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Cambridge Public Schools Librarian to Return Book Donation by FLOTUS Melania Trump
Patch ^ | September 27, 2017 | Dana Forsythe

Posted on 09/27/2017 4:24:32 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

A Cambridge Public Schools librarian has explained why her class won't be keeping a donation of books donated by First Lady Melania Trump.

In an open letter on the book review site, Horn Book, elementary school librarian Liz Phipps Soeiro explained that her school already has thousands of books and postured that there were schools in greater need of the donation. She also took the opportunity to criticize the policies of Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos.

Soeiro criticized the choice of donated books as well.

"So, my school doesn’t have a NEED for these books. And then there’s the matter of the books themselves. You may not be aware of this, but Dr. Seuss is a bit of a cliché, a tired and worn ambassador for children’s literature," she wrote.

Soeiro continued, writing that schools in large cities are in greater need than hers in Cambrige.

"School libraries around the country are being shuttered. Cities like Philadelphia, Chicago, and Detroit are suffering through expansion, privatization, and school “choice” with no interest in outcomes of children, their families, their teachers, and their schools. Are those kids any less deserving of books simply because of circumstances beyond their control? Why not go out of your way to gift books to underfunded and underprivileged communities that continue to be marginalized and maligned by policies put in place by Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos? Why not reflect on those “high standards of excellence” beyond only what the numbers suggest? Secretary DeVos would do well to scaffold and lift schools instead of punishing them with closures and slashed budgets."

You can read the entire letter here.


TOPICS: Books/Literature; Education; Politics; Society
KEYWORDS: books; cambridge; education; firstladymelania; flotus; librarians; libraries; massachusetts; melania; prc; schoollibraries; trump
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

What a hateful c.


21 posted on 09/27/2017 4:46:49 PM PDT by Altura Ct.
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To: jazusamo

Harry Potter with a goiter?


22 posted on 09/27/2017 4:47:50 PM PDT by workerbee (America finally has an American president again.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
"... Dr. Seuss is a bit of a cliché, a tired and worn ambassador for children’s literature." A special brand of stupidity. This chick should be immediately removed from her position and punished to the fullest extent of the Law. I and my son both read Doctor Seuss in our pre-school years, and we both discovered how to read at a much higher level. Highly recommended for new parents...
23 posted on 09/27/2017 4:48:47 PM PDT by heterosupremacist (Domine Iesu Christe, Filius Dei, miserere me peccatorem!)
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To: jazusamo

OMG! What an ugly radical Lesbian.


24 posted on 09/27/2017 4:50:27 PM PDT by WashingtonSource
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To: jazusamo
Are you sure it's not Lez Phipps Soeiro?
25 posted on 09/27/2017 4:51:37 PM PDT by 50mm (.. / -.. .. -.. / - .... .. ... / ..-. --- .-. / -. --- / .-. . .- ... --- -. .-.-.-)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
No class at all.

Lefty creatures are chronically bereft of class.

26 posted on 09/27/2017 4:53:23 PM PDT by Skooz (Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
"So, my school doesn’t have a NEED for these books

It is NOT YOUR school, it belongs to the people of the community that pays the taxes. You are depriving the children because of your hatred.

27 posted on 09/27/2017 4:55:28 PM PDT by mware (RETIRED)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

there are many people with out class. Most leftists have no class and manners.

That is part of being leftist.

It is a grown up version of tigglypuff.


28 posted on 09/27/2017 4:58:44 PM PDT by Chickensoup (Leftists today are speaking as if they plan to commence to commit genocide against conservatives.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

http://www.hbook.com/2017/09/blogs/family-reading/dear-mrs-trump/ FULL LETTER

About Liz Phipps Soeiro

Liz Phipps Soeiro is an elementary school librarian in the Cambridge, MA, Public Schools. She is an advocate for inclusive libraries and active in her community to create spaces that are welcoming to all students.

She tweets @Cport_Special @ReflectLibrary and blogs at reflectivelibrary.blogspot.com


29 posted on 09/27/2017 4:58:48 PM PDT by bitt (The press takes him literally, but not seriously; his supporters take him seriously, but not literal)
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To: jazusamo

the leftist pig


30 posted on 09/27/2017 4:59:05 PM PDT by Chickensoup (Leftists today are speaking as if they plan to commence to commit genocide against conservatives.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet; Whenifhow; LS; GregNH; null and void; aragorn; EnigmaticAnomaly; kalee; Kale; ...

Who’d like to tweet this twit? See above...


31 posted on 09/27/2017 5:00:22 PM PDT by bitt (The press takes him literally, but not seriously; his supporters take him seriously, but not literal)
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To: bitt

http://www.hbook.com/2017/09/blogs/family-reading/dear-mrs-trump-booklist/

check out the lib booklist


32 posted on 09/27/2017 5:02:26 PM PDT by bitt (The press takes him literally, but not seriously; his supporters take him seriously, but not literal)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
If you read the entire letter, you will find this gem our leftie librarian:
"Another fact that many people are unaware of is that Dr. Seuss’s illustrations are steeped in racist propaganda, caricatures, and harmful stereotypes. Open one of his books (If I Ran a Zoo or And to Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street, for example), and you’ll see the racist mockery in his art. Grace Hwang Lynch’s School Library Journal article, “Is the Cat in the Hat Racist? Read Across America Shifts Away from Dr. Seuss and Toward Diverse Books,” reports on Katie Ishizuka’s work analyzing the minstrel characteristics and trope nature of Seuss’s characters. Scholar Philip Nel’s new book, Was the Cat in the Hat Black? The Hidden Racism of Children’s Literature, and the Need for Diverse Books, further explores and shines a spotlight on the systemic racism and oppression in education and literature."

33 posted on 09/27/2017 5:04:54 PM PDT by Fiji Hill
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To: bitt

https://www.linkedin.com/in/liz-phipps-soeiro-358812124


34 posted on 09/27/2017 5:06:27 PM PDT by Black Agnes
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Evil has no class.


35 posted on 09/27/2017 5:07:25 PM PDT by mulligan
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To: jazusamo; All

Please post a warning before posting butt ugly pictures. Thank you


36 posted on 09/27/2017 5:07:40 PM PDT by Shadowstrike (Be polite, Be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet.)
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To: jazusamo

hate to meet her in a dark alley


37 posted on 09/27/2017 5:09:05 PM PDT by Kozy (new age haruspex; "Everyone has a plan 'till they get punched in the mouth.")
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To: jazusamo

Harry Potters sister?


38 posted on 09/27/2017 5:09:22 PM PDT by FES0844 (G)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
"So, my school doesn’t have a NEED for these books. And then there’s the matter of the books themselves. You may not be aware of this, but Dr. Seuss is a bit of a cliché, a tired and worn ambassador for children’s literature," she wrote.

Dr. Seuss was about as Lefty as they come.

39 posted on 09/27/2017 5:12:18 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

What a loser bitch.


40 posted on 09/27/2017 5:12:34 PM PDT by Vision (If you can't respect the Anthem, then it's time for you to find another home.)
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