I wonder if there's a way to focus on teaching the value of a fully lived experience. We have so many short cuts to get a summary of a book or watch a 15 second video time-lapses of a craft (can you give a more millennial description of tiktok / shorts / reels,?) But even if you know the ending, that's not the journey of reading. Do you think students would blow off instruction about "living deeply in a text"? But can we emphasize that there's equal if not occasionally more value in taking time to do some things deeply, rather than always opting to do many things shallowly?
This speaks so much to my own experiences as a 5th grade classroom teacher. I've been thinkin about how to address it in my own classroom for a few years now.
I love your idea of speaking with K-12 teachers and bringing this discussion to a larger audience. My only struggle will be how to choose just ONE book!
I wonder if there's a way to focus on teaching the value of a fully lived experience. We have so many short cuts to get a summary of a book or watch a 15 second video time-lapses of a craft (can you give a more millennial description of tiktok / shorts / reels,?) But even if you know the ending, that's not the journey of reading. Do you think students would blow off instruction about "living deeply in a text"? But can we emphasize that there's equal if not occasionally more value in taking time to do some things deeply, rather than always opting to do many things shallowly?
Love it! I'm still incredulous this is even a debate.
10000%!
This speaks so much to my own experiences as a 5th grade classroom teacher. I've been thinkin about how to address it in my own classroom for a few years now.
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I love your idea of speaking with K-12 teachers and bringing this discussion to a larger audience. My only struggle will be how to choose just ONE book!