Thanks to its decision to remove A Study in Scarlet from the 6th Grade reading list.
A sampling of the national attention:
– Forbes
– Time
– The LA Times
– The Toronto Star points out that the issue may have been less about the content of the book and more that the curriculum wasn’t addressing the context:
What clinched it for Koleszar was that teachers “weren’t dealing with these issues. Sixth graders might not have an understanding that it has a bias.”
I said my piece on Twitter.
“Sad to see Albemarle County choose ignorance rather than teaching. http://t.co/oBZE7Ym Give students credit rather than talk down to them.”
1 – Did the system work? The County listened, formed a committee, and then decided.
2 – One person is powerful, and that is a bit comforting but it’s equally, if not more distressing that one person can affect the educations of so many.
