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- Incorporating science fiction and fantasy into the classroom has the power to open other worlds for students to explore, allowing for new creative ways of thinking. By reading books set in places that don’t look like the world we live in, students can learn to make better sense of their own.
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Jun 4, 2012 · "Why" is the engine that drives good science fiction, and good stories in general. The ability to project ourselves into future worlds is a powerful tool for asking why this world is the way it is and how we can make it better.
Apr 8, 2016 · Science fiction, perhaps more than any other modern genre of fiction, is often written with a social purpose or a goal. That purpose is rarely to explicitly predict the future—though they’re frequently touted, the predictive powers of science fiction are mediocre at best.
By incorporating visions of far-flung cosmic realms into lesson plans, teachers can harness the power of imagination to help students reach for the stars. The ingenious approaches of science fiction have a big impact on children and young people for a number of reasons.
Sep 29, 2023 · Why sci-fi books are scarce in schools. Several respondents said that there simply are not as many science fiction books available for elementary school students. To investigate further, I...
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Historically, parents have considered literature “good” for young people if it provides moral guidance that reflects their own values. This belief has been the catalyst for many movements to censor particular books for nearly as longas books have been published. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, published in 1885, was the first book to be banned ...
Historically, those who read science fiction have been stigmatized as geeks who can’t cope with reality. This perception persists, particularly for those who are unaware of the changes to this genre in the past several decades. A 2016 article in Social and Personality Psychology Compass, argues that “connecting to story worlds involves a process of...
Reading science fiction and fantasy can help readers make sense of the world. Rather than limiting readers’ capacity to deal with reality, exposure to outside-the-box creative stories may expand their ability to engage reality based on science. A 2015 surveyof science fiction and fantasy readers found that these readers were also major consumers of...
Science fiction and fantasy do not need to provide a mirror image of reality in order to offer compelling stories about serious social and political issues. The fact that the setting or characters are extraordinary may be precisely why they are powerful and where their value lies. My contribution in the forthcoming essay collection, Raced Bodies, E...
May 11, 2020 · Let them read science fiction. In it, young people can see themselves – coping, surviving and learning lessons – that may enable them to create their own strategies for resilience.
May 24, 2020 · While many people may not consider science fiction, fantasy or speculative fiction to be “literary,” research shows that all fiction can generate critical thinking skills and emotional intelligence for young readers. Science fiction may have a power all its own.
