Re: Help, the Reading teachers are mad at me!

["Irwin - Maureen S." <msirwin@UMD5.UMD.EDU>]

What a shame!  I think it was last spring when we had a thread about
teachers not wanting the kids to read the books required in later grades.
Perhaps explaining that each time you read a book it is different because
*you* are a different person each time would help.  Perhaps they would
understand that a book read for enjoyment can be rediscovered when done as
a classroom novel.  Sure, the kids may remember the basics of plot, but
well taught, a previously read novel could/should be a very new experience
for them. Are the
teachers afraid they'll be bored the second time around?  Good books are
like good friends--one visit is never enough!  I have told my kids that I
re-read my favorites (like Huck Finn) whenever I lose track of why I'm so
passionate about its worth.  Good luck with this one!

Maureen S. Irwin          **Any book you have not read is a new book ;)**
Middle School Librarian
Roland Park Country School
Baltimore, MD  21210
irwinm@rpcs.pvt.k12.md.us      or  msirwin@umd5.umd.edu (for listserv)

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