This is a Women that is posing a problem for others insight. In her piece she is saying that the more that they push kids the less they aspire to read. Although allowing them to choose books of choice might not allow them to be challenged. One of the input was from a K-8 teacher saying basically that it is there education, and they should guide there reading based off interest. Then there is the typical input where there teachers need to control the list of books that kids choose from.
This is all part of the experience of school and the choice of what you learn. Moving forward to high school There should be an actual choice class. not a list composed by adults something that the person learning can actually benefit from. The Edutopia Poll is presenting the same issue, some times books should be based on interest.
Langer, Lori. "Removing kids from class an unacceptable choice." Bucks County Courier Times (2010): n. pag. Web. 24 Feb 2010.
The author describes an incident at a school misbehaved students were removed from the class and neglected. The issue is that further damage is being done to the students by not allowing them to learn.
No education as punishment, that could also be a reward. Some teachers assign more work to students if they misbehave. IT then becomes a problem for the student. Just today I took a unit test and i missed a day in the class and there was an entire section that I was unable to answer. The students are headed to further delinquency. This leads to a bad school experience leading to a poor future.
Lowry, Donna. "Class Act Teacher Follows As Kids Lead." NBC (2008): n. pag. Web. 25 Feb 2010.
Lowry's article on teacher Kathrine Green a kindergarten teacher that allows the students to run the class. The Kids come up with the ideas and she helps make them educational.
Allowing the students to create the course allows creativity, also what hey will be learning will be based off interest, which means that there will be more produtivity in class and at home. kids, teens, youth, should have a good experience in school and learnsomthing that they can actually benifit from. NOT saying that core classes should be cut, but this idea can be integrated into these classes.
Ahlstrom, Charissarsa. "Collaborating with Students to Build Curriculum that Incorporates Real-Life Materials." National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy 6.C (2003): n. pag. Web. 25 Feb 2010.
Charissarsa's article was explaining that what the people that are learning should
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