@MollyJongFast If prayers “turned” tragedies away, then all those Republican “thoughts and prayers” after mass killings would have resolved this horror.
We need more than thoughts and prayers to resolve our current “situation” in the US and its impact in the world.
@lindadaa_ @jamidcole You make 2 assumptions: 1) Book banners have read these books, and 2) Book banners are sufficiently intelligent to read critically. I suspect neither are true.
@dmm0888 @jamidcole Although retired after 38 years, while teaching I taught many of these books, and former students often mention them as favorites. I read them in HS and loved them. And wait until book banners see books on the AP English list of suggested reading. They’ll go bonkers!
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has told George Washington University that he won't be returning to teach at its law school this fall. The decision followed student protests over the Supreme Court's vote to overturn Roe v. Wade. https://t.co/E9XDEzAkg4
@NPR There’s an old saying: If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen. Maybe he should consider applying that to his life when he takes a slap at women with via SCOTUS decisions.
@suekhi@MollyJongFast Even today a young, married friend of mine couldn’t have tubes tied after 4th child because she her husband—overseas—couldn’t give consent.
And young unmarried women couldn’t have a similar procedure because they “might” change their minds later.
@hlthiskrieger@MaryBC0608@sarahccaldwell I have a photograph of a teacher’s bookshelf crammed with books most of which I have read and loved. It’s a wonderful prompt for talking about the books people have read.
I’m pretty sure, after listening to Lindsey Graham over the last 2 days, that he has lost it.
He must have forgotten the Repubs refusal to give Merrick Garland a hearing.
And all that vitriolic ranting and finger pointing at Dems was totally irrational w/o an ounce of logic.
@Ocean_State211@ZPoet @meagwalshrus @Ralph32087077 Taught both of these for the last 10 or so years of my career—best books ever. Used to ask students which of the two was most likely to happen. Always generated interesting student writing.