Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Confessions of a Closet Catholic
Today in class there was a lot of great discussion about Confessions of a Closet Catholic. In my small group we discussed if this book would have been appropriate to use in a classroom setting. I think that this book could be used in a classroom setting if the appropriate measures were taken. There should be some lengthy discussions before as well as after about the book. If there are good discussions then children can get a lot of new insight. Other people in my group felt differently. Some felt that it should never be read in a classroom setting. This is because religion is a tough concept to cover. Its hard to find a book that portrays a religion correctly so nobody gets offended. Even in Closet Catholic there was some debate as to if some of the practices were accurate representations of the Catholic faith. I am not Catholic, so I didn't pick up on those inaccuracies. While I was reading I thought that the author did a great job portraying the Catholic faith through the eyes of a 12 year old. This discussion really made me wonder if there are ANY books that are diverse that don't offend anyone. Is that even possible?
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