tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post5724898075313232699..comments2024-03-04T06:49:58.529-05:00Comments on The Nerdy Teacher: Improving Huck Finn and other storiesThe Nerdy Teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00967718792957188554noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-90900375195301964242011-01-05T20:36:09.525-05:002011-01-05T20:36:09.525-05:00Cough. . . Bob Ewell, not Mr. Cunningham. . . coug...Cough. . . Bob Ewell, not Mr. Cunningham. . . cough cough.<br /><br />I think when I teach F451 in the spring I'll have my students complete the same exercise you just finished. Great way to get them thinking!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16024200580708193448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-88339469067620631212011-01-05T10:29:45.081-05:002011-01-05T10:29:45.081-05:00Great post Nick. When I was in 7th grade, we had t...Great post Nick. When I was in 7th grade, we had the Metro PHX media all over our middle school campus because an African American parent was offended by the "N" word in "To Kill a Mockingbird". The district panicked and told the teacher to quit teaching the novel and in the process we missed out on truly meaningful lessons on context, how words change across generations, and Andy Losikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09832972180838389024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-59866995590796807342011-01-04T19:15:33.422-05:002011-01-04T19:15:33.422-05:00On the similar note, I have such fond memories of ...On the similar note, I have such fond memories of my daddy telling me stories of Uncle Remus, Brer Rabbit, Brer Fox and Brer Bear. I used to laugh until I cried when they would get stuck in that tar pit! When I reached my 40's I decided I wanted to add "Song of the South" to my DVD collection. Much to my surprise, I find out it has not been released. I understand that Disney Robin L. Phareshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03295069661512602960noreply@blogger.com