1. A few notes from Born to Trouble …..
Born to Trouble Quotes
A few notes from Born to Trouble …..

2. Somewhere along the way, we’ve gotten the mistaken notion that learning should be painless. I worry about that. Learning has never been painless …... I’m at a loss at what point we slipped into that slippery slope.”
-Jocelyn Chadwick (Born to Trouble)

3. …. Therein lies Huck Finn’s treasure …
…. Therein lies Huck Finn’s treasure …. “It forces the us the readers to discover along with Huck what our feelings are about slavery, about family, about loyalty, friendship, about mistreatment of human beings based on nothing more than the color of one’s skin…..”
-Jocelyn Chadwick-Joshua (Born to Trouble)

4. “There are some places where certain books should not be taught
“There are some places where certain books should not be taught. That’s where teachers come in. They ask, ‘How should we handle it.’ ….. You can’t get around Huck Finn. It has been here for 100 years. It will still be here in another 100 years.” – David Bradley (Born to Trouble)

5. “The language in the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn can be difficult, especially for minority students. Teachers need to be sensitive; however, the problems don’t preclude teaching the book and teaching it successfully.” – Kathy Methelius (the teacher) in Born to Trouble

6. Discussing the topic of parents who don’t want Huck Finn taught to their children ……
“I feel for the parent who wants to have a book removed …. They’re in a lot of pain. There’s no distance between the word and them ….. It’s part of the teacher’s job to help maintain that distance.” -Kathy Methelius (Born to Trouble)

7. “Huckleberry Finn makes people think. That’s what books can do.”
– David Bradley (Born to Trouble)

8. – Jocelyn Chadwick (Born to Trouble)
“Good literature transforms …. When you close the cover, you don’t see yourself or other people in the same light.…. You can never go back.”
– Jocelyn Chadwick (Born to Trouble)