Worst Blog Ever, but Yay for Dragon Hoops

 

In a month that has been an uninterrupted flurry (weather punning partially intended) it’s maybe no surprise that we struggled to find time other than through some disjointed email correspondence to really sink into what may have indeed been a smackworthy battle. I’m somewhat more surprised that after an extended and necessary break for us all, I somehow completely forgot to craft a blog until now. So, no craft really, but here’s where we landed. I think our QE team clearly held both books in high regard and we had good arguments for both to go through. Both books are carefully crafted and deal with a range of significant issues that are relevant to our students. In regard to Me and Banksy, There was a sense that while the larger issue of privacy, particularly in the cyber world, was one our kids at the high school would be eager to engage with, some of the specific socio-economic context and (This is just me) the overly cutesy pitter patter dialogue, may not speak to our kids quite as much. This is our second sitting with Dragon Hoops and I think it confirmed our sense that it is a book that has broad appeal - both in content and in form - for our students. We’d like to see Dragon Hoops move on into the final round.