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Not long ago, after a session in which I celebrated Jerry Craft's #newbery win for New Kid, a teacher approached me to express her dismay over a #graphicnovel winning this award and asked me to justify my enthusiasm for the decision. She was not rude or combative, but she...
clearly thought I was wrong. I said I would be happy to discuss it with her, but I wanted to ask her a few questions first:
Me: Have you read New Kid?
Her: No.
Me: Have you read the specific criteria for the Newbery?
Her: No
Me: It sounds to me then that you're letting...
Me: Have you read New Kid?
Her: No.
Me: Have you read the specific criteria for the Newbery?
Her: No
Me: It sounds to me then that you're letting...
your own biases as a reader, rather than actual information, about the book or the process, guide your thinking.
To be fair, she then said that she probably needed to read the book before offering an opinion, but I was left feeling like that wouldn't happen. (Admittedly, I...
To be fair, she then said that she probably needed to read the book before offering an opinion, but I was left feeling like that wouldn't happen. (Admittedly, I...
