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Middle-school teachers talking about ideas and challenges in real-world classroom environments. Discussions on education, ideas for both parents and teachers, interviews with top young adult literature authors.
With Class After Dark!
Lorrie, Megan, Joyce, Noemi, Carla and Stacy start out this episode discussing their favorite books to read while they were growing up:
- Joyce: “Mrs Mike” by Benedict Freeman
- Megan: “The Diary of Anne Frank”
- Noemi: “Blubber” by Judy Blume
- Carla: “A Wizard of Earthsea” by Ursula LeGuin, “Stranger in a Strange Land” by Robert Heinlein
- Stacy: “Charlotte’s Web” by E. B. White
- Lorrie: “Are You There God, It’s Me, Margaret” by Judy Blume, “The Stand” by Stephen King
The list leads into the troubles getting kids to read in class, much less getting them to read on their own outside of school. Why does it seem as if most kids these days not hungry to read?
The teachers talk about their influences in learning to read, and discuss the challenges for both parents and teachers in getting kids to read more, and possible ways to get them engaged in wanting to read more. They also talk about the current favorite types of books they enjoy reading now.
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wow cool. I love earthsea too! and are you there god, it;s me margaret.; was good and funny too. here are my favorites.
The city of ember series.
The redwall series.
Lamplighter.
True talents. (thank you guys, I love these.)
Inkheart
The thief of books.
and the secret life of bees is becoming one i like a lot too.
darcy
You’ll probably think I’m making this up, but in my formative years, my favorite book was Al Franken’s “Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot”. I read that book three times in one year!