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Diversify your library and your kid's library with this one website!!

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I came across this website a while ago for one of my classes. I was taking a children's literature class and the professor talked about how you want to have a variety, or diverse set, of books in your classroom library. I came across the website Social Justice Books . I found the website after my professor mentioned that and I talked about it for a project at the end of the semester. I found the website not only important for my classroom library but for my personal life. Social Justice Books is important for more people to recognize it. We need to read more books that are not so whitewashed. It can be important for adults to read more books that have a story about non-white, not cisgender, and overall apart of the LGBT+ community. Social Justice Books website has a variety of book lists that are continuing to grow and the website is easy to use as well. In each specific book list, it provides young kids or elementary age, middle level, young adult, and adult books as well. If you ...

11 Things You May or May Not Know About Me.

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Hello everybody, welcome. I’ve decided to dedicate this post as an attempt to let you dear reader get to know myself, the writer, a bit more. I’m gonna be talking out about 11 facts about who I am as a person. If any of that interests you then feel free to stick around, get yourself a nice cup of tea or your preferred beverage, and enjoy! Friendly warning though, this post may be a bit longer than most, but I hope you guys still enjoy it.  1) I am majoring in Elementary Education and minoring in Special Education. I know the first thought and questions most people have when I tell them my major is around the lines of do I understand how much little money there is in being a teacher. To that, I must say that I have more of a passion for teaching and this yearning for it. I know I won’t be a millionaire in this field but I’ve been inspired. Throughout my time in the K-12 system, I have had teachers that changed my life. They helped me when I needed it most and their example has led m...