Not the Drop-Off!
Bob: Hey, you’re doing pretty well for a first-timer.Over the course of the last few years, I’ve talked to teachers and students about what it is about reading that they love, hate, and, in some cases, run away from kicking and screaming. Today during my session at thePennsylvania State Librarians Association Annual Conference, we talked about this idea:
Marlin: Well, you can’t hold on to them forever, can you?
Bill: You know I had a tough time when my oldest went out to the drop off.
Marlin: They’ve just got to grow up som – THE DROP OFF? THEY’RE GOING TO THE DROP OFF? WHAT ARE YOU, INSANE? WHY DON’T WE FRY THEM UP NOW AND SERVE THEM WITH CHIPS?
What are the reasons we begin to see students’ interest in school, especially reading, wane by the time they graduate high school? Is it a natural disinclination towards school attributable to youth culture across time? Are there other factors that contribute to this? Does this happen everywhere?
The group in the session was incredible–from sharing their ideas about what the aim of summer reading (and