ERIC Number: EJ1438860
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016-Nov
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We Dare Not Teach What We Know We Must: The Importance of Difficult Conversations
Jocelyn A. Chadwick
English Journal, v106 n2 p88-91 2016
In this article, the author encourages educators and researchers to foreground the voices and experiences of youth and youth culture in discussions about power and privilege in canonical and contemporary texts. The article lists components that are critical as the discussion ensues about whether secondary teachers should or should not be allowed to teach not only "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" but also any text that may fall into some reader's definition of sensitive.
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Secondary School Teachers, Classics (Literature), Literature Appreciation, Adolescent Literature, Teaching Methods, Instructional Development, Racism, Power Structure, Advantaged, Sensitivity Training
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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