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The Need for RevisionFor | Word

Part of the Transgressions: Cultural Studies and Education Book Series (volume 77)
Editors: Owen, David P.
Owen, David P.
The Need for Revision — Jan 1, 2011
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SensePublishers
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© SensePublishers 2011
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1 –24
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10.1007/978-94-6091-660-1_1
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[When people find out that I teach high school literature, the most common thing they say is, “Why would you want to do that? I couldn’t do what you do.” They don’t mean, of course, that they are impressed with my job—they just think it’s hard, and probably not worth the trouble. Well, I certainly think it is worth the trouble, and will spend the rest of this work talking about why. But as for the difficulty of teaching high school literature today: no kidding. People don’t read the texts we assign much, essays seem to get a little worse all the time (certainly the mechanics do), and students will usually confess that they don’t take class seriously unless we happen to study something they like. It is hard, and I can hardly do it, either.]

Published: Jan 1, 2011

Keywords: Public Education; Literature Class; Complex World; Curriculum Study; Popular Music

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