Take a look at this list of books -

[Liza Q]

that were "Deselected" (http://joannejacobs.com/2008/06/28/deselected/) - unbelievable.

Actually, the whole thing is pretty short so I will I will copy it here - this is from Joanne Jacobs' blog.

Robert Wright, a San Jose middle school teacher, saved some “deselected” library books from the Dumpster: Tituba of Salem Village
The October Country by Ray Bradbury
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
The Black Stallion
The Yearling (2 copies)
Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe (3 copies)
Child of the Holocaust
Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman
How Green Was My Valley
The Pinballs
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow–His Life
Jacob Have I Loved
Medieval Tales
Beethoven
The Making of Linguistics
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
Babe The Gallant Pig
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs . Basil E. Frankweiler
I Sing the Body Electric by Ray Bradbury
Ben and Me
Ivanhoe
Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling
Durango Street
Mutiny on the Bounty
By the Pricking of My Thumbs by Agatha Christie
Ten Little Indians by Agatha Christie
All are stamped with an explanation:This book has been replaced for one or more of the following reasons:
Material is inaccurate
Does not meet district standards
Stereotypes gender or culture
I can’t even guess why most of these were dumped. Was The Black Stallion rejected for not being African-American?

[Kristine out of lurking]

All I can say is wow. I went to K-12 in San Jose (different district), and my lack of any real education was one of the reasons hsing interested me...


Thanks for sharing.

[Carol in Cal.]

Our public libraries are even worse. And, did they talk about how many public schools here DON'T HAVE LIBRARIANS???? Can you imagine?

Thankfully, I have just this year discovered that Santa Clara extends their library privileges to those who live in other cities. And they have a great, ideal library. Woohoo! (If I had discovered this sooner, I would have saved lots of panic book money over the years.)

[Jenny in Florida]

. . . this one: http://www.welltrainedmind.com/forums/showthread.php?t=38505

Putting these two side by side is really interesting.

[Ishki]

. . . this one: http://www.welltrainedmind.com/forums/showthread.php?t=38505

Putting these two side by side is really interesting.

Shaking my head in disbelief.

Janet

[PrairieAir]

. . . this one: http://www.welltrainedmind.com/forums/showthread.php?t=38505

Putting these two side by side is really interesting.

LOL! Me too. I immediately thought, "Yeah, they had to make room for that scratch and sniff book!"

[Liza Q]

LOL! Me too. I immediately thought, "Yeah, they had to make room for that scratch and sniff book!"

:lol::lol::lol:

[manylilblessings]

Hey, thanks for posting that list! If the PS's are pitching them, they're definitely being added to my reading list! Teehee! :tongue_smilie:

[Dana in OR]

from public school and public library discards. And it is a very fine library, indeed.

[Qs3]

That's very sad. So glad I homeschool!

[Frontier Mom]

I wonder if this is not becoming more the norm. After watching Freedom Writers last night, I find the movie a little too true in that the supervisor wouldn't allow the teacher to use "real books" because they might get torn up or because the students were too dumb. Although the language was typical MTV movie expectations, the message is phenomenal. I just couldn't help thinking the teacher was similar to a homeschool mom in so many ways. What an inspiring movie and goes right along with this thinking!!