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Mini rant here, inspired by my finishing of Ralph Ellison’s “Invisible Man”:
When we reject the literary canon because we mistakenly believe the canon is only white men;
When we reject classics as dusty and old and not relevant to our students today; 1/
When we reject the literary canon because we mistakenly believe the canon is only white men;
When we reject classics as dusty and old and not relevant to our students today; 1/
When we refuse to acknowledge that we can objectively judge some books as greater than others;
When we insist that any book will suffice because we teach skills and content;
When we think today’s YA books are enough for our students; 2/
When we insist that any book will suffice because we teach skills and content;
When we think today’s YA books are enough for our students; 2/
When we refuse to do the hard work in teaching a complex novel to our students;
When we say our students won’t read classic books;
When we don’t ourselves have a love for great books...
We deny our students amazing experiences like reading “Invisible Man.” And it’s wrong. 3/
When we say our students won’t read classic books;
When we don’t ourselves have a love for great books...
We deny our students amazing experiences like reading “Invisible Man.” And it’s wrong. 3/
Edit: When we insist that any book will suffice because we teach skills and NOT content <edit button>
