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“I try to teach my students that books are a mirror, reflecting their own lives, and a window, giving them a peek into someone else's.” quote by Donalyn Miller — Download Open image

“I try to teach my students that books are a mirror, reflecting their own lives, and a window, giving them a peek into someone else's.”

Donalyn Miller

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The purpose of schools should not be to prepare students for more school. We should be seeking to have fully engaged students now

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“Reading has become schoolwork, not an activity in which students willingly engage outside of school.”

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By believing that only some of our students will ever develop a love of books and reading, we ignore those who do not fall…

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“I don't believe some teachers consider whether their classroom instruction fosters the development of reading habits in their students. Reflecting on the landslide of crossword puzzles, dioramas, annotations, and reading logs assigned to their students for every book they read, teachers might realize that instead of encouraging students to read, these mindless assignments make kids hate reading. Primarily assigned to…

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“I am a reader, a flashlight-under-the-covers, carries-a-book-everywhere-I-go, don't-look-at-my-Amazon-bill. I choose purses based on whether I can cram a paperback into them, and my books are the first items I pack into a suitcase. I am the person who family and friends call when they need a book recommendation or cannot remember who wrote Heidi. My identity as a person is…

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“Books are love letters (or apologies) passed between us, adding a layer of conversation beyond our spoken words.”

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