Well, had I been teaching Beowulf, a job I would embrace, I would have had tremendous fun, contrasting the values of Anglo-Saxon society and how far we’ve fallen. I recently tutored a high school junior in Beowulf. His class had taken the position that the Geats were not being inclusive which caused Grendel to “misbehave”. I urged my student to counter that Grendel was a monster and needed to repent, but still should not be seen as a “hero in waiting”. He got an A. When he told his teacher I was his tutor, his reply was “ You’re lucky. I’ve never known anyone to be so passionate about teaching a historical piece of literature, and respecting the era that produced it.” Trigger warnings for the pieces mentioned is “ presentism” on rampage that would frighten Grendel and his mother back to the misty hollows
The left's need to put trigger warnings on books is akin to the right's desire to ban books. The right have their own triggers when it comes to books though they don't use that terminology. Their triggers are LGBTQ themes, racial identity, and sexual content. The left and right apply their logic to books taught in high schools and colleges. The right frequently want to ban books by Toni Morrison, a Nobel Prize winner. The left assigns trigger warnings to Beloved and Sula even as the right tries to ban those books.
Well, had I been teaching Beowulf, a job I would embrace, I would have had tremendous fun, contrasting the values of Anglo-Saxon society and how far we’ve fallen. I recently tutored a high school junior in Beowulf. His class had taken the position that the Geats were not being inclusive which caused Grendel to “misbehave”. I urged my student to counter that Grendel was a monster and needed to repent, but still should not be seen as a “hero in waiting”. He got an A. When he told his teacher I was his tutor, his reply was “ You’re lucky. I’ve never known anyone to be so passionate about teaching a historical piece of literature, and respecting the era that produced it.” Trigger warnings for the pieces mentioned is “ presentism” on rampage that would frighten Grendel and his mother back to the misty hollows
The left's need to put trigger warnings on books is akin to the right's desire to ban books. The right have their own triggers when it comes to books though they don't use that terminology. Their triggers are LGBTQ themes, racial identity, and sexual content. The left and right apply their logic to books taught in high schools and colleges. The right frequently want to ban books by Toni Morrison, a Nobel Prize winner. The left assigns trigger warnings to Beloved and Sula even as the right tries to ban those books.
Does my bicycle need a trigger warning?
Brava. You're one of my heroes, Amna. Thank you.
First I laughed, then heard it as a derisive hoot, then an inaudible groan. Alexie has a great perspective. How difficult to grow up today.
Signs that the old country may be girding its loins.
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