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Why is “Alfie’s Home” not a great book for kids?
This book disturbs be more than any horror movie could ever hope to. I am questioning the mental state the author might have been in while writing this. The way the book was executed it is horrific. This is why, to many people, it comes off as being homophobic and bias towards gays, saying that gayRead more
This book disturbs be more than any horror movie could ever hope to. I am questioning the mental state the author might have been in while writing this. The way the book was executed it is horrific. This is why, to many people, it comes off as being homophobic and bias towards gays, saying that gay people are really just confused and were molested as children.
See lessThe tone of this book is very dark. As although no nudity is shown we do have a page illustrating Alfie under the covers with his uncle, whos bare shoulders are shown. It, frankly, is gross. Although I do think if it had been executed correctly, written with the right tone and aimed at the right audience, this book could have had a good message to children. Sometimes it happens this way, sometimes it doesn’t — and the slightly condescending tone this book has at Alfie’s notion of being gay isn’t very openminded to the sometimes it doesn’t.
This is not a childrens book. If anyone read this to any kid of mine, I’d probably distance myself and my kid from them for a while.
What are the basic ways to teach English language to children who do not speak it?
I’d say that the easiest activity involving language, that I have been involved in would have to be theatre and drama. Not professionally so, but just for fun, especially for kids. When kids get together and think about an idea, on how they perceive it, on how they think others perceive it, how peopRead more
I’d say that the easiest activity involving language, that I have been involved in would have to be theatre and drama. Not professionally so, but just for fun, especially for kids. When kids get together and think about an idea, on how they perceive it, on how they think others perceive it, how people react to it, how people emote on it, how they talk about it, what tone and language they use, what their body-language is, etc. they get to know a little bit about every aspect in life. Writing a script, assigning roles, accepting roles, writing dialogues and screenplay, actually performing on stage, being an audience and appreciating are extremely joyous ways of building relationships, understanding them better, and learning how to convey thoughts and emotions completely and effectively through the use of English or any other language for that matter.
See lessEven if you write, there should be expression in it. Your writing shouldn’t just be text, it should be a narrative. And I think drama or skits are excellent ways of pouring a child’s heart out into paper and onto a stage via some beautiful episodes of the English language!