Welcome back to The State of Education podcast, presented by One-Room Education! Today we're diving into the world of Sensitivity Readers to see what changes they're making to beloved classic stories and the effect it can, and does, have on our understanding of language and historical context.

Topics discussed today include:

• What does George Orwell have to do with this?
• What are "Sensitivity Readers"?
• Edits to Roald Dahl (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach...)
• Changes to Agatha Christie Novels (mystery author)
• R.L. Stine (author of Goosebumps books) is speaking out!
• How to address content you don't agree with.
• Should we be changing original literary choices of an author?
• What you can do to help curb this trend.

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• The Government’s War on Real Education Part 1

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• Difficult Truths: How To Teach Hard History
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• Falling Literacy Rates Part 1
• Literacy Rates Part 2
• The Factory Model: Does It Work? Did It Ever?

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