I'm terrified. I watched the movie Idiocracy and it's very silly and ridiculous. However, I'm a public school teacher at the largest inner city high school in my state. I see things every day that make me cringe and respect the concept of Idiocracy.
I choose to combat Idiocracy. I choose to fight tooth and nail to dispel ignorance.
Some friends know my plight. Some friends know my fight. I posted a bellringer. If you don't know, a bellringer is an assignment that is posted on the board when the kids come into the room. They have to write a short response to a posted question.
This was the question. "What is your favorite book and why? Who was the best character?"
I am sad to say that I had one student that said "Miss, what if you haven't read a book?" I'm talking to a high school child who has already reproduced. I went sarcastic for a moment and said "You admit this publicly?" She got defensive and said "I don't care." I did inquire further and learned that she did read Dr. Seuss when she was small. I had another student in a different class say the same thing and I inquired if she had read books when she was younger and she reported that she had not.
I am teaching high school students who report that they have NOT ever read a book. What's up with this?
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