Reading Promoting
Reading is an example of active leisure that many of our students refuse as a plague. Perhaps it is because it requires peace, concentration, analysis, assimilation. Attitudes that always reming them of study.
This is why Reading Promoting Plans are necessary. There is one of these started at school this year. The most visual aspect is the activity: “I read, I construct”. With the moto, Whenever we read, a wall against ignorance, isolation is being built, we are, and how not in Ávila?, building a wall. A structure has been created in the Art department, joining columns in the entrance hall and the reading cards are the stones.
It began a month ago. There are not many stones, but it is gaining followers little by little.
We could have a colourful wall by the end of the school year.
3 comments:
Why do they have different colours? By types of books, by classes? Do teachers contribute, too? Will you do anything in connection with the International Book Day?
It's a nice idea, I don't know if we have any appealing activities with that aim. Of course, there is the compulsory reading list, but when you say compulsory, motivation is dead.
Maybe one reason for refusing the reading is that you have to absorb the information yourself, it's not effortlessly (does this word exist?) "poured" into your brain. You have to use your imagination, patience and understanding.
I hope your wall grows strong and joyful.
Each class a colour and tutors are in charge of providing studetns with the reading cards. Teachers can also participate. We use white, but as alwyas, teachers seem less eager than studetns to make public what they read. They may not read anything. I have already given five cards, two in Spanish and three in English.
It has nothing to do with the International Book Day. By the way, did you know that it has been our National Book Day for years. It's Cervantes' anniversary.
I agree with you that reading implies a work and for some people this is out of the question.
thank you for your good wishes.
No, I did not know it was Cervantes' anniversary. No connection, but there is also a Maths important day coming: the International Pi Day, March 14th (Pi=3,14) which is also Einstein's anniversary. :)
Nice idea, to talk about plans, although I have none, so far...
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