What is the last step an educator can take to convince a parent to allow their child to read a particular book?

I believe that if a students parents were being so conservative about what their child is reading that the students education would be imp0acted by their parents choice, I would take it as far as possible. I understand when parents have controversy with material and will definitely be willing to find alternate reading but in the article I read the parents weren't allowing their students to read anything that wasn't in a wonderful world with perfect people and happiness. This to me does not represent the true cannon of life and in my opinion would greatly hinder someones ability to mature as a productive member of society. If I was in this situation I would do everything I could to convince the parent otherwise, then I would go to the principal, and if still necessary take it as far as the school board. Parents have the right to say what their kids can read but the student also has the right to a proper, valuable education.

Gee and Delpit in their articles are talking about discourses and the impications that they have on us as teachers of literacy. They talk about how these discourses effect the education and even everyday life for many people. One of the main arguements that they have with eachothers views is the idea that language, especially your primary discourse, is either aquired subconciously or conciously. Gee believes that the acquisition of language is unconscious and is pushed on you just by being immersed into whereas Delpit believes that it is a conscious decision, a process that people actively take part in. So what does this mean for me as an educator. As a future teacher it will be imperative to have an understanding of discourse and the terms around it to be able to tap into the many different students that I will have. Every person comes from different walks of life and has different discourses that effect how they function. It will be necessary for me to be able to sort through this and figure out the best approaches to teaching these students and bringing them to a point that they will be able to function properly in the mainstream discourse of society. I think that the main thing that I want to know is how to better identify different discourses and how to address them.