http://winecountrymom.blogs.santarosamom.com/11018/what-the-tortilla-curtain-taught-me/ Doing the single parent thing since 2004. This is the story of us. Sat, 24 Jul 2010 16:08:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://winecountrymom.blogs.santarosamom.com/11018/what-the-tortilla-curtain-taught-me/comment-page-1/#comment-1039 Catherine Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:23:13 +0000 http://winecountrymom.blogs.santarosamom.com/?p=11018#comment-1039 My daughters (now grandmothers themselves) chose, on their own, not to read a couple of JD Salinger books in school. I defended their right not to do so, and suggested instead books by Hemingway, Conrad and Stevenson. My kids knew from the beginning the I would read EVERYTHING they brought into the house - from Cat in the Hat to Playboy. They were exposed to a variety of literature from the time they could read, and developed their personal preferences - but all read and all have walls full of books in their own homes. The key here is not censorship, but open discussion between parents, children and their teachers. My daughters (now grandmothers themselves) chose, on their own, not to read a couple of JD Salinger books in school. I defended their right not to do so, and suggested instead books by Hemingway, Conrad and Stevenson. My kids knew from the beginning the I would read EVERYTHING they brought into the house – from Cat in the Hat to Playboy. They were exposed to a variety of literature from the time they could read, and developed their personal preferences – but all read and all have walls full of books in their own homes.
The key here is not censorship, but open discussion between parents, children and their teachers.

]]> http://winecountrymom.blogs.santarosamom.com/11018/what-the-tortilla-curtain-taught-me/comment-page-1/#comment-1038 Jeney Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:16:49 +0000 http://winecountrymom.blogs.santarosamom.com/?p=11018#comment-1038 Lovely article. I really enjoyed reading what you had to say about this. Lovely article. I really enjoyed reading what you had to say about this.

]]> http://winecountrymom.blogs.santarosamom.com/11018/what-the-tortilla-curtain-taught-me/comment-page-1/#comment-1037 WineCountry.Mom Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:04:30 +0000 http://winecountrymom.blogs.santarosamom.com/?p=11018#comment-1037 Ugh, typo. Thanks. Ugh, typo. Thanks.

]]> http://winecountrymom.blogs.santarosamom.com/11018/what-the-tortilla-curtain-taught-me/comment-page-1/#comment-1036 HOE Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:03:16 +0000 http://winecountrymom.blogs.santarosamom.com/?p=11018#comment-1036 What about the tortilla soup?(last paragraph) What about the tortilla soup?(last paragraph)

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