I've had two conflicting issues. K-12 English teachers spend a lot of time on fiction (while I spend none at the college level), and K-12 students read a lot. These teachers are constantly talking and telling stories about the books their students are reading! Yet there is the common understanding at the college level that "kids don't read anymore." What do I make of this?
Perhaps these teachers are extraordinary. Perhaps reading is happening in the lower grades but not in high school. Perhaps college teachers are out of touch. I haven't decided which it is. But it is certainly wonderful to be surrounded by such enthusiastic, knowledgeable, open teachers.
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