Episode 173 | The Books We Love Arent Always the Books They Need w/ Laura Jiménez, PhD
What happens when a book we loved as children isn't necessarily the book our students need today?
In this episode of Our Classroom, Roberto Germán sits down with Dr. Laura Jiménez, author of Judging a Book By More Than Its Cover: A Critical Guide to Choosing Children’s Literature, for a conversation about how educators can become more critical and intentional about the books we place in front of young people.
Dr. Jiménez challenges educators to examine not only children's literature, but also ourselves—our reading histories, nostalgia, assumptions, identities, and the power we hold when…
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