tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893796119628724760.post3250829119582038961..comments2023-07-01T01:52:41.798-07:00Comments on Guys Lit Wire: Food, Film, and Musical DiversionsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893796119628724760.post-13460379379980867742011-06-13T04:47:55.124-07:002011-06-13T04:47:55.124-07:00that is an interesting list, sarah, with a few thi...that is an interesting list, sarah, with a few things on it that were already on my radar.<br /><br />once i get through the forest of dead trees already awaiting my attention.<br /><br />feathermar: i think clocking minutes of reading is like clockwatching on a dead-end job, which, if the purpose of education is to prepare our young for a life of dead-end labor, might not be out of line. but minute-watching is like page-counting and already too many boys use page counts as a gauge of determining a book's worth (i.e. the shorter the better) and i can just see kids struggling to make that 1000 minute mark and feeling like they never want to read another book afterward, for fun or otherwise.david elzeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16653215150526146224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893796119628724760.post-86856041777378388562011-06-12T22:50:28.775-07:002011-06-12T22:50:28.775-07:00On the other hand, if you're the type of geek ...On the other hand, if you're the type of geek who actually *likes* summer reading lists (surprisingly, that was not me), there are some interesting themed lists over at the <a href="http://reading.berkeley.edu/" rel="nofollow">Berkeley Summer Reading Lists</a>--this year's theme is Social Media. I always end up adding a few books to my TBR list after looking at these.Sarah Stevensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16534942492714970282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893796119628724760.post-11035429011135044892011-06-08T13:57:22.580-07:002011-06-08T13:57:22.580-07:00Our town has a program for the middle school kids ...Our town has a program for the middle school kids where they have to read 1000 minutes, which is about 16 hours. They can choose whatever they like - fiction, nonfiction, whatever. We started a book review blog, where they could help their peers (www.unseenteen.blogspot.com) select books - although I as a librarian mainly review stuff. The reason why I like this program is that the choice is theirs - and that their opinion and choices are valid. I think the way that schools approach summer reading is sucky, though, and that it is looked at as a chore by TEACHERS, too, when figuring out a list. Then, it is looked at as a chore by PARENTS, who come to select something for their kids because the kids don't want to start their project or pick something out. So, I guess I agree with you. We approach reading in a weird way, which makes teens and preteens approach reading in a weird way. stinks.feathermarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16933517800336428088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893796119628724760.post-82910842677647546472011-06-08T09:35:31.821-07:002011-06-08T09:35:31.821-07:00I never care WHAT students read over the summer as...I never care WHAT students read over the summer as long as they do read. I would never have read so much if people gave me particular titles.Ms. Yinglinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17805324364289597178noreply@blogger.com