Who should choose the books that we will read next year, the teacher or the students? I support the decision to have the teacher pick the books we will be reading for next school year. I believe this because of these reasons; the teacher has experience with a very wide variety of all sorts of books, she will challenge the students more with her choice of books, and she will choose books that she can prepare for in advance.
Although she may only choose books that interest her, the teacher has extensive experience and knowledge about many books. First of all, teachers are much older than their pupils so they have had that much more time and opportunities to read books. The average public school teacher is 43 years of age, while the average 7th grade student is only 12 years old. This shows that, on average, teachers have had over 30 more years to explore all different genres and authors. Also, the teacher has already been through elementary school, middle school, high school, and college. The teacher has personal experience about what types of books …show more content…
This means that she would not choose The Magic School Bus, but not college textbooks either. She would choose books that match her students’ ability. The teacher knows exactly what skills her pupils are lacking and how to bridge the gap in their academic success. With this information she could find out what books provide emphasis on the certain skill she needs her students to understand. An argument that opposes the opinion that students should choose the books is the simple fact that many students would likely choose the easiest book available. Even though the book must reach certain standards, everyone knows the students will most likely pick the book with the least pages possible. This can be avoided by not allowing the students to pick the books that they read. Again, not The Magic School Bus, but not college
Although she may only choose books that interest her, the teacher has extensive experience and knowledge about many books. First of all, teachers are much older than their pupils so they have had that much more time and opportunities to read books. The average public school teacher is 43 years of age, while the average 7th grade student is only 12 years old. This shows that, on average, teachers have had over 30 more years to explore all different genres and authors. Also, the teacher has already been through elementary school, middle school, high school, and college. The teacher has personal experience about what types of books …show more content…
This means that she would not choose The Magic School Bus, but not college textbooks either. She would choose books that match her students’ ability. The teacher knows exactly what skills her pupils are lacking and how to bridge the gap in their academic success. With this information she could find out what books provide emphasis on the certain skill she needs her students to understand. An argument that opposes the opinion that students should choose the books is the simple fact that many students would likely choose the easiest book available. Even though the book must reach certain standards, everyone knows the students will most likely pick the book with the least pages possible. This can be avoided by not allowing the students to pick the books that they read. Again, not The Magic School Bus, but not college