My Offer to the Students of Biloxi, Mississippi

A couple of days ago I learned that a Mississippi school district including the city of Biloxi decided to pull Harper Lee's novel, To Kill a Mockingbird from its summer reading list. District powers-that-be claimed that the book made some people uncomfortable. Suffice it to say, I find this decision to be ridiculous, to say the least. For one, the book is supposed to make people uncomfortable...that was kinda the point. And as I see things, it makes more sense to read books than ban them.

So here's my offer to the students of Biloxi - let's read the book together and assemble a virtual book club. I'm a high-school teacher and though I teach American history, I have included in my course curriculum detailed discussions of this book and its significance. In other words, I can handle it.

For real - we can post it on Youtube. I'll sort out some dates, assign some pages, and pose some questions.

Who's in?

Keith