Tag: books
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Playing the race card
In a recent interview the “Head of Britain’s ‘strictest school” claimed that black children were using the ‘race card’ when in trouble. The rhetoric is that of an aging, white, conservative male trying to dismiss the divisive legacy of the British empire but the words belong to a youngish “women of colour” (pictured above). I wonder […]
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Was The Hate U Give, given enough love?
****SPOILER ALERT*****. This post is really for anyone who has seen the film, read the book or is not planning to do either. The Hate U Give is a powerful film but has the book’s original message been scarificed for commercial backing. For me, it was the incredible performances, rather than the writing and direction […]
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Vote For Me and other stories
It’s no secret that I love all things related to reading and teaching so when I was asked to review an educational children’s book I immediately cleared my Sunday afternoon schedule. 2pm Nap In this time of voter apathy and some of the lowest voter turnouts since WW2, many have wondered how we engage our […]
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