Celestin Freinet, a renowned educational philosopher, a reformer of education and classroom teacher, offers some insight into the relationship between student and text. He suggests that the texts we introduce into our classrooms should demonstrate respect and integrity towards the student. “If we intend to set up classrooms in which children are allowed freedom to make choices, we must trust children to be able to act responsibly. Thus we begin with Freinet’s view of children and their motivation for learning: “The child is of the same nature as the adult””(Temple and Rodero 165). Education is slowly moving into the teacher as a facilitator model and therefore we must entrust students with their education more than ever before. If a student
