Re: Re: see more glass
SHof48@aol.com
Wed, 08 Jul 1998 14:34:57 -0400 (EDT)
To Patrick and/or Will: I've taught high school English for 28 years, since I
got my B.S. in English Ed. Though there are, naturally, drawbacks, and it's
not usually academically stimulating, I really enjoy my work. At the
secondary (as opposed to college) level, the experience is certainly more
about working with kids than scholarship. "Catcher" is a "10th grade book"
but as a teacher of 12th grade and an elective I "get" "Nine Stories," "Franny
and Zooey," and "Raise High..." Not bad work. Interestingly (and not
surprisingly) most kids take quickly and enthusiastically to Salinger's
stories ("The Laughing Man" probably being the best seller). Steve Hoffster