Reading Response 2 9/16/08

In Chapter two, one item stood way out for me. Wilhelm found that most of the reading that his students were doing was being done outside of the classroom. The reason being that the students didn't feel that the reading done in the classroom was to be for "fun" it was purely academic, and how could anyone enjoy academic reading. I had this same experience while I was in school. I didn't like to read, and I think it was because I never got to choose what I wanted to read. As I've gotten older, I love to read, and I think it is because I don't have anyone breathing down my neck telling me what to read.

I do also see that we as teachers need to change the attitudes of our students as well. Not only do we have to allow students to have some choice in what they read, but how they view reading as well. Students should be able to select from a variety of teacher preferred readings and complete assignements ina learning style that they prefer. (whether that be drawing, writing, performing)