Mariah J. answers “Are any of you high school teachers? How...”

Christine Gaza asked this question about Columbine:

Are any of you high school teachers? How do you feel about teaching this book at the accelerated sophomore level in school? Or, if you're a parent, how would you feel about your child reading this at the high school level?

Mariah J. As a student (senior moving on to college), I would love to study something like this in school. It's raw, it's real, it's unsheltered. While I'd love…moreAs a student (senior moving on to college), I would love to study something like this in school. It's raw, it's real, it's unsheltered. While I'd love to study this topic of Columbine or book in particular, real and callous subjects like this in general would be beneficial. It doesn't always have to be about school shootings and horror and gore, but I don't want to keep reading things like Inferno and Gatsby written a time ago and adapting them to my life today. I want more books that are ACTUALLY from my life today, and I don't want them soaped up to be "nicer" either. (less)

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