Today was the last day of class for the semester. Our Fabulous teacher asked each of us what was our favorite work from the class and why. One of the students answered something like this: She didn't really like literature before this class, but because he (teacher) let us interpret each work independently as long as we could support our interpretation, she now has a greater appreciation for literature. This sparked a discussion about how literature should be read and taught. Some teachers instruct students on what certain works mean. Others, like ours, let the students decide what an author says means to them. As long as it makes sense, and can be supported, it works. The teacher said something along these lines: "A writer's work means nothing if no one reads it."
I have a lot more stuff that I want to add to The State of Time, and I think I've been inspired by that one sentence. So, more to come.
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