Reading is a tool for raising awareness
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Recently, a school suspended the reading of Ziraldo’s book *O menino marrom* because some families complained about certain passages in the book, and the school chose to suspend the reading rather than create an opportunity for families and the school to reflect on the issue together.
It's a shame about this choice, because the book offers so many opportunities to develop skills and abilities that are important today.
The very act of questioning the work would open the door to reflection on respect for diversity, the plurality of opinions, and the importance of tolerance, among many other topics.
School should be a space for reflection and the development of critical thinking, and this work makes all of that possible, in addition to serving as a resource for promoting a culture of peace.
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Another aspect to consider is that the school must have clear learning objectives for each pedagogical choice and, based on those objectives, advocate for its proposed approaches, involving the entire community in achieving those objectives.
In times of such polarized views, intolerance, bullying, and cyberbullying, it is urgent to bring discussions about racism, ageism, xenophobia, ableism, and misogyny—among so many other current issues—into the classroom.
And to that end, literature can be an important resource. We must not forget that every work reflects the context in which it was written, and we, as educators, reflect on this and adapt each context to the present moment.
As educators, we are responsible for the choices we make, the works we select, and the authors we bring into the classroom. Therefore, let us be consistent with the skills we are tasked with developing—as outlined in the BNCC—and with the values we wish to foster for a more humane, fraternal, and compassionate society where a culture of peace prevails.
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