Of mice and men

[rockinj]

Of Mice and Men: Classic US novel taken off GCSE course in Wales - BBC News

The book's removal is welcomed by the children's commissioner amid concern about racist language.

www.bbc.com

Banned in schools. As ever pathetic.

What a time we live in.

 

[Darran]

It’s those exiledclaseboy sorts it is.

 

[Smurph]

Plenty of other good books written since 1937, don't really see what the issue is with taking it off the curriculum.

 

[Neath_Jack]

Privileged white boy against scrapping something which is deeply hurtful to others.

Shock.

 

[Cooperman]

Of Mice and Men: Classic US novel taken off GCSE course in Wales - BBC News

The book's removal is welcomed by the children's commissioner amid concern about racist language.

www.bbc.com

Banned in schools. As ever pathetic.

What a time we live in.

Place yourself in the shoes of Marley and realise that there are books out there which won’t victimise the minority in such situations.

 

[FearOfAJackPlanet]

As Smurph points out above, plenty of great literature around that can both be a great example of storytelling and not make some kids feel gratuitously uncomfortable.

Of Mice and Men was part of my GCSE english 30 odd years ago. It was alright. Would rather it was replaced by something written by a welsh author or something that might engage today's kids more than Great Depression america does. It's not exactly a classic of British/Welsh culture kids are missing out on here.

And before someone chirps in with 'great art is supposed to make people uncomfortable', that's why I added the word 'gratuitously'. You can study something that makes you reflect on uncomfortable ideas without the 'of its time' language in it causing an unnecessary distraction. Stick a fork in it and use something else.

 

[Pentyrchjack]

My youngest son studied it for GCSE 2 years ago along with Heroes, another depressing tome.

I thought this summed up the book well in a precis: