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Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:09:29 -0700
You have a good memory, Jennifer. I teach middle school. I see the wisdom in your comments. I'll ask about movies. I don't go out to the movies, so I usually don't know what they're talking about, but maybe that's better? Jan
-------------- Original message from cnjpal...@aol.com: -------------- > > Jan > You teach adolescents, right? Maybe this is part of adolescent rebellion...they are trying so hard to establish their identities and perhaps > that idea is > threatening...like by giving them a book that changes them, we are somehow > not accepting who they are to start with? What would happen if you asked how > a > movie changed them? Would they give the same response do you think? I wonder > what they think change is? Do you think they interpret change as a fundamental change in who they are as a person? instead of a change in > thinking? > Jennifer > > In a message dated 3/22/2009 2:57:27 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > wr...@att.net writes: > > I know that I don't talk enough about how my reading has changed me. I also > know that I get resentment from some very vocal students about this. They > say, "I don't want a book to change me; I want a book just to be a story." > I'd like to hear some ideas about why that is. It seems the students want > no > more than entertainment. Is that a correct interpretation about their > feelings? Why are they so adamant about not wanting to change? > Jan > > > > **************Feeling the pinch at the grocery store? Make meals for Under > $10. (http://food.aol.com/frugal-feasts?ncid=emlcntusfood00000002) > _______________________________________________ > Understand mailing list > Understand@literacyworkshop.org > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/listinfo/understand_literacyworkshop.org _______________________________________________ Understand mailing list Understand@literacyworkshop.org http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/listinfo/understand_literacyworkshop.org