tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14114569.post1782470020174615418..comments2023-10-28T08:10:09.173-05:00Comments on Alasandra's Homeschool Blog: The Question To Ask About Art Robinson's Love of Racist NovelsAlastriona, The Cats and Dogs http://www.blogger.com/profile/13233710830920626326noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14114569.post-7313594288457678382010-11-13T12:47:42.209-06:002010-11-13T12:47:42.209-06:00Virtually all the people I know who use older mate...Virtually all the people I know who use older materials in their homeschooling are very careful to discuss the less-enlightened attitudes common as artifacts of the authors' times. I know I have to do that frequently with 19th & early 20th century literature. It isn't fair to judge the authors by modern standards. <br /><br />I use the analogy of veganism- if that becomes the norm in the future, would it be fair for future individuals to condemn us for eating meat & wearing leather?Crimson Wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03254830856234479999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14114569.post-59591619892645635362010-10-27T14:13:03.646-05:002010-10-27T14:13:03.646-05:00This is what's typical of the Huffington Post ...This is what's typical of the Huffington Post - they are idiots! Have you seen the trash they have in the ps libraries these days? Or have you browsed the Barnes and Nobles table with the title "Required readers for public school"? Pure garbage! Some of the same trashy novels I was forced to read 27 years ago in highschool. <br /><br />I, personally haven't read any Henty books, but I can assure you (or the Post) that the only reason they are focusing on him is the connection to homeschoolers. <br /><br />If I write a curriculum using Winnie the Pooh, they will come after me and find something "offensive" to write about. And believe me - it wouldn't just be about the curriculum - it would be about the fact that I homeschool. <br /><br />They don't even qualify as a real publication.Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02175369457303282525noreply@blogger.com