Sunday, December 6, 2009

What We Really Read



Love this graphic! Meant to spoof, perhaps, but LOL true. It illustrates the perennial teachers' conflict: teaching the classics ("the canon") or nurturing a love of reading. Forced to choose, I'd go with the latter. I'd rather be a reading catalyst. And you?

M.E.

So, what are you really reading? For me, it's Barbara Kingsolver's newest, The Lacuna, with Curtis Bonk's The World is Open on deck.

Graphic from graphjam.com. 
Posted by TLC: Teaching. Learning. Community. at 12:59 PM
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4 comments:

  1. courtney12/8/09, 10:41 AM

    Didn't know Barbara K. had a new one out...she is one of my favorites:)

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  2. steelepierce12/13/09, 9:55 PM

    Kingsolver is my all-time favorite. I think I most enjoyed Prodigal Summer.

    The Lacuna takes place from the 1930s to the 50s. It's eclectic: Frido Kahlo, Lev Trotsky, Mexico, WWII, Washington DC, Asheville NC, and the McCarthy hearings. Enjoy!

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  3. Kathy12/21/09, 2:01 PM

    I am reading Loving Frank. This is about Frank Loyd Wright from the viewpoint of his lover, fascinating.I just re-read Atlas Shrugged, this was very current in these political times the mark of a classic.The best teachers I had somehow made me love the classics. It is all in the presentation.

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  4. Tanny12/21/09, 8:46 PM

    Last year I visited Taliesin East, right after reading Loving Frank. It was an amazing trip! A great partner read to this book is Frank Lloyd Wright by Ada Louise Huxtable. It is the only FLLW book I've found written by a fellow architect.

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