First email I've actually taken the time to read from anyone in forever. I 100% agree with the ideas and sentiment presented in your article, indeed I teach middle-school English in Australia and dedicate several lessons a year to discussing and accessing older texts and authors whose work is being re-written and opening dialogue with my…
First email I've actually taken the time to read from anyone in forever. I 100% agree with the ideas and sentiment presented in your article, indeed I teach middle-school English in Australia and dedicate several lessons a year to discussing and accessing older texts and authors whose work is being re-written and opening dialogue with my class in regards to it. I firmly think a book is written and reflects the values of its time, ground-breaking novels becoming removed because they no-longer meet our current societal values and understandings is nothing short of a travesty and disservice to authors who completely went against things to get their work published. What we are viewing now is in essence a rewriting of history, which has the aim of making things easier for all, but actually runs the risk of erasing the struggles of minority groups and oppressed people of the past. Well meaning people, sometimes make mistakes. Rewriting books is one I will always fight against.
Yeah, it is a rewriting of history, and also a denial of the whole concept of "perspective," which so important in education. I am surprised we have ended up in this place, and I'm surprised how quickly we got here. But perhaps the tide is starting to turn.
First email I've actually taken the time to read from anyone in forever. I 100% agree with the ideas and sentiment presented in your article, indeed I teach middle-school English in Australia and dedicate several lessons a year to discussing and accessing older texts and authors whose work is being re-written and opening dialogue with my class in regards to it. I firmly think a book is written and reflects the values of its time, ground-breaking novels becoming removed because they no-longer meet our current societal values and understandings is nothing short of a travesty and disservice to authors who completely went against things to get their work published. What we are viewing now is in essence a rewriting of history, which has the aim of making things easier for all, but actually runs the risk of erasing the struggles of minority groups and oppressed people of the past. Well meaning people, sometimes make mistakes. Rewriting books is one I will always fight against.
Thanks!
Yeah, it is a rewriting of history, and also a denial of the whole concept of "perspective," which so important in education. I am surprised we have ended up in this place, and I'm surprised how quickly we got here. But perhaps the tide is starting to turn.