No, I don't mean the execrable movie that's soon to besmirch screens nationwide, nor do I mean the "I have tenure and I don't care" types whom education reformers try to pit against younger members of the profession. (On the pretext of caring about the students but more usually based upon attention to the bottom line.) Rather, I'm referring to the disturbing tendency I've noted among colleagues to dislike some of the core texts we teach. This baffles me.
Why I applaud anyone with a clean criminal record willing to enter the teaching profession and realize there's nothing more wonderful than working with kids and contributing to their growth, I fail to understand why people who hate literature teach English.
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