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ClareR (5561 KP) rated Q: The Novel in Books
Jul 11, 2021
As a parent and a teacher, I found this novel really disturbing. The author has taken where we are now in our education system, and ramped it up to its most exaggerated end point. And it still didn’t seem completely over the top.
In Q’s reality, children are divided up in to their academic ability and put into one of three tiered schools - Silver, Green or Yellow. It’s a relatively new system, and for teacher Elena Fairchild, it’s a dream to teach in a top tier school, where the children are all motivated and high achieving. But when Elena’s youngest daughter is demoted from a Green to a Yellow school, Elena’s loyalty to the education system starts to disintegrate. And when her husband, who works in a senior position in the education department, refuses to save his daughter from being sent hundreds of miles away to a Yellow State boarding school, Elena decides to act.
Ooh, how I loved this. Yes, it’s uncomfortable reading. Yes, it has Eugenics written large all over it (And Elena’s grandmother even warns her and tells her about her youth under the Nazi regime). And yes, it’s uncomfortably close to reality.
But it was a gripping read with a satisfying end. I would recommend it!
Wow. Ms. Lopez is a true inspiration! Everyone who has ever worked in education could learn something from her. Her drive alone is out of this world. There were so many great take aways in this book. It really gives an affirmation to what we as teachers do every day & a reminder that it isn't easy but it is so worth it.
Amanda (30 KP) rated Successful Coaching in Books
Jun 21, 2018
Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2065 KP) rated The Jasmine Trade (Eve Diamond Mystery, #1) in Books
Mar 9, 2018
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/03/book-review-jasmine-trade-by-denise.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
The Craggus (360 KP) rated Slaughterhouse Rulez (2018) in Movies
Nov 9, 2018
FULL REVIEW: http://bit.ly/CraggusSlaughterhouseRulez
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Lindsay (1693 KP) rated Kentucky Weddings in Books
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