Thursday, February 15, 2007

High School Reading Not Challenging Enough?

Although this course is designed to help readers who are below grade level, I thought this article would be interesting to discuss. I want to know how you feel about the results of the study that shows reading materials and teacher expectations at high school are lower than they should be.

"It's clear that our high schools should be incorporating more complex reading materials into courses across the curriculum,"

"The impact of low expectations is devastating to students,"

"We have a moral imperative to give all students the opportunity to develop critical reading skills in high school."


These are the statements that stood out the most to me. Please share your thoughts. What has been your experience? Are you worried you haven't been challenged enough in the last two years of your education? I realize this article is meant for teachers but, I think you can handle it!