Keywords

English teacher, reading, literature

Abstract

Dear Mr. or Ms. English Teacher:

I hope that by the time this arrives the hectic first days and weeks of school are behind you and that you are settled into the work that you and I both love teaching young people about writing, language and of course, literature. I have a keen interest in your work this year, not just because I, too, am a teacher, but also because three of my children are in your English classes. Joanne, my youngest, is in eighth grade and looking forward to her last year of middle school. Carrie, a ninth grader, is just beginning her high school career. While Jonathan, my only son, is in his final year of high school.

Original Publication Citation

“Dear Teachers: Please Help My Kids Become Readers” English Journal 89.2 (September 1999): 139-142.