When Classics Curdle: Reading Children's Literature that Did Not Age Well

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Summary: In this episode, Susan and Susanna discuss their thoughts on teaching children’s literature, particularly older books that have problematic or insensitive content.

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Articles We Reference:

Are some children’s classics unsuitable for kids? The Guardian
American Indians in Children’s Literature Web Page by Debbie Reese
Ted Talk: The Danger of a Single Story
Booklists and Resources for Finding Windows and Mirrors:

(00:00) - Intro
(00:14) - The inspiration for this episode
(01:03) - Revisiting classic books with objectionable content
(04:21) - Defining and discussing "objectionable content"
(18:19) - How do we read these books?
(25:04) - Break
(25:13) - Reading classic literature in the grammar stage
(40:38) - Susanna's experience with classic literature
(44:32) - Windows and Mirrors
(47:14) - Classic literature in the logic and rhetoric stage
(48:58) - There are definitely books that should be skipped
(52:35) - An important question to ask yourself
(55:53) - At the end of the day
(57:25) - Outro

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