...back in CA's fourth and fifth grade classrooms!
And you can even use it... as long as you get your permission slip signed!
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27 January 2010
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Oh, and requiring permission slips to use the dictionary won't at ALL give kids the idea that they can find BAD WORDS in there.
Posted by: Wendy | 27 January 2010 at 09:25 AM
Oh my God. This is pathetic.
Posted by: Jessie | 27 January 2010 at 09:36 AM
How about YOU'RE IN F$@$%&@ SCHOOL. YOU HAVE PERMISSION TO BE TAUGHT!
Cranky morning.
Posted by: Chrissy | 27 January 2010 at 10:05 AM
Not wanting to shelter my children, I keep a dictionary in my home. Guess I'm super progressive.
Posted by: valerie | 27 January 2010 at 10:05 AM
A permission slip to use a dictionary? It would be really funny if it weren't so sad. Wonder what they are doing about the World Book Encyclopedia -- I'm sure it has a lot of objectionable content.
Posted by: Paige Y. | 27 January 2010 at 04:52 PM
What if a kid doesn't know what the word permission means? They can't look it up without permission...
The teacher in Frindle is turning over in her book covers.
Posted by: Beth | 28 January 2010 at 02:06 AM