The N word

If I was teaching The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn I would choose not to hide the word from my class.  I think that if you decide to change the word or just skip over it the point that Twain's book would not be the same.  There is a lot of meaning behind the book and if you change it then the book wont be the same.  Maybe if the class consists of younger high schoolers that just think that its fun to say then they wouldn't say anything.  If they are older and understand what the true meaning behind it is then they might understand the book more.