Commentary
Curriculum & Instruction, Teachers & School Leaders
How not to read a book with students: A rebuttal to NCTE
An academic trifle to most, literary theory is a deceptively consequential issue in American education. In English classrooms, students are supposed to encounter great works of literature, sharpening and honing their own view of the world. And so it matters not just what books we choose to read with students, but how we read them.