From: Cappiello, Maryann <mcappiel_at_lesley.edu>
Date: Mon, 07 Nov 2011 12:23:55 +0000

I am enjoying this wide-ranging dialogue on social justice. A few weeks ago , The Classroom Bookshelf decided to "Occupy the Blog;" this week's entry i s devoted to economic injustice & labor in children's literature and some d ifferent ways to explore it in the classroom. It is just a start, and by no means comprehensive. We focus a great deal, but not exclusively, on child labor in the past and present in this entry, because we think it's somethin g that children can latch on to. We also focus a bit on history, because it may be easier to explore labor movements in the past, and then use those a s a lens for examining the present. You can find our entry at: http://class roombookshelf.blogspot.com/2011/11/occupy-blog.html .

Mary Ann Cappiello, Ed.D. Associate Professor, Language & Literacy Division Coordinator, Collaborative Internship Partnerships Graduate School of Education Lesley University

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