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Write children’s books. Teach poetry, mythology and The Iliad in primary schools. Mythslinger. Hopemonger.
Jul 18, 2018 9 tweets 4 min read
Thread: On from yesterday’s post about #ReflectingRealities @clpe1 research into representation of BAME lives in kids books... I shared the Newsround report with @nikeshshukla @rapclassroom about it with some Y6s. See here if you wish to do the same - bbc.co.uk/newsround/4484… A slow discussion followed, not a lively sparky one. One pupil said that an author has a right to create whatever characters they wanted, and nobody has the right to force an author’s hand. Interesting starting point and one to interrogate.