade class....
MNgirl326
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What parent of "the book your child is reading may not be developmentally appropriate" do you not understand? I get your 2nd graders are trying to read Diary of a Wimpy Kid because the movie is coming out. But it is about a middle schooler, who does stupid middle school things.....these are things you may not want your child reading about.
What part of this do you not understand??? You don't need to send me an email yelling at me, just because I am trying to give you information.
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Re: Dear parents of my 2nd grade class....
Dear My Second Grade Class,
What abartow said.
Love, Mrs. Boxer.
Dear Producer of Wimpy Kid movie,
Stop ruining the few books that kids actually want to read by making them into bad movies...and getting young kids to read them!!
Thanks,
6th grade teacher
I remember that issue when I taught 4th grade and had readers on a 6th and 7th grade level - their parents didn't seem to understand that books at their kid's level had content that wasn't appropriate for 9 and 10 year olds...
100% Agreed
A kiss he will never forget- Disney World 2014
I love when you try to be nice and give them useful information!
Quite a few of my third-graders are reading Diary of a Wimpy Kid
This exactly!
Ugh, I have a 2nd grader in my class whose parents are ENCOURAGING her to read the Twilight series!! I understand she can read at a high level, but her comprehension of semi-adult themes is completely immature.
Why aren't kids reading Superfudge, Beezus & Ramona, or The Little House series?? I know, wishful thinking...
I was reading RL Stine Fear Street books when I was in 3rd grade, probably not "age appropriate" but I loved them and they kept me reading and *gasp* my parents let me.
It is the parents that should deem what they think is appropriate for their child. If they don't have a problem with what their child is reading, it really isn't my place to tell them they can't or shouldn't be reading something.
For some kids, yes this is the case, but in my class most of the love to read and only reason that they are trying to read the book is because of the movie.
I just don't need parent emails yelling at me when I try and share info they may not know about. I never said the kids couldn't read the book, I just informed the parents what it was about and said the ultimate choice was theirs.
Oh well....
A kiss he will never forget- Disney World 2014
Me too! I am still a die hard Stephen King fan, but, yeah, probably started a little young.
That being said, I think it's fair to give parents warning, since they probably don't know, and then let them make the choice. Mine didn't care, but you never know.
Yeah, I was reading way above my grade level too, but I remember my parents being a bit protective of what books I read. I would have just read anything, but I do remember a time at a book fair I wanted to read a young adult book and my mom put her foot down.
Abartow, I think giving parents the heads-up about a book is completely okay.