“Sometimes
you
read a book so special that you want to carry it around with you for months
after you’ve finished just to stay near it.” Markus Zusak, author of The Book Thief.
I was that kid in school who always had her nose in a book. I was like that at home, too. As an adult, I have difficulty reading during the school year because I don't read books in small chunks. I become absorbed and read a book from cover to cover, usually in one to two sittings. It is not unusual for me to discover that it is 3:30 a.m., on a work night, as I finish the book I've been buried in for the entire night. I was also the kid who needed to own the books I loved. I'm that kind of adult, too.
So, teaching helps feed this obsession of mine. I get to cultivate this passion in my students. My proudest moments as a teacher are when students have grown up and come back to tell me that I taught them to love reading...to love poetry...to love books. Nothing makes me prouder, because learning to be a critical reader means learning to think. And learning to think means that students will be contributing members of society.
I love to read. I love teaching students to read. What's on your night stand right now? What books are you passionate about? Share!
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