A Revelation

[bloodyrosemccoy]

I think I’ve finally put my finger on just what, exactly, feels so wrong about my having joined a liberry teen-focus group: lack of understanding of the basic goal of getting teenagers to read.

All I’m saying is, I was the teenager who inspired whole panels of teachers, counselors, and parents to convene in order to figure out how to get me to stop reading.

I may be out of my depth here.

Comments

[renshai.livejournal.com]

Ha, I had a teacher once who forbade me from reading in class - it was a math class, and I think she was under the impression that I was neglecting my math work so that I could read....so instead, I decided to take a nap once I'd finished my assigned worksheet.

Surprisingly that went over no better than the reading had.

[queenlyzard.livejournal.com]

*grins* I infuriated several French teachers by reading through their classes... and they couldn't say anything about it, because I was always reading something in French, and above our current level!