{"id":3574,"date":"2022-03-29T16:45:23","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T16:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/?p=3574"},"modified":"2022-09-27T23:43:24","modified_gmt":"2022-09-27T23:43:24","slug":"books-are-the-common-goo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/books-are-the-common-goo\/","title":{"rendered":"Books are the Common Good"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-bg-style-scroll  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first  inner-heading-area  container_wrap fullsize' style='background-color: #222222;background-image: linear-gradient(to right,#222222,#00aeef); '  ><div class='container' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-3574'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ketvxyew-5f3f65f4d9be3556acd09044d4fccdbc\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-ketvxyew-5f3f65f4d9be3556acd09044d4fccdbc .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:20px;\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top .av_textblock_section.av-ketvxyew-5f3f65f4d9be3556acd09044d4fccdbc .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:20px;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top .av_textblock_section.av-ketvxyew-5f3f65f4d9be3556acd09044d4fccdbc .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:18px;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ketvxyew-5f3f65f4d9be3556acd09044d4fccdbc '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock inner-landing-text av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2><strong>Books are the Common Good<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_2'  class='avia-section main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-bg-style-scroll  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  inner-img-col  container_wrap fullsize' style=' '  ><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-3574'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-d645yo-8eece6707cdd9bce3224ecc51d8a2b77\">\n.flex_column.av-d645yo-8eece6707cdd9bce3224ecc51d8a2b77{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-d645yo-8eece6707cdd9bce3224ecc51d8a2b77 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-3  el_before_av_two_third  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kpeafa7a-cbb354f6468b0275d967cd0db6b2a409\">\n.avia-image-container.av-kpeafa7a-cbb354f6468b0275d967cd0db6b2a409 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-kpeafa7a-cbb354f6468b0275d967cd0db6b2a409 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-kpeafa7a-cbb354f6468b0275d967cd0db6b2a409 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-4  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-3577 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-3577 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/03\/2F9749EF-4C16-45BB-A3FB-83F4EECB6CE1.jpg\" alt='' title='2F9749EF-4C16-45BB-A3FB-83F4EECB6CE1'  height=\"424\" width=\"386\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/03\/2F9749EF-4C16-45BB-A3FB-83F4EECB6CE1.jpg 386w, https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/03\/2F9749EF-4C16-45BB-A3FB-83F4EECB6CE1-273x300.jpg 273w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 386px) 100vw, 386px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-kpeaehhw-8b0ebf9aed320af707cbbf09b0638089 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>By Jennifer Saunders, School Library Media Specialist for Atlanta Public Schools and President of Georgia Federation of Public Service Employees.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-elcauo-fb803e675c10fdce10eb110a637f5981\">\n.flex_column.av-elcauo-fb803e675c10fdce10eb110a637f5981{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-elcauo-fb803e675c10fdce10eb110a637f5981 av_two_third  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-khuoo1cl-a9d91483c925d853e58046cad408d1c1 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>By Guest Blogger:<\/strong> <strong>Jennifer Saunders, School Library Media Specialist for Atlanta Public Schools and President of Georgia Federation of Public Service Employees<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You know when someone tells you NOT to do something, you almost instinctively want to do it? Maybe it&#8217;s just me, but when I see orange cones in the street, nicely spaced apart, directing the flow of traffic as silent sentinels, if they are slowing down my route, I get this secret desire to weave in and out between them or even move them out of the way, slightly re-arranging them so I can keep going. This happens especially when I\u2019m in a hurry or know my route has just taken a longer turn due to those cones.\u00a0 Luckily for the public good, I don\u2019t do this because I understand their purpose &#8211; as a common good, guiding me and others to our destinations.<\/p>\n<p>If you think about it, books are sort of like those orange cones. Placed on shelves in schools everywhere, they are also there to help guide the way for millions of students to self discovery, fanciful journeys, historical truths, and information just waiting to be absorbed. But sadly, as we all now know, books have become those objects that are now being moved out of the way, without thought to how any re-arrangement or removal could have ripple effects for students. Somehow, either due to the isolation of the pandemic or the political divide or both, books in schools have become a new\u00a0 lightning rod for debates happening about schools in states across the country. The artistic, creative genius of writers who have the intellect and courage to capture their thoughts, whether they be based on real-life experience or their imagination, has been deemed inappropriate, challenged, and banned in various parts of our country.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_3'  class='avia-section alternate_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-bg-style-scroll  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  inner-img-col  container_wrap fullsize' style=' '  ><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-3574'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-zgevk-87ebc1312f8674cd891b2e3fb9d5783a\">\n.flex_column.av-zgevk-87ebc1312f8674cd891b2e3fb9d5783a{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-zgevk-87ebc1312f8674cd891b2e3fb9d5783a av_two_third  avia-builder-el-9  el_before_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-khuoo1cl-a9d91483c925d853e58046cad408d1c1 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>My immediate reaction to banning any book is, \u201cHow dare these people? What gives anyone the right to say what a person can or cannot read?