FREEDOM TO READ WHAT YOU WANT

Ever since we entered middle school we have been told what to read. There have been some  good book titles and some questionable ones *cough* the giver *cough*. Since so many of these books have been so dull many student think that reading is a chore and a bore. But we are trying to reteach students into thinking that reading can be entering and is so much better than just sitting and watching TV with our brains half turned off. Rather we can expand our vocab, ideals and creativity instead of sleeping with our eyes open.

This class has made it possible for students to make their own book choices, maybe even learning to enjoy what they are reading. Because if students can choose their own books there is a better chance that they will actually read the book. I know that i have heard dozens of times how one of my peers didn't even read the book that we are about to take a test on. Therefore they fail the test and maybe even fail the class. If the students are given the choice of a book that they want to read than it can only help them in the future and in their classes. There is always a possibility that even with the option of choosing your own book students will still not care or try but they might change for the better.

With this new class i personally have felt like i have more freedom at school. I don't have to wait until summer to read the books that i want to. Since I can read what I want i feel like reading for this class is not at all a chore. I know that i am not the only one(shocking i know) and will be more beneficial to the students grades. Who feels this way either. my whole class seems to enjoy the class as well. So students should always be able to choose their books for school because they will actually enjoy it