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A teacher presses for more contemporary, diverse authors


English literature needs to expand beyond Western canon
Written By:
Asher Price / Austin American-Statesman |
11:00 am, Mar. 10, 2021
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Lorena German, an English teacher and co-founder of Multicultural Classroom, at her home in Austin on Jan. 21, 2021. Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman/TNS
AUSTIN, Texas –Lorena Germán, an Austin teacher who has worked to revamp the traditional English class reading list, has a saying: It s one thing to take candy from a baby. It s another to take a classic text from an English teacher.
As a member of the collective #DisruptTexts, Germán is on the vanguard of a national reexamining of classroom book lists, one that presses teachers to set aside the stalwarts of the Western canon in favor of more contemporary, diverse authors. ....

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Leander parents push back against reading lists they call inappropriate


Lori Hines brought a pink sex toy with her to the Feb. 25 Leander school board meeting to make a point: Certain books are not appropriate for kids to read in school, she said.
The book at the heart of Hines’ complaint is In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado, an award-winning memoir that tells the story of Machado’s experience in an abusive relationship with an ex-girlfriend. Hines read several passages aloud, including one that referenced a sex toy, hence the prop, she said. 
Hines is not the only parent in the district with concerns about the books that are available to students. Debate in the Leander district over which titles students should read comes as educators there and elsewhere are transforming reading lists to offer a more inclusive curriculum. ....

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