\u201d As a Black woman whose\u00a0 great-great grandmother was enslaved on a Georgia plantation, denied freedom to choose, this feels not only uncomfortable and wrong, but a glaring example of why we all need to fight against banning books in our schools.<\/p>\n<p>So I\u2019ve begun to dig a bit deeper into the types of books that are actually in the crosshairs of legislators and school boards today. And actually we\u2019ve been here before. In the early days of my teaching career, I remember when a specific book series was banned from some schools and districts because of the heavy presence of fantastical wizardry. I personally loved these books and had many students who also loved them as they were pure escapist fantasy, allowing readers to escape their routines and spend time in a world that didn\u2019t exist in real life.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-a6ra5s-33f0c2d261eb1f4d801a44bb18db2cfd\">\n.flex_column.av-a6ra5s-33f0c2d261eb1f4d801a44bb18db2cfd{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-a6ra5s-33f0c2d261eb1f4d801a44bb18db2cfd av_one_third  avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_two_third  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kpeafa7a-350de1033d18405b0f226bfbc720ad42\">\n.avia-image-container.av-kpeafa7a-350de1033d18405b0f226bfbc720ad42 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-kpeafa7a-350de1033d18405b0f226bfbc720ad42 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-kpeafa7a-350de1033d18405b0f226bfbc720ad42 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-12  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-3578 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-3578 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/03\/Harry-Potter-Books-300x300.jpg\" alt='' title='Harry Potter Books'  height=\"300\" width=\"300\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/03\/Harry-Potter-Books-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/03\/Harry-Potter-Books-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/03\/Harry-Potter-Books-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/03\/Harry-Potter-Books-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/03\/Harry-Potter-Books-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/03\/Harry-Potter-Books.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_4'  class='avia-section main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-bg-style-scroll  avia-builder-el-13  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  inner-img-col  container_wrap fullsize' style=' '  ><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-3574'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kpeam9ae-c6e49cd246bdf5732a26cffb998d8b0b\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-kpeam9ae-c6e49cd246bdf5732a26cffb998d8b0b{\npadding-bottom:25px;\ncolor:#222222;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-kpeam9ae-c6e49cd246bdf5732a26cffb998d8b0b .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-kpeam9ae-c6e49cd246bdf5732a26cffb998d8b0b .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#222222;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-kpeam9ae-c6e49cd246bdf5732a26cffb998d8b0b .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-kpeam9ae-c6e49cd246bdf5732a26cffb998d8b0b av-special-heading-h2 custom-color-heading  avia-builder-el-14  el_before_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-first  no-uppercase basic-title'><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >So why would this book be a banned book? <\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-5jpwog-3b337cc1d454621a29addc7d7ab25c7f\">\n.flex_column.av-5jpwog-3b337cc1d454621a29addc7d7ab25c7f{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-5jpwog-3b337cc1d454621a29addc7d7ab25c7f av_one_third  avia-builder-el-15  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_two_third  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-l1cadm9e-8afd5c2ab522d8ddbc13c18c6214160c\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-l1cadm9e-8afd5c2ab522d8ddbc13c18c6214160c{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-l1cadm9e-8afd5c2ab522d8ddbc13c18c6214160c hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-16  el_before_av_image  avia-builder-el-first '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kpeafa7a-22836aa2d7eefc6c1dfbde6b0d52dc20\">\n.avia-image-container.av-kpeafa7a-22836aa2d7eefc6c1dfbde6b0d52dc20 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-kpeafa7a-22836aa2d7eefc6c1dfbde6b0d52dc20 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-kpeafa7a-22836aa2d7eefc6c1dfbde6b0d52dc20 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-17  el_after_av_hr  avia-builder-el-last '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-3579 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-3579 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/03\/All-American-Boy.jpg\" alt='' title='All American Boy'  height=\"1731\" width=\"1103\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/03\/All-American-Boy.jpg 1103w, https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/03\/All-American-Boy-600x942.jpg 600w, https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/03\/All-American-Boy-191x300.jpg 191w, https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/03\/All-American-Boy-656x1030.jpg 656w, https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/03\/All-American-Boy-768x1205.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/03\/All-American-Boy-979x1536.jpg 979w, https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/03\/All-American-Boy-956x1500.jpg 956w, https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/03\/All-American-Boy-449x705.jpg 449w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1103px) 100vw, 1103px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-76dymo-2a65a1187f817a22b0399c27d58cfb17\">\n.flex_column.av-76dymo-2a65a1187f817a22b0399c27d58cfb17{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-76dymo-2a65a1187f817a22b0399c27d58cfb17 av_two_third  avia-builder-el-18  el_after_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-khuoo1cl-a9d91483c925d853e58046cad408d1c1 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>But when I look at many of the books being banned today, they are actually based on things that can happen in real life or on the actual experiences of real people. Books such as <em>George<\/em>, <em>Speak<\/em>, <em>Something Happened In Our Town: A Child\u2019s Story About Racial Injustice<\/em> are among the top 10 most challenged books of 2020 according to the American Library Association. Also included in this list is <em>All American Boys<\/em>.