Thursday, March 4, 2010
The Sissy Duckling
I really enjoyed this story. I thought that the author did a really good job at telling it. I think that this book would be a good one to have in the classroom because it could show so many different things. I thought about having a little boy in my classroom who did not like to do all the things that the other boys liked to do, and I thought this book would show that he could still be true to himself if that is what made him happy. I also thought that this book would be a good one to use to show how people should respect differences among people because there might come a time when a person who is different from you is just the person that you need to help you.
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I read this book also, but I do not think I would use it in the classroom. I think you are right, it does have a good message for some students, but for others I think they would not be able to handle it. I really dislike the word sissy, and would not want my students using it and saying that they learned it in my classroom. If only that word was taken out of it, I think that it would be more appropriate for school. I agree that it does show a great message that we should respect people's differences.
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