Teaching Literature Is Teaching How To Read. How To Notice Things In A Text That A Speed-reading Culture Is Trained To Disregard, Overcome, Edit Out, Or Explain Away; How To Read What The Language Is Doing, Not Guess What The Author Was Thinking; How To Take Evidence From A Page, Not Seek A Reality To Substitute For It.

-Barbara Johnson

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Teaching Literature Is Teaching How To Read.

Barbara Johnson

Teaching Literature Is Teaching How To Read. How To Notice Things In A Text That A Speed-reading Culture Is Trained To Disregard, Overcome, Edit Out, Or Explain Away; How To Read What The Language Is Doing, Not Guess What The Author Was Thinking; How To Take Evidence From A Page, Not Seek A Reality To Substitute For It.

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Teaching

Reading

Reality

We Can Never Untangle All The Woes In Other People's Lives. We Can't Produce Miracles Overnight. But We Can Bring A Cup Of Cool Water To A Thirsty Soul, Or A Scoop Of Laughter To A Lonely Heart.

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Laughter

Heart