Brent Staples 'How Teachers Make Children Hate Reading'

There are three novels that had an argument about their experiences dealing with education. Those three novels were “Kenyon Commencement Address” by David Foster Wallace, “How Teachers Make Children Hate Reading” by John Holt, and “Why Colleges Shower Their Students with A’s” by Brent Staples. These authors had their own opinions or experiences with education that they didn’t agree with. David Foster Wallace believes a person tries to adjust their natural settings and alter the selfish thoughts they have, they can be considered as more adjusted individual`s, John Holt believes that when you are reading it should always be book that appeals to you the most, and Brent Staples argues about how the professors should not let the students take advantage of them. Although all the novels were interesting and you could really relate to them, there was only one novel that I could relate to the most, which was Brent Staples novel, people witness professors trying to avoid negative feedbacks from students. While I understand why David Foster Wallace makes his argument, I believe that college does prepare you for life and gives you the knowledge and skills to become a well-adjusted person. It is college that it allows a person to really …show more content…
In “How Teachers Make Children Hate Reading” by John Holt, he explains his experience in school, as a student. He argues how reading and/or English should be fun, exciting, and adventurous. I agree with John Holt but you have to read the books that the school gives you. As a kid I did not really like when the teacher called me to read out loud, I preferred the teacher reading it to us. But we as students need to read out loud so that we can get a better understanding of what we are reading. I do not believe that when the student fails to comprehend the reading that it scares them. I believe it helps most students to prepare themselves for the next level of