tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5962222688699015617.post1830100795345928619..comments2024-02-10T11:15:33.341-05:00Comments on Reading Envy: Reading Envy 074: The Books We Didn't Love in High SchoolJenny Colvinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01504838127259859300noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5962222688699015617.post-56233796931914083502017-01-12T13:11:05.079-05:002017-01-12T13:11:05.079-05:00My senior English teacher loved The Heart of Darkn...My senior English teacher loved The Heart of Darkness. She even showed us Apocalypse Now (without parental permission!). Now that I am a teacher, I know that was a huge risk on her part, but she felt we needed to see the interpretation for the sake of art. Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04921407524531440033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5962222688699015617.post-28868773662587953052017-01-04T16:15:58.924-05:002017-01-04T16:15:58.924-05:00There is something about that stage of your life t...There is something about that stage of your life that really solidifies memories of reading. I have such clear memories of The Scarlet Letter, essays by Emerson (which, oh man, I HATED back then), the Federalist papers, and Thomas Hardy. My senior english teacher loooooved Thomas Hardy.Jenny Colvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01504838127259859300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5962222688699015617.post-16778907124040371572017-01-04T16:15:00.917-05:002017-01-04T16:15:00.917-05:00I agree. Re-reading Edith Wharton in particular wa...I agree. Re-reading Edith Wharton in particular was really a significant difference to me.Jenny Colvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01504838127259859300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5962222688699015617.post-80373332440027338282017-01-04T13:30:59.299-05:002017-01-04T13:30:59.299-05:00As a high school English teacher, it is always int...As a high school English teacher, it is always interesting to hear an adult speaking about their reading experience in high school. I have taught Ethan Frome, The Grapes of Wrath, Catcher in the Rye, The Scarlet Letter and others. These are books that I love and fully embrace and try to convey that love to my students. Does it always work? Surely not, but I love teaching them just the same. <br /><br />Thanks for the discussion and the perspective. Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04921407524531440033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5962222688699015617.post-53648237269656140152016-12-11T10:34:07.153-05:002016-12-11T10:34:07.153-05:00I am am listening to the podcast. It's an int...I am am listening to the podcast. It's an interesting subject. I read a lot of wonderful books in high school, but am finding it necessary to read any noteworthy book again as an adult. It is an entirely different reading experience. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com