newrayz said:
“The best approach is NOT to put down such beloved tales and refuse to read them…but to pose questions after.” As in, ask a question and let the kids come to their own conclusion.
Why should kids that young even be introduced to the concept of class warfare? The story, as was read to me, didn’t even hint at the concept that some are better than others because they “can afford a better house.” The story, as I remember it, was entirely about working hard and being rewarded for it. I didn’t learn the concept that some were better than others until our neighbors built a 4 story house. When I asked why their house was bigger my parents explained that both their parents went to school for much longer and were doctors. I was told that if I wanted a big house and nice cars like they had that I should study hard and go to college.
I’ve never liked the idea of political correctness because I know how it’s been weilded in the past:
“If you can control the language of the people, you can control the people.”
-Lavrenti Beria, Stalin’s Chief of Secret Police