\u00a0 One of the two authors of this book, Jason Reynolds, who is the current National Ambassador for Young People\u2019s Literature, has written books that widely promote the experiences of young Black boys and Black girls in urban settings. He has said that his books are a love letter to Black kids and that he writes them to acknowledge their presence in this world. <em>All American Boys <\/em>tells the story of Black high school students and how they experience and deal with racism and police brutality in their lives. In it, we read the story of Quinn, a White student, who saw his best friend\u2019s older brother, who is a police officer, brutally beat one of his classmates, who is Black. And though the book is a work of fiction, we all know through the news, social media, and if you are Black, that this isn\u2019t fantasy, but a scenario that can and does happen in real life. I attended high school in a suburb of Philadelphia and when I think back to my own high school years, the experiences of some of my Black male classmates and even my own brothers <em>actually mimics <\/em>many of the elements of the fictional tales in <em>All American Boys. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>So why would this book be a banned book? In Sewanhaka (NY) Central High School District, parents objected to this book being on the 2021 summer reading list because a Black teen was beaten by a police officer. The parents further felt that students should be focused on \u201cbeing kids\u201d. As a mother of two Black young men, yes, I agree, it would be great to be focused on just \u201cbeing a kid\u201d. But we know that this is not reality for most Black boys in America and these types of encounters can and do happen. As do instances of bullying, exclusion, and violence against LGBTQ+ students, students who have a physical or learning disability, a mental health issue, or who may live in a\u00a0 family whose lifestyle is perceived as \u201cdifferent\u201d. I\u2019m sure these students too would love nothing more than the ability to \u201cjust be a kid\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_5'  class='avia-section alternate_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-bg-style-scroll  avia-builder-el-20  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  inner-img-col  container_wrap fullsize' style=' '  ><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-3574'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1xhrj4-4a01398ee3ba1f553ea33c2b4ebbef34\">\n.flex_column.av-1xhrj4-4a01398ee3ba1f553ea33c2b4ebbef34{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-1xhrj4-4a01398ee3ba1f553ea33c2b4ebbef34 av_two_third  avia-builder-el-21  el_before_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_hr-3a876428eececa9d35452247ddb053af\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-av_hr-3a876428eececa9d35452247ddb053af{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-3a876428eececa9d35452247ddb053af hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-22  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-khuoo1cl-a9d91483c925d853e58046cad408d1c1 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>I want all students who are faced with negative experiences based on who they are &#8211; racially or other identity marker &#8211; to have access to books they can actually relate to and that speak to them.\u00a0 I want them to see themselves in books and I want books that can help spark healthy conversation about the actual real life events that they, their friends, family members or someone else they know encounter in their lives. I want books to help them process all of the negative happening around them to find their way through to a better place so we can all get to a better place. As a mom, I want my boys to access any resource that helps them better navigate what it means to be a Black male in America.\u00a0 And as an educator, I want the same thing for any student who needs relatable material to read.<\/p>\n<p>So why care and why is all this talk of book banning dangerous? Jason Reynolds, an author I highly respect, reminded an audience recently that banning books may cause the child who needs the book the most to not have access to it. Mr. Reynolds said, \u201cWe claim that we want our children to grow up and be better than we are and in order to do so, they must have the information that we did not have. So to stop that information, really makes us all hypocrites.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-dwis0-0f96270b7397a466e898a4f879d56f39\">\n.flex_column.av-dwis0-0f96270b7397a466e898a4f879d56f39{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-dwis0-0f96270b7397a466e898a4f879d56f39 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-24  el_after_av_two_third  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kpeafa7a-45b5c94072373dc56cdb06b58c398b81\">\n.avia-image-container.av-kpeafa7a-45b5c94072373dc56cdb06b58c398b81 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-kpeafa7a-45b5c94072373dc56cdb06b58c398b81 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-kpeafa7a-45b5c94072373dc56cdb06b58c398b81 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-25  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-3581 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-3581 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/03\/Jason-1-721x1030.jpg\" alt='' title='Jason'  height=\"1030\" width=\"721\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/03\/Jason-1-721x1030.jpg 721w, https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/03\/Jason-1-600x857.jpg 600w, https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/03\/Jason-1-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/03\/Jason-1-768x1097.