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Posted on 9/28/17 at 1:50 pm to MrSpock
She's got a Viola Swamp vibe.
Posted on 9/28/17 at 1:50 pm to conservativewifeymom
quote:
"You may not be aware of this, but Dr. Seuss is a bit of a cliché, a tired and worn ambassador for children's literature
Uh...aren't ALL children's books tired and worn amassadors?
We've had the same books for 50 years. Why? Because they won awards and are called classics.
“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.”
Should adults not read Homer because he's so cliche now?
I guess instead of Dr. Seuss the librarian wants more:
Posted on 9/28/17 at 1:50 pm to conservativewifeymom
quote:
"You may not be aware of this, but Dr. Seuss is a bit of a cliché, a tired and worn ambassador for children's literature
Uh...aren't ALL children's books tired and worn amassadors?
We've had the same books for 50 years. Why? Because they won awards and are called classics.
“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.”
Should adults not read Homer because he's so cliche now?
I guess instead of Dr. Seuss the librarian wants more:
Posted on 9/28/17 at 1:54 pm to conservativewifeymom
quote:I don't know why an elementary wouldn't accept any book that his developmentally appropriate, or even if not they could still accept it and donate it to someone else, some of the most well known children's books.
MA elementary school librarian rejects books sent by FLOTUS - 'Dr. Seuss is a cliche'
Regardless, if they are going to reject them, why make such a unnecessarily justification? Why not just suggest that it should be donated to schools with less resources, where any book would be a great benefit?
What is more disturbing though is that the librarian should KNOW that Dr Seuss books have text that targets a number of reading skills that are essential to reading and literacy development. So pretentiousness is irrelevant in compassion.
And finally, given that so many children lack the intrinsic motivation to read, or worse, have reading problems and are often too frustrated to read which exacerbates it, it's inexcusable to use "cliché" of the books as an excuse to withhold them from the students who just may find them interesting and/or help their reading skills.
This post was edited on 9/28/17 at 2:08 pm
Posted on 9/28/17 at 1:56 pm to conservativewifeymom
Posted on 9/28/17 at 1:57 pm to SirWinston
Why do they all look the same?
Posted on 9/28/17 at 1:58 pm to TheCheshireHog
quote:
From her own blog:
That is brilliant. Upvote sir!
Posted on 9/28/17 at 1:59 pm to SirWinston
That letter encapsulated everything I hate about liberals - this bitch is unbearable
Posted on 9/28/17 at 2:01 pm to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
If the FLOTUS had sent her some copies of I Am Jazz (the transgender kid book), she'd be in one hell of a conundrum.
Posted on 9/28/17 at 2:01 pm to conservativewifeymom
And this quote is quite ironic given the pretentiousness excuse:
I know a person who has a graduate degree in library science, and works in an inner city school. She's frequently talks about how she's looking for resources to access more books to get students interested, and she asks the students what interests them to find books that they may be more likely to read.
I'm going to show her this next time I see her. I bet she will be appalled by someone with the same career and similar educational background, make such a statement. And I bet it's frustrating that this person makes the field look bad.
quote:Well I guess since you have a graduate degree somehow your ignorance, counter to the graduate degree itself, is somehow inexcusable.
"My students have access to a school library with over nine thousand volumes and a librarian with a graduate degree in library science. Multiple studies show that schools with professionally staffed libraries improve student performance," wrote Phipps Soeiro.
I know a person who has a graduate degree in library science, and works in an inner city school. She's frequently talks about how she's looking for resources to access more books to get students interested, and she asks the students what interests them to find books that they may be more likely to read.
I'm going to show her this next time I see her. I bet she will be appalled by someone with the same career and similar educational background, make such a statement. And I bet it's frustrating that this person makes the field look bad.
Posted on 9/28/17 at 2:07 pm to buckeye_vol
quote:I do agree with his generaltpoint that it makes more sense to give books to schools who are struggling rather than a school who is doing well.
Meanwhile, school libraries around the country are being shuttered. Cities like Philadelphia, Chicago, and Detroit are suffering through expansion, privatization, and school “choice” with no interest in outcomes of children, their families, their teachers, and their schools. Are those kids any less deserving of books simply because of circumstances beyond their control? Why not go out of your way to gift books to underfunded and underprivileged communities that continue to be marginalized and maligned by policies put in place by Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos? Why not reflect on those “high standards of excellence” beyond only what the numbers suggest? Secretary DeVos would do well to scaffold and lift schools instead of punishing them with closures and slashed budgets.
But why make it so condescending? Why not just say "these schools need it more and it would be good to focus on those with needs instead."
Posted on 9/28/17 at 2:08 pm to conservativewifeymom
quote:
'The librarian's editorial also criticizes the first lady's book selections, which include "The Cat in the Hat," "One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish," "The Foot Book," "Green Eggs and Ham" and "Oh, the Places You'll Go!"
"You may not be aware of this, but Dr. Seuss is a bit of a cliché, a tired and worn ambassador for children's literature. As First Lady of the United States, you have an incredible platform with world-class resources at your fingertips," she wrote.'
what in the actual frick?!?
i really dont want to live on the same planet as these idiots
Posted on 9/28/17 at 2:08 pm to 9th life
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librarian sounds like a cun't. yeah I said it.
you can also say it without the ' if you're in chicken's premium TD member club
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This post was edited on 9/28/17 at 2:09 pm
Posted on 9/28/17 at 2:09 pm to buckeye_vol
quote:
But why make it so condescending? Why not just say "these schools need it more and it would be good to focus on those with needs instead."
Because she's all-in on "resisting" and wants attention.
Posted on 9/28/17 at 2:25 pm to Wally Sparks
quote:Obviously. This is maybe the most disgusting display of virtue signaling I've seen given the context and her "expertise."
Because she's all-in on "resisting" and wants attention.
And I found this to be quite interesting:
quote:I texted this to someone who works in an inner city elementary school, that's like 95% black and asked him to see if they carry Dr Seuss books.
Another fact that many people are unaware of is that Dr. Seuss’s illustrations are steeped in racist propaganda,
Apparently he didn't even end up asking the librarian because there was a Dr Seuss book sitting right on her desk.
So maybe the books are steeped in racist propaganda, but I read to my son at night, and have read a number of Dr Seuss books. While I may not be as intelligent and enlightened as her, I am therefore probably closer to the children who read these books. And if I never noticed this propaganda, I'm guessing the children don't either.
Besides, everyone at that school, teachers, librarians, administrators, etc., must not be as enlightened as her. Otherwise why would they knowingly allow their students to read racist propaganda, and presumably propaganda that implies their own race is inferior?
So either it's not very effective propaganda, or it's just a subjective interpretation that confirmed a preconceived bias with no practical basis in the objective reality.
This post was edited on 9/28/17 at 2:26 pm
Posted on 9/28/17 at 2:30 pm to conservativewifeymom
Now send them copies of this
Posted on 9/28/17 at 4:26 pm to conservativewifeymom
I bet she would have glowingly praised Michelle if she had made that donation.
These frickers are so transparent
These frickers are so transparent
Posted on 9/28/17 at 4:42 pm to conservativewifeymom
quote:
"Why not go out of your way to gift books to underfunded and underprivileged communities that continue to be marginalized and maligned by policies put in place by Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos?" she wrote.
Betsy DeVos has been education secretary for all of 2 months of an actual school year. Which policies, exactly, are we talking about here, Miss Librarian?
Posted on 9/28/17 at 4:44 pm to imjustafatkid
You're asking for specifics and facts. You're asking too much of this SJW librarian! They don't mess with facts.
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