A teachers dream...

I know we want to make every kid into a lifelong reader, but at what cost. I mean, what if all they read is crap? Is that good enough? I will admit, I read some crap, but that is only because I read for BOTH entertainment and enlightenment. For instance, I love to read the canon and that controversial book... the Bible. On the other hand, I like to read Dean Koontz, James Patterson, and a whole slew of other writers that I call "easy reads." Sometimes it is just too tiring to read nothing but the canon. The thing I worry about is if the students are ever going to read the canon or anything worth its salt (my new favorite saying apparently) if they are only reading for fun. I am sorry, but Harry Potter did not really "speak" to me. I liked it...a lot, but J.K. Rowling is no Mary Shelley.