Monday, January 30, 2012
Me as a reader...
When I think back to high school, I can related to Ellin Keene's description of her own school experiences (p. 4). I was/am an impatient reader. I like to read fast and not worry or think about the deeper meaning. So, as the teacher was asking what the reading was about, I quickly learned to keep my mouth shut! I enjoy reading, but didn't always savor it! I am trying to work on consciously making by own connections as I read and reread.
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I hate it when a great book ends. I want it to go on and on!
ReplyDeleteTruthfully, I am still very limited in what I "like" to read. If I'm not interested, I'm probably not going to be very engaged in the deeper meaning of a story/article/etc. Through teaching a workshop style Reading, I have found it fun to work through those tough to connect to stories. I can totally relate with them on how it doesn't connect to me, or how it is not of interest- but I keep pushing them to find it-- its there somewhere. Sometimes its gratifying, other times not- but at least they have truly digested and throught about what they are reading.
ReplyDeleteMaybe it's our "era". I also could relate to the descriptions Keene wrote about, I often will finish a book and then when I go to describe it to someone else, I don't have a lot of information stored in my memory. I love the book while I am reading it - but often I will pick up a book that I swear I haven't read, only to find out that I actually have about half way through it. I have been trying to think about it when I read. It makes reading slower - which could be a problem since I seem to think I need to finish a book in one sitting - talk about some late nights :)
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