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/03\/Jason-1-494x705.jpg 494w, https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/03\/Jason-1.jpg 832w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 721px) 100vw, 721px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_6'  class='avia-section alternate_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-bg-style-scroll  avia-builder-el-26  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  inner-img-col  container_wrap fullsize' style='background-color: #ffffff;  '  ><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-3574'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_full-79ff81c021393065cee878051452f6a6\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_full-79ff81c021393065cee878051452f6a6{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_full-79ff81c021393065cee878051452f6a6 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-27  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-l1cc2iks-24ed54393ff768105fda6cdc5782822b '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>I challenge each of us to think about the kind of child we want to develop and prepare for life in and out of school.\u00a0 Do we want children who are better than we are? Do we want children who are empathetic to another\u2019s experience? Do we want children who see themselves reflected back in books they read and understand that others have those same experiences as they do and actually can come out on the other side stronger or better able to move forward in the world? Books such as <em>All American Boys<\/em>, <em>Maus, Stamped,<\/em> <em>The Hate You Give,<\/em> or <em>Dear Martin <\/em>can provide those avenues of understanding. Limiting access to books such as these doesn&#8217;t make the problems go away.\u00a0 But it does impede solutions to very real problems our students are dealing with in their lives and can possibly solve as they grow into adults. Why wouldn\u2019t we want to elevate everyone\u2019s humanity so we all feel we belong and that we all matter?<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_7'  class='avia-section alternate_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-bg-style-scroll  avia-builder-el-29  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_one_full  inner-img-col  container_wrap fullsize' style=' '  ><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-3574'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_third-79ff81c021393065cee878051452f6a6\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_third-79ff81c021393065cee878051452f6a6{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_third-79ff81c021393065cee878051452f6a6 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-30  el_before_av_two_third  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-l1ccar2g-8f23a55d2bd78ada4b45e076b069a2c6\">\n.avia-image-container.av-l1ccar2g-8f23a55d2bd78ada4b45e076b069a2c6 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-l1ccar2g-8f23a55d2bd78ada4b45e076b069a2c6 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-l1ccar2g-8f23a55d2bd78ada4b45e076b069a2c6 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-31  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-3583 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-3583 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/03\/Book-247x300.jpg\" alt='' title='Book'  height=\"300\" width=\"247\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/03\/Book-247x300.jpg 247w, https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/03\/Book-600x728.jpg 600w, https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/03\/Book-849x1030.jpg 849w, https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/03\/Book-768x931.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/03\/Book-581x705.jpg 581w, https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/03\/Book.jpg 1090w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 247px) 100vw, 247px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_two_third-49f6e875884219cf77c24341e550af53\">\n.flex_column.av-av_two_third-49f6e875884219cf77c24341e550af53{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_two_third-49f6e875884219cf77c24341e550af53 av_two_third  avia-builder-el-32  el_after_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-l1cc6zz0-bffaa03aa99a061d20473939bc3485bb '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Scholar Dr. Gholdy Mohammed calls for educators to teach critically, \u201c&#8230;to connect their teaching to the human condition and to frame their teaching practices in response to the social and uneven times in which we live.\u201d (Muhammad, 2020) Without having the first hand experience of every human condition possible, books are one way to experience conditions outside of our own. They help us become responsive to the differences in each of us.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes the very thing you should NOT do is the exact thing you want to do. Just like the orange cones that serve as guides while we navigate driving and can be tempting to circumnavigate, we need to fight the urge to move books out of the way and out of the hands of students. They are there to help our students successfully reach their own destination in life.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='after_section_7'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap fullsize' style=' '  ><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-3574'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_full-79ff81c021393065cee878051452f6a6\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_full-79ff81c021393065cee878051452f6a6{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_full-79ff81c021393065cee878051452f6a6 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-34  el_after_av_section  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-l1ccehtb-f6dc52b6cb74a25b4e9ca9592523b2cf '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>References<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Muhammad, G. (2020). <em>Cultivating Genius: An Equity Framework for Culturally and Historically Responsive Literacy<\/em>. Scholastic.<\/p>\n<p><sup>1<\/sup> <u>Annual Review of Psychology<\/u>, Vol. 51, 2000\/Maccoby, pp. 1-27<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cParenting and its Effects on Children:\u00a0 On Reading and Misreading Behavior Genetics\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Jennifer Saunders, School Library Media Specialist for Atlanta Public Schools and President of Georgia Federation of Public Service Employees<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":50,"featured_media":3584,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3574","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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